JOIN DJPC IN THE 27TH ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR, MARADE FROM CITY PARK TO THE CIVIC CENTER, DENVER Monday, January 16, 2012 Meet at 10:15 AM outside the entrance to City Park on the grassy island at 17th Avenue & Esplanade “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” MLK For information on MLK … Continue reading MLK Marade
March Salon: “David v. Goliath: Stories of Success, Grief and Hope Surrounding Gold Mining in Guatemala”
Alejandro Alfaro, a Guatemalan and former employee of COPAE (the San Marcos’ Catholic Diocese’ Pastoral Commission of Peace and Ecology) will share his experiences working with the communities in Guatemala’s Western Highlands who are opposing the chemical mining taking place in their territories. The story of their lives is a story of success, grief, and … Continue reading March Salon: “David v. Goliath: Stories of Success, Grief and Hope Surrounding Gold Mining in Guatemala”
Mexico before the Inter-American Court for the Femicides of Cd. Juárez
Since 1994 the brutal murders of hundreds of women and girls in Ciudad Juárez and the city of Chihuahua in northern Mexico have been met with impunity. Despite loud and persistent outcry from family members and human rights advocates across Mexico and around the world, authorities have consistently failed to adequately investigate, prosecute and … Continue reading Mexico before the Inter-American Court for the Femicides of Cd. Juárez