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Not Just Change, but Justice: Toward a New Latin America Policy

February 15-17, 2009: Join Latin America Solidarity activists and organizers in Washington, DC for a series of events for a new Latin America policy, against empire and militarization.

The events start on Sunday, February 15 with reflection, discussion, and strategizing around the campaign to close the School of the Americas (SOA/ WHINSEC). The campaign is at a critical stage and we need everyone’s ideas, creativity and energy.

The SOA Watch Encuentro will be followed by a 4:00-7:00pm anti-militarization program, featuring activists, distinguished academics, and writers. The evening program is organized by the Latin America Solidarity Coalition (LASC) and the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Report on the Americas. It will be looking at issues of US-Latin America relations specifically in the areas of militarization.

On Monday, February 16, a Grassroots Lobby Training and an Arts and Action Workshop will take place in preparation for lobby visits and street theater actions on Capitol Hill on Monday and Tuesday, February 16/17.

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February 15: 9am - 4:00pm, SOA Watch Encuentro

February 15: 4pm - 7pm, Anti-Militarization Program

February 16: 9am - 11am, Grassroots Lobby Training

February 16: 1pm - 4pm, Arts and Action Workshop

February 16: Lobby Visits on Capitol Hill

February 17: Lobby Visits on Capitol Hill

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The lobby visits on Monday, February 16 and Tuesday, February 17 are aimed at recruiting initial co-sponsors for a new bill that calls for the suspension of operations at the School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC) and for an investigation into the connection between human rights abuses in Latin America and U.S. training of Latin American soldiers.
The bill will be introduced by Representative McGovern (D-MA).

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Register Now: Not Just Change, but Justice: Toward a New Latin America Policy

Register Now:
Not Just Change, but Justice: Toward a New Latin America Policy