Anti-Repression
Close the School of the Americas!
The purpose of the School of the Americas is, and has always been, to control the economic and political systems of Latin America by aiding and influencing Latin American militaries. Countries with the worst human rights record have consistently sent the most soldiers to be trained at the SOA.
Colombia
The armed conflict in Colombia is complicated and dates back to the late 1950s. Although violence is often blamed on Colombia's large-scale drug trade, politically motivated killings predate this considerably. Violence stems from desperate conditions and a political culture that has no tolerance for dissent.
Stop Killer Coke
Hundreds of Coke workers in Colombia and around the world have been tortured, kidnapped and/or illegally detained by paramilitary death squads hired by Coke's bottlers. Don't let Coke hide its crimes in Colombia.
- SOA graphic photograph by crazbabe21 on flickr.com. Photograph taken at School of the Americas protest in 2006.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazbabe21/2304027258/ - Colombia graphic photograph by Oscar Urrutia, of Colombian Army.
- Killer Coke graphic from KillerCoke.org
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