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Colombia - S.O.S: SUGAR CANE CUTTERS IN GRAVE DANGER

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Submitted by mick duncan on September 21, 2008 - 5:09pm.

COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT AND SUGAR PRODUCERS ATTACK WORKERS DURING A JUST PROTEST

More than 100 workers were left injured today, 15 September 2008, by the limitless aggression of the national army, the police mobile anti-disturbance squadron ESMAD, and the private security of the sugar processing plants.

TRAINING FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN DOING ACCOMPANIMENT IN COLOMBIA

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16/02/2008 - 9:00am
17/02/2008 - 4:00pm

16th - 17th February, Bristol,

Espacio Bristol-Colombia are organising a two day training for people interested in going to Colombia to do solidarity 'accompaniment' there ; that is to both provide an international presence to deter the army or paramilitaries from killing social activists and to work with Colombian organisations building solidarity links.

Coca-Cola trade union leader's family attacked

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Submitted by mark osborn on October 2, 2007 - 5:03pm.

URGENT ACTION:
SON OF COCA-COLA WORKER KIDNAPPED AND TORTURED

London Colombia embassy protest for workers' rights

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20/07/2007 - 1:00pm
20/07/2007 - 3:01pm

On the Friday 20th July (Colombia’s ‘National Day’) at 1pm the Solidarity Federation will be holding a protest outside the Columbian embassy (3 Hans Crescent SW1. Tube: Knightsbridge. Between Sloane Street and Brompton Road. It's about a mile from Parliament.) as part of a international day of action to highlight the ongoing war waged by the Colombian state on trade unionists.

We call on everyone who believes in the right of unionists to organise without the fear of death to join us on the picket and show solidarity with our fellow workers.

The Truth About BP’s Corporate Responsibility in Colombia: Communities and Oil Workers Speak Out

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30/06/2007 - 2:00pm
30/06/2007 - 7:00pm

2pm – 7pm Saturday 30 June 2007, followed by Social (till 10)
Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2.
(Nearest tube Old Street)

Witnesses from Colombia’s social movements describe how their human rights and environment are affected by oil corporations’ thirst for profits.

Colombia: URGENT ACTION

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Submitted by mark osborn on April 29, 2007 - 8:57am.

PRESIDENT OF THE AGRO-MINING FEDERATION OF SUR DE BOLIVAR DETAINED

Tell Coca-Cola to Act on Union Repression in Colombia

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Submitted by mick duncan on March 8, 2007 - 2:34pm.

For years, workers in Colombia have demanded that Coke take responsibility for its role in the murder of union leaders. Last year, Coke announced that, instead of meeting the workers demands, they would participate in an "investigation". Read on form more info and to tell them to Act now!

Justice for Colombia

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'Justice for Colombia (JFC) is a coalition of British organisations working in support of the Colombian people and trade union movement in their campaign for basic human rights and their struggle for peace with social justice.'

http://www.justiceforcolombia.org/

Colombia Solidarity Campaign

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'The Colombia Solidarity Campaign is an anti-imperialist organisation, campaigning for a socially just and sustainable peace in Colombia based on respect for the human rights and diversity of the Colombian people.'

http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/

Colombia: Defend the life of Euripides Yance

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Submitted by mark osborn on December 19, 2006 - 12:53pm.

On 14 December 2006, in the city of Barranquilla, a communiqué was left at the residence of Euripides Yance, a Coca-Cola worker and member of the National Committee of SINALTRAINAL. The communiqué is entitled BLACK EAGLES [AGUILAS NEGRAS] and threatens various student, social and trade union leaders, giving them a week to leave the city. Amongst them are members and leaders of SINALTRAINAL and workers at Coca-Cola EURIPIDES YANCE, LIMBERTO CARRANZA, and CAMPO QUINTERO.

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