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Gerardo Torres: An Insider’s Perspective on Militarization, Repression, and Privatization in Honduras

Gerardo Torres is a representative of the International Commission of the National Front of Popular Resistance of Honduras, General Secretary of the Political Organization Los Necios/Las Necias (Organización Politica Los Necios — OPLN). Torres is also a member of the Analysis Commission of the FNRP and Ideological Education of the National Front of Youth Movements in Resistance of Honduras.

Gerardo Torres spoke with Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar on April 28, 2011.

Visit the National Front’s website at: www.resistenciahonduras.net

Martina Steiner recorded this interview.

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Organizing Communities with “Chavo” Romero – part 2

Part 2 of interview with Francisco “Chavo” Romero, community activist, and Tanya Cole, Witness for Peace organizer. Discuss immigrant rights and workers rights, including militarization of the border and our communities. Also discuss active organizing work.

Filmed at CAPS TV in Ventura, CA on Mar. 5, 2011.

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Organizing Communities with “Chavo” Romero – part 1

Interview with Francisco “Chavo” Romero, community activist, and Tanya Cole, Witness for Peace organizer. Discuss immigrant rights and workers rights, including militarization of the border and our communities.

Filmed at CAPS TV in Ventura, CA on Mar. 5, 2011.

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U.S. and Central America – part 2 – interview with Tanya Cole on Dec. 17, 2010

Part 2 of interview with Tanya Cole, Witness for Peace Southwest District organizer, and Cindy Piester of Pulse TV. Discuss the history of U.S. involvement in Central America and migration and immigration.

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Tanya Cole: The Brutal Face of U.S. Latin America Policy – Then & Now

Tanya Cole, Witness for Peace Southwest District organizer, and Cindy Piester of Pulse TV discuss the ongoing brutal history of U.S. involvement in Latin America.

Refresh yourself on the CIA’s role of replacing democratically elected Latin governments after overthrowing them, and the brutal campaigns of repression that followed.

Grim history in broad strokes. An update in current ways and means of the U.S. governments continued efforts to control through violence.