“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, Movies That … Continue reading “Devil Operation” Wins Best Human Rights Film Award

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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 … Continue reading DJPC Shares in Ecuadorean Victory!

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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 … Continue reading September Salon Series

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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 … Continue reading DJPC Members Honor Romero Through Habitat Build

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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 … Continue reading A Legacy of Oppression in Haiti

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EMERGENCY IN HAITI!

On Tuesday, January 12th, at 4:53 PM, an earthquake struck the Caribbean country of Haiti with a magnitude of 7.0 at its epicenter, just 10 miles west of the capital city, Porte-au-Prince, which has over 2 million inhabitants.  Thousands are dead.  Thousands are seriously injured.  And thousands remain homeless in this country which was already … Continue reading EMERGENCY IN HAITI!

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DJPC members demonstrate to close the SOA

One of the longest running, largest non-violent movements in the US is the one to close the School of the Americas/WHINSEC, a U.S. Army school that trains Latin American soldiers. Five members of DJPC attended the annual demonstration and vigil at Ft. Benning, GA on November 20-22, the twentieth anniversary of the SOA-led assassination of 6 … Continue reading DJPC members demonstrate to close the SOA

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Quiet Genocide: Insights on Guatemala

A new book was recently published titled Quiet Genocide: Insights on Guatemala. Etelle Higonnet edited this  collection about the genocide in Guatemala from 1981 to 1983.  This new collection contains translated materials from the UN Historical Clarification Commission, and other insights into the atrocities that occurred during the 1980’s.  Follow this link to hear Etelle … Continue reading Quiet Genocide: Insights on Guatemala

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URGENT ACTION: Fear for Safety of Evicted Communities in Guatemala

In early September the members of two indigenous communities in the department of Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala, were forcefully evicted from their homes and land.  Amnesty International issued an Urgent Action Appeal on September 25, 2009 urging authorities to allow the evicted members of the communities access to the land from where they were evicted … Continue reading URGENT ACTION: Fear for Safety of Evicted Communities in Guatemala

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