>-----Original Message----- >From: Colombian Labor Monitor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: News from CLM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 8:55 AM >Subject: NOTICE: Chicago Colombia Committee > > >>_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> C H I C A G O C O L O M B I A C O M M I T T E E >> 2600 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647 >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> >>December 9, 1999 Contact: Prof. Dennis Grammenos >>For Immediate Release (773) 794-2605 >> >> Why is there a coffin on Michigan Ave.? >> >> A Memorial Demonstration >> ------------------------ >> >>What: A memorial for the victims of Colombia's dirty war and a >> demonstration for the peaceful and just resolution to the conflict. >> >>Why: Colombia's dirty war against peasants, unionists and human rights >> activists has claimed over 35,000 victims in this decade alone and >> is being funded by U.S. tax dollars. In the spirit of the 51st >> anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the >> Chicago Colombia Committee holds this memorial demonstration to >> raise awareness about these gross human rights violations in >> Colombia. >> >>Where: Colombian Consulate, 500 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL >> >>When: Sunday, December 12, 1999 at 2:00pm >> >>Who: The Chicago Colombia Committee is a grass-roots organization that >> is dedicated to the peaceful and just resolution of the conflict in >> Colombia. >> >> >>Colombia is enduring the worst human rights crisis in the hemisphere >>today. >> >>* 3000 civilians die of political violence every year; >>* According to Amnesty International, 73 % of politically motivated >> killings are carried out by right-wing paramilitary groups, 10 % by >> state security forces and 17% by the guerrillas. >>* 1.5 million people have been displaced since 1985, with more than >> 300,000 last year alone, a refugee/internal displacement crisis far >> greater than Kosovo's. >>* Human rights activists, religious leaders, university leaders and aid >> workers for the displaced are among the many people living under death >> threats, with increasing numbers forced into exile. >>* More than a third of all unionists assassinated in the world over the >> past decade were Colombians. >>* Multinational corporations, such as Coca-Cola and BP/Amoco, deploy >> right-wing death squads against unionists in a bloody effort to curb >> labor activism. >> >>________________________________________________________________ >>**************************************************************** >>* CLM-NEWS is brought to you by the COLOMBIAN LABOR MONITOR at * >>* http://www.prairienet.org/clm * >>* Email CLM at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or * >>* Dennis Grammenos at [EMAIL PROTECTED] * >>* To subscribe send request to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * >>* subscribe clm-news Your Name * >>**************************************************************** >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. >Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > ============================================================================= Si necesita retirarse de la lista envie un mensaje a: [EMAIL PROTECTED] con una unica linea : unsubscribe r-caldas Para inscribirse en la lista envie un mensaje a [EMAIL PROTECTED] con una unica linea : subscribe r-caldas Los mensajes que circulan en la lista los puede consultar en : http://www.mail-archive.com/r-caldas@colciencias.gov.co
