Advocacy Update By Read Trammel The Advocacy Committee looks forward to the upcoming legislative session that promises to offer many opportunities for us to educate the public about immigration, mining, and free trade policy while promoting human rights, economic justice, and lasting peace in Latin America. Since February, the Advocacy Committee has petitioned members of … Continue reading Advocacy Update
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AUGUST SALON/DJPC’S SUMMER FILM SERIES “CHOROPAMPA: THE PRICE OF GOLD”
DJPC’s Summer Potluck “lyrics”!
On Friday, August 5th, DJPC held its quarterly potluck social–for Summer! Great food and company, as always! Long-term member, Alice Green, won the door prize drawing–a hand-painted wooden box from El Salvador. For those who missed the fun, here are the lyrics of the song we sang about gold-mining abuses: IF YOU OWN A GOLD … Continue reading DJPC’s Summer Potluck “lyrics”!
Romero Theater Troupe’s “A People’s History of Colorado” TONIGHT, Aug. 11, 2011, benefits DJPC!
Where: Oriental Theater (44th & Tennyson) Tickets available only at the Oriental Theater the evening of the performance. To reserve large blocks of tickets, or for more information about the show, please contact Jim Walsh at [email protected] Music featuring local experimental hip-hop artist starts at 6:30 pm Performance begins at 7:00 pm Suggested donations $10 … Continue reading Romero Theater Troupe’s “A People’s History of Colorado” TONIGHT, Aug. 11, 2011, benefits DJPC!
This Friday DJPC’s Summer Potluck!
Save the Date for the 2011 AWARDS NIGHT!
July Salon/DJPC’s Summer Film Series featuring “abUSed: The Postville Raid”
photo courtesy www.AbusedThePostvilleRaid.com On May 12, 2008, 389 undocumented workers were arrested and placed in handcuffs and chains by 900 heavily armed ICE agents at Agriprocessors, Inc., the largest kosher slaughterhouse and meat-packing plant in the country. In just 4 days, nearly 300 of these workers were fast-tracked through the US legal system, convicted of … Continue reading July Salon/DJPC’s Summer Film Series featuring “abUSed: The Postville Raid”
June Salon: “Honduras: A Case Study of the Global Shock Doctrine”
Margie Thompson and Maria Suarez Toro, of FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavour), will talk about what constitutes “the shock” with the repression in Honduras following the coup d’etat in June 2009 and continuing today. They will discuss the persecution of the popular resistance and social/political movements, and power grabs by conservative political forces and transnational … Continue reading June Salon: “Honduras: A Case Study of the Global Shock Doctrine”
Petition to Newmont Mining Corporation
Wine Tasting & Benefit Dinner
Join DJPC for a Wine-tasting and Benefit Dinner at Udi’s Pizza Cafe-Bar, 7600 Grandview Avenue, Arvada 80002, on Friday, May 20th! Taste great wines from Chile and Argentina provided by Primo Vino of Olde Town Arvada from 4:00 – 5:15 PM. Stay for dinner by Udi’s from 5:00 – 6:00 PM. Tickets for $20 in … Continue reading Wine Tasting & Benefit Dinner