Please join Witness for Peace Mid-Atlantic and TransAfrica Forum for a public event featuring: Freddy Caicedo
Come hear Freddy Caicedo,
a compelling human rights organizer, from Cali, Colombia, give an
insider’s perspective on the proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade
Agreement
Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 7:00—8:30 PM
Venue: St. Stephen’s Church 1525 Newton St, NW, Washington, DC
Also cosponsored by: Alliance for Responsible Trade, Colombia Human Rights Committee and SOA Watch
Contact: 202-547-6112, melinda@witnessforpeace.org
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With elections just around the corner, free trade has become one of the foremost concerns of the US public and the candidates hoping to represent us. Meanwhile, Congress is still considering a NAFTA-style agreement with war-torn Colombia.
What would this new NAFTA mean for Colombia and the US?
Why are Colombians organizing under threat of death to halt this trade agreement?
Fast Facts on Freddy:
* Exposed the extermination of Afro-descendants and Indigenous Peoples in Colombia as human rights investigator
* Works alongside unionists under death threat
* Runs a community center to remember the war’s victims and chart strategies for peace
* Holds a degree in economics
* Taught human rights courses in public schools
* Organized with Christian base communities