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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Announcing the May-June delegation
(from Avi)
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Witness for Peace Delegation
Appalachia and Colombia:
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE COAL
May 28, 2009 - June 06, 2009
Almost half of the electricity in the United States comes from burning coal. This delegation takes participants to two regions devastated by coal mining, in Kentucky and northern Colombia.
Appalachia: May 28-31
We start in Kentucky, with a Mountain Witness Tour sponsored by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC). Participants will witness the impact of Mountain Top Removal mining and Valley Fills on local communities, the environment and experience the daily realities of sharing a county road with high volumes of overloaded coal truck and heavy equipment traffic as residents tell their story. Participants learn first hand the process of Mountain Top Removal mining by having the opportunity to meet local KFTC members who have experience in the industry.
Colombia: May 31-June 6
We then travel to Colombia, the largest recipient of U.S. military aid in the hemisphere, and also the country with the highest levels of official and paramilitary violence, including forced displacement, killings of journalists, trade unionists, and human rights activists.
Foreign corporations are some of the major beneficiaries of this situation. Foreign companies control Colombia's coal mines, and much of the coal is exported to supply power plants in the eastern U.S. Coal companies have been accused of serious human rights violations.
This delegation will meet with human rights activists, trade unionists, members of Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities, and others affected by coal production in Colombia. We will explore how we as consumers can work in solidarity with communities and organizations in Colombia to hold corporations accountable for human rights.
For more information about this delegation, please contact:
Avi Chomsky Steve Striffler
978-642-6389 479-283-4795
achomsky@salemstate.edu striffler@hotmail.com
Total Cost: $2125 (approx.). Includes airfare to Colombia
Note: you may sign up for one or both portions of delegation (with price reduced accordingly)
Colombia only: $1875 includes ($900) airfare; Appalachia only: $250
Deposit: $150, due April 10, 2009 Total due: April 28, 2009
Witness for Peace (WFP) is a politically independent, nationwide grassroots organization of people committed to nonviolence and led by faith and conscience. WFP's mission is to support peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas by changing U.S. policies and corporate practices which contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Witness for Peace Delegation
Appalachia and Colombia:
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE COAL
May 28, 2009 - June 06, 2009
Almost half of the electricity in the United States comes from burning coal. This delegation takes participants to two regions devastated by coal mining, in Kentucky and northern Colombia.
Appalachia: May 28-31
We start in Kentucky, with a Mountain Witness Tour sponsored by Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC). Participants will witness the impact of Mountain Top Removal mining and Valley Fills on local communities, the environment and experience the daily realities of sharing a county road with high volumes of overloaded coal truck and heavy equipment traffic as residents tell their story. Participants learn first hand the process of Mountain Top Removal mining by having the opportunity to meet local KFTC members who have experience in the industry.
Colombia: May 31-June 6
We then travel to Colombia, the largest recipient of U.S. military aid in the hemisphere, and also the country with the highest levels of official and paramilitary violence, including forced displacement, killings of journalists, trade unionists, and human rights activists.
Foreign corporations are some of the major beneficiaries of this situation. Foreign companies control Colombia's coal mines, and much of the coal is exported to supply power plants in the eastern U.S. Coal companies have been accused of serious human rights violations.
This delegation will meet with human rights activists, trade unionists, members of Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities, and others affected by coal production in Colombia. We will explore how we as consumers can work in solidarity with communities and organizations in Colombia to hold corporations accountable for human rights.
For more information about this delegation, please contact:
Avi Chomsky Steve Striffler
978-642-6389 479-283-4795
achomsky@salemstate.edu striffler@hotmail.com
Total Cost: $2125 (approx.). Includes airfare to Colombia
Note: you may sign up for one or both portions of delegation (with price reduced accordingly)
Colombia only: $1875 includes ($900) airfare; Appalachia only: $250
Deposit: $150, due April 10, 2009 Total due: April 28, 2009
Witness for Peace (WFP) is a politically independent, nationwide grassroots organization of people committed to nonviolence and led by faith and conscience. WFP's mission is to support peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas by changing U.S. policies and corporate practices which contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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