CISPES - Solidarity with El Salvador - No CAFTA/ Libre Comercio

Stop CAFTA/Free Trade

International Week of Action Against NAFTA and CAFTA (and mining in El Salvador)

Thursday, 01 de October de 2009

Coming to a City Near You! - October 12-17, 2009

(download the new CISPES anti-mining infosheet to find out more about how the campaign against gold mining is linked to the Central America Free Trade Agreement - CAFTA. And check out more organizing materials here.)

In Seattle, Olympia and Portland, join the CISPES caravan to Vancouver BC to protest at Pacific Rim headquarters on October 16-17! More info at http://seattlecispes.org/lang/en-us/upcoming-events/ or contact Esta dirección de correo electrónico está protegida contra los robots de spam, necesitas tener Javascript activado para poder verla or call 206-325-5494

In Milwaukee, join the action at the Commerce Group Headquarters! Please contact Erik at Esta dirección de correo electrónico está protegida contra los robots de spam, necesitas tener Javascript activado para poder verla

In the Bay Area, join us for Obama’s visit to San Francisco on Wednesday, October 15, 5-8 pm at Union Square. Let him know that we want him to keep his campaign promise to change the NAFTA model! More info about the Bay Area event here contact Esta dirección de correo electrónico está protegida contra los robots de spam, necesitas tener Javascript activado para poder verla or call (415) 503-0789

In Washington DC, join the “Root Causes” Trade Justice Bloc during the immigrant rights mobilization on October 13 and for a special presentation from the Mesa Nacional Frente a la Mineria, the broadest anti-mining coalition in El Salvador on October 16th! More info about the DC events here contact Esta dirección de correo electrónico está protegida contra los robots de spam, necesitas tener Javascript activado para poder verla or call (202) 521-2510

There are also events planned in Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Please call the National Office at 202-521-2510 and we will put you in contact with local organizers in your region. If you or your group wants to join the anti-mining and anti-CAFTA campaigns this fall, please let us know!

Stop CAFTA Coalition Releases Report on Three Years of Failed Trade Deal

Friday, 05 de December de 2008

Groups Who Opposed Central America Agreement Plan to Call for Suspension under Obama Administration

DECEMBER 4, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Katherine Hoyt, Nicaragua Network, (619) 423-2909

WASHINGTON, December 4. Members of the Stop CAFTA Coalition, along with allies in Central America and the Dominican Republic, have compiled a report that describes the trends and impacts of the first three years of the U.S.-Dominican Republic- Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). The report, titled "DR-CAFTA: Effects and Alternatives" is the third in a series of reports by the Stop CAFTA Coalition; the first was published in September 2006 and the second in September 2007. The latest report can be downloaded directly by clicking here. All three are available at www.stopcafta.org.

Protest U.S. Intervention in Costa Rica

Friday, 12 de October de 2007

Call to Action! - Stop CAFTA Coalition

Protest US intervention and dirty campaign in Costa Rican CAFTA Referendum

Take action from October 15-20 to demand that the Referendum results NOT be certified by the OAS

On October 7 a historic referendum took place in Costa Rica: nearly 75% of the population came out to vote on whether the country should join the US- Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The "Yes" vote appears to have won with 51.5% of the total vote, and yet claims of fraud and irregularities persist.

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