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Paz – Peace

Wishing you peace

from the

Denver Justice & Peace Committee

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Deseándoles la paz

por parte del

Comité de Justicia y Paz de Denver

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Thanks for the Holiday Potluck!

Thanks to all who helped make DJPC’s Holiday Potluck so much fun (and delicious) last Friday,  December 16th.  The company was great, as were the food and decorations!  We were honored by Julio Cochoy’s visit and personal testimony of healing after the genocide in Guatemala.  And for those who missed the party,  here are the… »

¡Mil Gracias! A Thousand Thanks!

DO YOU REMEMBER HOW THANKSGIVING BEGAN?

THE DENVER JUSTICE & PEACE COMMITTEE

thanks

all our members and supporters
who work with us to defend human rights in the Americas,
particularly the rights of indigenous peoples.

¡MIL GRACIAS!  A THOUSAND THANKS!
–
Denver Justice & Peace Committee
P.O. Box 12403
Denver, Colorado… »

Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements passed by House and Senate

On Wednesday, October 13th, the Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements, opposed by the Denver Justice & Peace Committee (DJPC), were passed in both the House and Senate.
Despite corruption and major human rights violations in Colombia and Panama, President Barack Obama said passage of the agreements was “a major win for American workers and businesses…… »

Join us on Facebook!

DJPC has converted it’s group to a page–the only thing we can’t convert is our membership! For updates on peace and justice issues throughout Latin America, “like” our page at… »

“Devil Operation” Wins Best Human Rights Film Award

The documentary The Devil Operation and the director Stephanie Boyd won the International Human Rights Film Award this February 14, 2011 in the International Film Festival in Berlin. They walked away with the prize in the face of strong competition, including many Berlin Film Festival veterans. The award is sponsored by Amnesty International,… »

DJPC Shares in Ecuadorean Victory!

Ecuador court case on oil
Recently Ecuadorean villagers have won a lawsuit against Chevron oil corporation for their actions in the Amazon. The Ecuadoreans, represented by Pablo Fajardo, were citing grievances against Texaco, acquired by Chevron in 1990, for polluting the environment, putting people’s lives at risk and failing to clean up their spills. The failure… »

September Salon Series

DJPC’s 2010 Salon Discussion Series Presents:
Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Development
With the following organizations in attendance:

El Porvenir assists people in rural communities in Nicaragua to improve their standard of living through sustainable development in clean water, sanitation, and health education. To date, EP has assisted rural communities with 705 projects that now supply 105,000 people with clean… »

DJPC Members Honor Romero Through Habitat Build

Carrying cement block and mixing mortar by hand in 95 degree heat can be torture. Or, it can be a small offering of hope and solidarity to a family living in a one room wooden shack. Moving block after block, separating rock into piles of sand and gravel, I concentrated on the task at hand… »

A Legacy of Oppression in Haiti

(The following was published in the Denver Post, online edition, January 24, 2010)
By now, most are aware of the terrible toll the recent earthquake has had in Haiti. Not only has it caused tens of thousands of deaths, it has also destroyed hospitals, schools, and government buildings, obliterating the country’s few health care and rescue… »