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![]() March 6, 2008: Colombia Solidarity Day of Action
Vigil for the Disappeared, Displaced, Massacred, & Executed
The Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE) and a coalition of social and human rights organizations in Colombia are calling for a peaceful mass mobilization to be held on March 6, 2008 in Bogotá and other Colombian cities. They ask that individuals and human rights organizations organize solidarity events around the world to denounce political and military violence in Colombia
Colombia has sent more than 10,000 soldiers to train at the SOA/WHINSEC, more than any other Latin American country. The results are chilling. SOA Watch has documented cases in which SOA/WHINSEC graduates and instructors have been involved in massacres, the killing of striking workers, assassinations, torture and other crimes. The current head of the Colombian Army, General Mario Montoya Uribe, a former instructor at the School of the Americas, has been cited for collaboration with the right-wing paramilitaries. The SOA/ WHINSEC approach of employing military solutions to social and political problems is causing death and suffering for the people of Colombia.
On March 6, join us to accompany the victims of the Paramilitaries, the Parapoliticians and Agents of the state!
No more Common Graves! No more Forced Displacement! No more Paramilitaries! No more crimes by the State! No more U.S. military aid to Colombia!
- Click here to find out more about this event and for a listing of local events
- Click here to visit the Colombia Support Network website
- Stop State Terrorism in Colombia
- Background information on U.S. Military aid to Colombia
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Pete Seeger Documentary Airing on PBS
![]() In 2003, Pete Seeger was one of the many talented musicians who were part of the SOA Watch November Vigil in Columbus, Georgia. The Jim Brown Production Company followed him the entire weekend as part of a documentary entitled "Pete Seeger: the Power of Song". "The Power of Song" will be airing throughout March on PBS (check local listings for exact time).
At the end of this beautiful documentary, there are a few shots from the November SOAW gathering to which a beautiful arrangement of "To My Old Brown Earth" plays.
Additional footage of the SOAW Stage Musicians' collective singing "Evil of the SOA" will be featured in the DVD extras on both the PBS released version and the wider released version.
- Read more...
- Click here to see airdates for your area
- Read more about "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song"
SOA Watch Events & Speaking Tours
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April 23-25, 2008: Nationwide Fast to Close the SOA/WHINSEC
April 23-25, 2008 will be a time of fasting for SOA Watch; a time to organize fasts in your community to bring attention to SOA/WHINSEC victims and an opportunity for each of us to commit ourselves to closing this place of injustice. Local fasts nationwide will educate the public about the School of the Americas / WHINSEC and the reality of U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America.
To assist you in planning, creating, and executing your April fast or event, the SOA Watch staff has compiled an Organizing Packet with tips on fasting, legislative action, working with your local media and more. The April Fast Organizing Packet is a great resource for you and your community to plan your own fast or event.
- View and download the April Fast organizing packet and read more about the April Fast
If you are going to organize a public fast or event please e-mail Simon Albrecht at simon(at)soaw(dot)org
SOA Watch Speaking Tours
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SOA Watch founder Fr. Roy Bourgeois and human rights activist and artist Hector Aristizabal will be speaking throughout the United States over the next few months.
Colombian torture survivor and performance artist Hector Aristizabal will be performing and offering Theater of the Oppressed workshops throughout the country from March to August.
- Click here to see Hector Artistizabal's schedule
- Click here for more information on Theater of the Oppressed
After another successful Vigil at the gates of Ft. Benning this past November and a series of trips to Latin America, Fr. Roy will be hitting the road to spread the message about the SOA/WHINSEC, the SOA Watch movement, and to speak about his experiences in Latin America.
- Click here for a complete list of dates and instructions on how to invite Fr. Roy to speak in your town/community
November 2008 Vigil to Close the SOA/WHINSEC
![]() The official dates for the 2008 November Vigil to Close the SOA/WHINSEC in Columbus, GA will be held during the weekend of November 21-23, 2008.
- Read about the November 2007 Vigil
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