June 8 -- The House Votes Today on Plan Colombia and the SOA -- Act NOW!

June 6, 2006 -- URGENT Legislative Alert - Stop Aerial Fumigation in Colombia and Close the School of the Americas!

May 10, 2006 -- Remembering the Victims and Rejoicing with the Peacemakers: Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, May 21 & 22

May 5, 2006 -- Alert -- US Cuba Policy - Enough is Enough!

April 24, 2006 -- Understanding the Roots of Migration: The Debate in the U.S.

April 19, 2006 -- URGENT Alert -- Tell the State Department Not to Strong-arm Nicaragua's Elections!

March 31, 2006 -- UPDATE on Senate Immigration Legislation

March 29, 2006 -- URGENT ALERT -- Call on Bill Frist and the Senate - Justice for Immigrants!

March 14, 2006 -- URGENT Alert on Burton Amendment to Send $99 Million in Military Aid to Colombia

March 1, 2006 -- UPDATE -- 59 Members of Congress urge Secretary of State Rice to withhold certification of Colombia's human rights record until investigations of human rights violations by the Colombian military are completed

February 14, 2006 -- URGENT ACTION -- Protect Peace and Human Rights by Stopping the Certification of Colombia's Human Rights Record and Advocating Against the President's Dangerous Budget Plans for Latin America

November 4, 2005 -- URGENT ACTION for Life and Human Rights in Cauca, Colombia

November 8, 2005 -- UPDATES on human rights defenders in Cauca from the American Friends Service Committee

• Original alert from CIMA, translated from Spanish. (Word format)

• Read the non-governmental organizational letter, signed by WFP, to Secretary of State Rice regarding the assassination of Orlando Valencia. (pdf format)  Orlando, an afro-Colombian leader from Curvaradó, Chocó, disappeared on October 15 and was found murdered shortly thereafter. He had been invited to attend the October 21-23 "Partnering for Peace" conference in Chicago. To send condolences to Orlando's widow and seven children and for other action ideas, see peaceincolombia.org.

October 19, 2005 -- Important new report by COSURCA on aerial fumigation in Cauca. (pdf format)

• Reporte de Cosurca en español. (pdf format)

September 29, 2005 -- Stop the Cycles of Military and Economic Violence: Peace is Possible in Colombia. In 2006, Witness for Peace will launch its national campaign, Stop the Cycles of Military and Economic Violence: Peace is Possible in Colombia!  Witness for Peace’s commitment to nonviolence and our solidarity with partners in Latin America for more than 20 years has led us to identify the cycles of military and economic violence in the region.

September 20, 2005 -- Calls to Foreign Operations Subcommittee members and WFP events and opportunities at the SOA Convergence. Greetings to all our WFP friends and Colombia advocates!  We’re back from our summer vacations (and a wedding and Colombia honeymoon for some of us), and there are again opportunities for advocacy. And following this alert, see a note about the WFP Colombia Teach-In and Open House in conjunction with the November SOA Convergence.

September 2, 2005 -- Join us for Colombia's Week of Peace!

• September 12-18 - Colombia’s Week for Peace, Semana por la Paz

• September 15 - Day of Action

August 3, 2005 -- State Department certifies Colombia's human rights record. On August 3 the State Department announced that it is certifying Colombia on human rights. This decision releases about $70 million in military aid from fiscal years 2004 and 2005. It was, in effect a "double certification." Not only is State releasing the second portion of the 2004 that has been stalled all year, but also the first half (12.5%) of the funding contingent on certification for FY 2005.

July 28, 2005 -- CAFTA Results Neglect the Voices of the Poor and Working Class Throughout the Americas

July 15, 2005 -- ATTENTION Pennsylvania residents! Bus trips to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, July 19 to meet with Representatives on opposing CAFTA.

July 14, 2005 -- URGENT! Call your Members of Congress and tell them to vote NO on CAFTA!

July 14, 2005 -- CAFTA, the Final Countdown! Thursday, July 14th, 12 Noon, Cannon House Office Building terrace

• FACT SHEET: What CAFTA and free trade agreements really mean for Nicaragua, and the rest of Central America (Word format)

• FACT SHEET: CAFTA and Women (Word format)

July 12, 2005 -- See how your Senator voted on CAFTA. [Vote tally]

• CAFTA by the Numbers -- Fact sheet on CAFTA by Public Citizen's Global TradeWatch. (pdf format)

July 11, 2005 -- A National Call for People of Faith and Conscience to Reflect on Trade Justice (pdf format)
Witness for Peace is a member of the Interfaith Working Group on Trade and Investment, which is excited to provide you with this new, creative resource on CAFTA. Please take a minute each day to participate in this thoughtful reflection of values and economic justice- visit www.tradejusticeusa.org. Please also take the time to share your thoughts with your Representatives and encourage others not already involved in the CAFTA debate to look at the Calendar of Reflections.

July 1, 2005

• Plan Colombia legislative update

• McGovern amendment vote results -- see how your Representative voted (pdf format)

• Note of thanks and encouragement from Rep. McGovern to the grassroots

• Senate letter to Secretary of State Rice on human rights certification (pdf format)

June 23, 2005 -- Trade Justice Advocacy flyer. Learn more about how free trade affects people at home and abroad and how you join the struggle for a just trade policy in the United States. (pdf format)

June 22, 2005 -- Ricardo Esquivia and Peter Stucky, Colombian peace church leaders, appeal to the House of Representatives to cut military aid to Colombia. (view the pdf file)

June 22, 2005 -- A new WFP policy paper outlines why Congress should rethink the failed Plan Colombia fumigation strategy. (view the pdf file)

June 15, 2005 -- With a Colombia vote the week of June 27, I’m hard pressed to communicate the urgency and importance of legislative pressure at this time... [click to read full text]

June 15, 2005 -- Letter from Colombian Peace Church Leaders, Ricardo Esquivia and Peter Stucky

June 12, 2005 -- New campaign tool for summer advocacy! New flyer outlining specific ways that you can take action to promote peace in Colombia right now. Colombia Summer Advocacy Flyer (pdf format)

June 10, 2005 -- As early as June 27th, Congress will be asked to vote on an appropriation of $742 million for the next phase of Plan Colombia. The five-year U.S./Colombia policy expires this year, and new money won't rescue a failed plan. Until there is a plan that can bring hope for Colombia, we reject additional funding for futile military strategies.

March 15, 2005 -- In February members of the Peace Community in San Jose de Apartadó were killed. Learn more about this massacre and what you can do. (pdf format)

February 15, 2005 -- Learn about President Bush's 2006 Colombia budget request and what you can do to show that you want a change. (pdf format)