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Fact Sheets and Reports
- Violence Against Trade Unionists is not Declining
- Murder and Impunity of Colombian Trade Unionists
- USLEAP Colombia Free Trade Agreement Talking Points
- Summary of Violence and Impunity, 1986-2010 (Escuela Nacional Sindical)
- USLEAP Impunity Report 2009
- Impacts of U.S.-Colombia FTA on Colombia's Rural Poor
- Impact of the U.S.-Colombia FTA on the Small Farm Economy in Colombia
- 2010 CODHES Report on Displacement in Colombia
- Los Derechos Humanos o el Libre Comercio
- No Relief in Sight
Congressional Statements Opposing the FTA
- Statement by Representative Betty Sutton
- Statement by Representative Hank Johnson
- Statement by Representative Jim McGovern et al.
- Statement by Representative Linda Sanchez
- Statement by Representative Louise Slaughter
- Statement by Representative Sandy Levin
- Statement by Senator Sherrod Brown
- Statement by Representatives Levin and McDermott
- Statement by Representatives McGovern and Miller to Ambassador Kirk
- Video of Representative George Miller on House Floor
NGO and Human Rights Groups Statements Opposing the FTA
- Press Release by LAWG, WOLA, and USOC
- Letter from WOLA and TransAfrica Forum to the USAID Mission Director in Colombia
- Religious Organizations Oppose Colombia Free Trade Agreement
- Statement by the Afro-Colombian Solidarity Network
- Statement by Transafrica Forum
- Statement by the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC)
- Statement by the National Agrarian Coordination (CNA)
- Declaration on FTA by the Black Communities' Process
- Letter to President Obama from AFRODES
- Letter to Presidents Obama and Santos from Campesino Communities
- Statement by the Inter-Ethnic Solidarity Forum Regarding Communities affected by Conflict (FISCH)
- Statement by the Major Community Council of the Popular Peasant Organization of the High Atrato-Choco-Colombia (COCOMAPOCA)
- Announcement by SOA Watch
- Afro-Colombian Solidarity Network Urgent Action on Violence in Colombia
- Afro-Colombian Solidarity Network Says Legal Victories for Ethnic Rights Clouded by Reality
- PCN Rechaza el Tratado de Libre Comercio
- Statement by Movimiento Campesino de Cajibo
Union Statements Opposing the FTA
- Statement by the United Federation of Colombian Workers
- Press Release by United Steel Workers
- Letter to U.S. Congress from SINTRAEMCALI
- Press Release by Union Portuaria
- Testimony of Jeffrey Vogt of AFL-CIO before the Senate Finance Committee
- Statement by International Association of Machinists
- Statement by Teamsters
Articles, Op-Eds, and Videos Opposing the FTA
- Colombia Slips Into the Abyss as FTA Threatens Further Havoc by Dan Kovalik
- Colombia FTA: Rewarding Promises Instead of Performance, by Leo Gerard
- Colombia Free Trade Deal May Mean more Cocaine in the U.S., by Jess Hunter-Bowmann
- Free Trade through Peace in Colombia, by Milburn Line
- U.S.-Colombia Deal on Labor Rights met with Scepticism, by Aprille Muscara
- The Case Against the Colombia Free Trade Pact, by Kim Jensen
- PBI Video on Human Rights Abuses Faced by Afro Colombians and Mestizos in Curvaradó
- Violence Continues Despite 'US-Colombia Labor Action Plan', by WOLA
- Chiquita and the Colombia FTA -- Murder in the Interest of Profit, by Dan Kovalik
- Colombian Unionist Speaks out against the Free Trade Agreement, by Labor Radio
- TLC Colombia-EU y Derechos Laborales y Humanos, by Labor Radio
- Video Debate: TLC Colombia 2011 Choque de Opiniones, CNN
- Trade Stories Project: Interview with Gerardo Cajamarca, by Minnesota Fair trade Coalition
- US Economy Lost Nearly 700,000 Jobs Becacause of NAFTA, by Maxwell Strachan
- Trade Deals Unite Left and Right in Opposition, by Ambreen Ali
- Free Trade Deals Bad for Michigan, by James Hoffa
- Administration Declines to Share Colombia Labor Submission with Workers, Citizens Trade Campaign
- Child Labor Rates Go Up in Colombia, UPI
- New Trade Pacts Will Kill Jobs, and Obama Knows it, by David Sirota
- Dems Question Colombia Trade Pact after Shooting of Activist Labor Lawyer, by Mike LillisTerrorist Attack Points to Ongoing Violence in Key City for US-Colombia FTA, by Kelly Nicholls et al
Upcoming Local Action Planning Sessions to Oppose the FTA
- Illinois: Chicago. For next meeting details contact cozettelada@ameritech.net
- Maine: Statewide Call. Thursday May 26, 5:30pm. Call-in (218) 844-3377; Passcode 1845721#. RSVP at daphne@mainefairtrade.org
- Michigan: Detroit. Saturday June 4, 1:30pm. Solidarity House, 8000 E. Jefferson Ave, 3rd Floor. RSVP at gcajamarc@sinaltrainal.org
- Minnesota: Minneapolis. For next meeting details contact mnfc@citizenstrade.org
- Ohio: Statewide organizing, For next meeting details contact klh.ohio@gmail.com
- Oregon: Eugene. Monday June 13, 5:30pm. AFSCME Building 688 Charnelton. RSVP at samantha@oregonfairtrade.org
- Oregon: Portland. Next meeting details TBA. Contact at info@oregonfreetrade.org
- Oregon: Salem. Monday June 6. Details TBA. RSVP at elizabeth@oregonfreetrade.org
- Pennsylvania: Statewide Call. Friday May 27, 10:00am. Call in (712) 432-3100; Passcode 193472. RSVP at amy@citizenstrade.org
- Texas: Dallas. For next meeting details contact bobcash@citizenstrade.org
- Texas: Houston. For next meeting details contact bobcash@citizenstrade.org
- Washington: Seattle. Thursday May 26, 5:30pm. Call-in (213)-289-0500; Passcode 993207#. RSVP at kristen@washingtonfairtrade.org
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