By Tricker on  August 8, 2018 Since April 18, the solidarity movement has been struggling over how to interpret events in Nicaragua and where to push in terms of advocacy and/or speaking out. As with many people following the situation, I have watched and listened to friends take a harsh line towards one another and with me about … Read More

By Roger D. Harris / August 8th, 2018 August 3, 2018. San Francisco, CA. — Camilo Mejía prefaced his explanation of the seemingly inexplicable eruption of violence in his native Nicaragua with the admonition that no one should take his word, but should research the facts as he has. Mejía spoke at an event co-sponsored … Read More

Task Force on the Americas – Solidarity Statement Condemns Assassination Attempt on Venezuelan President  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro survived an apparent assassination attempt by lethal drone on August 4, 2018. Hostile international media initially portrayed the event as a hoax perpetrated by the Maduro government as an excuse to suppress dissent. Later video footage of … Read More

International Days of ​ACTION​ For Peace in Colombia JOIN US! San Francisco Colombian Consulate 595 Market Street (Montgomery Bart) San Francisco, CA MONDAY AUGUST 6, 12:00 NOON   TASK FORCE ON THE AMERICAS: FACT SHEET – COLOMBIA, AUGUST 2018 COLOMBIA IN CRISIS AFTER THE PEACE ACCORD The Peace accord was signed in 2016 and FARC-EP … Read More

BOOK EVENT: FOLLOW THE MONEY (Interviews by Dennis Bernstein) Selected, Transcribed and Edited by Riva Enteen Saturday, July 21, 2018 – 1:00pm Book Passage Corte Madera 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA With Riva Enteen speaking and reading from her book If we follow the money, we find the root of the rot. The … Read More