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Jun 8, 20112 min read
War on Drugs Has Failed, Declares High-Profile Commission
By Kelly Miller Witness for Peace Intern Those of you who follow Witness for Peace’s work know that the drug war has failed to reduce...
May 8, 20113 min read
Live from Oaxaca: Mass Mobilization against the Drug War
By Claudia Ana Rodriguez and Carlin Christy International Team – Mexico Witness for Peace Queremos escuelas, queremos trabajos, queremos...
Apr 8, 20111 min read
Photos from the Peace March in Oaxaca, Mexico
On April 6, 2011 protests erupted throughout Mexico, calling for an end to the violence and for the U.S.-backed Mexican military to end...
Apr 6, 20112 min read
UN Urges the Mexican Government to Stop Using the Army in Anti-Drug Operations; Mexican Society Marc
By Moravia de la O International Team – Mexico Witness for Peace This evening thousands of demonstrators will take to the streets all...
Mar 4, 20112 min read
The Elephant in the Room with Obama and Calderón
By Moravia de la O International Team – Mexico Witness for Peace Amid rising tensions between their governments, yesterday Presidents...
Jun 7, 20104 min read
Why the Merida Initiative Isn’t Working…and What We Can Do to Change it
by Stephanie Brewer, Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez (CentroProdh) Recently, President Barack Obama announced his...
May 23, 20103 min read
Obama and Calderón’s Washington Meeting Points to Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Nonviol
By the Mexico International Team At last week’s state meeting between Presidents Felipe Calderón and Barack Obama, the Mexican leader...
May 7, 20103 min read
Oaxaca Attack Exposes Repression of Social Movements
On April 27th, a caravan of people intending to enter San Juan Copala was attacked by an armed group. Residents of San Juan Copala had...
Apr 28, 20102 min read
A Day in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
My name is Dunya Cope and I am a former member of the Witness for Peace Mexico International Team currently living in El Paso, Texas,...
Mar 10, 20105 min read
Megaprojects Threaten Local Communities
by Tony Macias, Mexico International Team “We know that our life is here in the earth, in the water,” declared a speaker at a recent...
Feb 5, 20102 min read
Memory as Resistance in Colombia: Part 1
by Colette Cosner I was in Colombia when the earthquake hit Haiti. I was also in Colombia when the news coverage of the tragic event...
Feb 2, 20103 min read
Tempered Excitement over Obama’s Budget Request
by Jess Hunter-Bowman, WFP Associate Director Unless you live on the moon (or aren’t a political junkie like me), you probably heard that...
Oct 27, 20093 min read
Colombia: Mass Graves and Military Aid
by Jess Hunter-Bowman, WFP Associate Director Sooner or later the truth has a way of showing its face. Recently, an important sliver of...
Sep 24, 20093 min read
Facing the Displaced in Seattle
by Megan Bilas Witness for Peace Northwest kicked off its first “Face the Displaced” event of April at Meaningful Movies in the basement...
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