On July 7th, join Friends of Latin America and the Columbia United Christian Church in commemorating Rev. Lucius Walker’s historic 1992 Caravan to Cuba! Featuring guest speakers Gail Walker and Dorlimar Lebrón Malavé, IFCO's Director and Associate Director, respectively. We will also host a fundraiser for medicines and medical supplies for Cuba.
Friends of Latin America’s Statement on the Ninth Summit of the Americas
The Summit of the Americas hosted by the Biden administration in Los Angeles last week was a failure. Instead of bringing the countries of the Americas together, the administration took this as an opportunity to divide its neighbors by excluding the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. FoLA is proud to have endorsed the two counter summits run by social movements in the hemisphere: the People’s Summit for Democracy in Los Angeles and the Workers Summit in Tijuana, Mexico. These are the efforts that Friends of Latin America will continue to uplift as we struggle to defend our Latin America neighbors from U.S. interference in their internal affairs, and in the process help to build the better world that we know is possible.
The Siege of El Estor: Resistance to the Continuation of an Extractive and Repressive Neoliberal Status Quo in Guatemala
First-hand reporting and analysis of the Maya Q’eqchi’ resistance movement against multinational corporate exploitation and in defense of land, nature, and the inalienable right to exist. Demonstrate your solidarity with this movement by donating to FoLA's "Fund for Political Prisoners in Guatemala"
The Real Nicaragua: Discussion with Healthcare Workers about Birth Control
Based on a frank discussion with health workers, Jill Clark-Gollub provides a first-hand report on the services provided by a community health clinic in a poor neighborhood in Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua. "Among the varied services the Nueva Vida staff provides to residents are sex education and mentoring programs for youth to encourage them to strive for goals that would be hindered by teen pregnancy. [...] the public healthcare system strongly encourages family planning and provides contraception free of charge, including sterilization services once women (and men) decide to have no more children, thereby reducing the demand for abortions. There are also services and medications for the trans population, both at Nueva Vida Clinic and in the public healthcare system."
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