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Art Landis Reports to Prison Today by SOA Watch Art Landis, of Perkasie, PA, is expected to report to Lackawanna County Prison in Scranton, PA today. He will be serving a 30-day sentence as a result of his nonviolent witness against the SOA/WHINSEC during the November Vigil in Fort Benning, GA. Joan Anderson, Ozone Bhaguan, Le Anne Clausen, Ed Lewinson, Chris Lieberman, Tiel Rainelli, Gus Roddy, Stephen Schweitzer and Michelle Yipe reported to prison on April 3. Diane Lopez-Hughes decided to self report following her trial and was released on March 11, 2008 after serving 45 days in Muscogee County Jail. - Show your solidarity with the SOAW 11 by taking part in the April Fast! - Read more about the SOAW 11 - Tips on writing to Prisoners Write to the SOAW 11 Joan (30 days) Joan C. Anderson #93649-020 FDC SeaTac Federal Detention Center P.O. Box 13900 Seattle, WA 98198 Ozone (90 days) Ozone Bhaguan #92123-020 FCI Sandstone Federal Correctional Institution P.O. Box 1000 Sandstone, MN 55072 Le Anne (30 days) McHenry County Jail LeAnne Clausen 2200 N. Seminary Avenue Woodstock, IL 60098 Art (30 days) Arthur K. Landis Lackawanna County Prison 1371 North Washington Avenue Scranton, PA.18509 Ed (90 days) Edwin R. Lewinson #92126-020 FCI Elkton Federal Correctional Institution P.O. Box 10 Lisbon, Ohio 44432 Chris (60 days) Chris Lieberman #93645-020 FCI La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution P.O. Box 3000 Anthony, TX 88021 Tiel (90 days) Teri L. Rainelli #93552-020 SFF Hazelton P.O. Box 2000 Bruceton Mills, WV 26525 Gus (30 days) McHenry County Jail Augustine Roddy 2200 N. Seminary Avenue Woodstock, IL 60098 Stephen (60 days) Stephen P. Schweitzer #93647-020 MDC Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center P.O. Box 329002 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Michelle (30 days) Carna A. Yipe Sedgwick County Jail 141 W. Elm St. Wichita, KS 67203 Take Action - Support Human Rights for Colombia by SOA Watch Our partners on the front lines of the struggle against SOA/WHINSEC-style violence in Colombia need our support now more than ever. Threats against human rights workers in La Guajira, San Jose de Apartado, and all across the country continue to intensify as communities raise their voices in support of victims of paramilitary violence and against all armed groups in Colombia. Take just a moment to sign this petition now, urging your congressional representative to oppose the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia, immediately close the SOA/WHINSEC, end all military aid to Colombia, and to sign on to a "Dear Colleague" letter being circulated by Representatives McGovern and Schakowsky. The letter calls on the Colombian government to investigate attacks on human rights workers and to bring those responsible to justice. It also urges President Uribe to take concrete steps to ensure government officials stop making comments that put the lives of human rights defenders at risk. Today is the last day for your representative to sign on to the McGovern-Schakowsky "Dear Colleague" letter. After you send your online message, follow up to make sure your representative's office received your request. Call your representative today and encourage them to sign this important letter in support of human rights defenders in Colombia. Simply dial the Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 to be connected to their office and ask to speak to their foreign policy aide. If your member of Congress is interested in signing on, they should contact Cindy Buhl in Rep. McGovern's office, or Megan Garcia in Rep. Schakowsky's office, by close of business TODAY (Thursday, April 10.) As the administration seeks more aid for war and approval of the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement, we have to demand our elected officials take human rights seriously. - Email/Fax your Representative Now!

Take Action The Latin America Solidarity Coalition has initiated a Close the SOA Online Petition to the presidential candidates. Please sign the petition now at www.LASolidarity.org April 23-26: Hungry for Justice! April 23-26, 2008 will be a time to organize fasts in your community to bring attention to victims of the SOA/WHINSEC 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. Click here to download an organizing packet and learn more about the April Fast. If you are going to organize a public fast, e-mail Simon Albrecht at simon(at)soaw(dot)org New DVD: On The Line On the Line is an inside look at the people behind one of the largest nonviolent movements in America today: the movement to close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC. In a world where politics, passion, and Constitutional rights collide, protesters discuss their activism, the dark side of U.S. foreign policy, and the challenges of protesting since 9/11. (55 min.) - Click here to order it now for only $20 incl. shipping and handling

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