STAND IN SOLIDARITY AND SEIZE INCREDIBLE DELEGATION OPPORTUNITIES WITH WITNESS FOR PEACE!
Honduras July 16-25, 2016
Learning from Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous Leaders in the Face of Ecological, Economic and State Violence
Accompany, learn from, and stand with Honduran social movements resisting violence and oppression by U.S.-backed Honduran state security forces, U.S.- and internationally-funded “development” projects, and neoliberal “free trade” policies since the 2009 U.S.-backed coup d’état.
Colombia Sept. 6-15, 2016.
“Post-Accords is Not Post-Conflict” : Support a Just and Inclusive Peace Process
Despite a historic peace accord, progressive social movements in Colombia advocate for a more integral understanding of peace: sustainable peace with justice, the deconstruction of systems of inequality, impunity, and injustice.
Puerto Rico Nov. 4-12, 2016
Boricua: The Hidden Colony
The fight for Puerto Rican sovereignty is centuries’ old. Currently Puerto Ricans are facing bankruptcy and alarmingly high rates of unemployment. Their status as a U.S. commonwealth leaves them without a vote and voice in their nation’s political future. Learn more about the devastating effects of US foreign policy and colonization in Puerto Rico. Stand in solidarity with the people of Puerto Rico as they continue their fight for their independence against US intervention and militarization.
Cuba Dec. 27, 2016-Jan 4, 2017
New Years in Havana: Cuban Socialism and Cultural Resilience
Come and learn about Cuba’s social institutions like schools, hospitals and cultural centers on the Revolution’s anniversary of and celebrate their cultural resilience and the New Year! Engage with organic farmers, community organizers, educators and artists. This delegation will also visit museums, galleries, studies and attend Cuban performing artist shows. Expect to learn about the important of arts and culture in Cuban society and its revolutionary development.
TAKE ACTION:
Youth Delegation Scholarship Fund: If you’d like to contribute to help a young organizer participate in a delegation, you can donate online here.
For more delegation info and/or an application: Please contact either Jeanette Charles or Malia Everette. For additional information about scholarship opportunities and fundraising assistance email jcharles.wfpsw@gmail.com.