Category: People

Rest in Power Coleen Littlejohn!

Photo: Coleen Littlejohn and FSLN international relations secretary José Figuero (fourth and fifth from right) with a delegation of international election observers, Nov 6, 2021. Coleen Littlejohn: A Life of Grace and Revolution Originally from the snow country of upstate New York, Coleen Littlejohn chose to make Nicaragua her home and to support its Sandinista … Read More

Maria Robinson Presente!

Long time TFA board member Maria Robinson passed away on February 11, 2026. The email below from Karen Spring describes how she died with her adopted Honduran family. Those who are interested can see the 2022 TFA post about Maria and her move to Honduras by searching on her name. Dear TFA board members, With a … Read More

TFA’s Maria Robinson moves to Honduras

Maria Robinson first went to Honduras in the late 1960’s after graduating from Wellesley College. She was part of  the second Peace Corps group ever to be sent to Honduras. Then, after a stint in Rome as a Junior Economist on a Joint World Bank/FAO/International Coffee Organization Study,  she got her MBA at Harvard Business School. She majored in Agribusiness and … Read More

Alicia Jrapko ¡Presente!

Dear comrades and friends, With great sadness, we share the news that our beloved compañera Alicia Jrapko has passed away.  She died on January 11, just days after her 69th birthday. For over two years, she battled an aggressive form of brain cancer. She did everything in her power to overcome the disease – radiation, chemotherapy, … Read More

Long Live the Memory and Example of Chuck Kaufman!

Task Force on the Americas Statement Dec 30, 2021                        Long Live the Memory and Example of Chuck Kaufman! Task Force on the Americas mourns the horrible news that Chuck Kaufman has died. On December 28, he passed away from natural causes at his home in … Read More

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