I wrote this post January 2 and though Rick Warren was already old news by then, I wrote the post anyway because I was inspired to explain why I sent money to The Human Rights Campaign.
I've since considered seriously the comments of a couple of bloggers who brought to my attention that HRC has largely turned its back on the T in GLBT - trans-gender people. I didn't know this and learning of it was a huge dissapointment.
Still, I believe that HRC is a hard-working, well-run organization that has done a lot for marriage equality. I'm not sorry I sent them my twenty bucks for that reason.
Following are a couple of links to organizations that were recommended to me in the comments of that thread.
Pride @ Work (a GLBT labor organization)
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Happy new year to everyone at the Peace Tree.
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Showing posts with label Justice. Show all posts
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Bolivia to USA: "Return 'Goni' to Justice"
Five years ago this week, Bolivian President Gonalo Sánchez de Lozada [everyone calls him "Goni"] ordered his military to suppress civilian protesters. They killed 67 and injured hundreds. Goni fled, receiving asylum in the USA. The families of the victims of Black October, 2003 continue to fight for justice, despite numerous setbacks and obstacles.
The U.S. Embassy in Bolivia received this week official letters petitioning extradition of Goni (and two accomplices)--an important step toward ending the impunity they've enjoyed. The documents should arrive in Washington by the end of this week. The US State Department will determine the fates of Goni and his two helpers.
Your help in the United States, and in other countries, is crucial. Public pressure must be strong on the State Department to respect the Bolivian judicial process and the nonpolitical, multi-party decision on the part of the Bolivian Congress to try Goni and his accomplices for the Black October massacres.
Click for a one-minute video and to learn how you can make a difference.
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The U.S. Embassy in Bolivia received this week official letters petitioning extradition of Goni (and two accomplices)--an important step toward ending the impunity they've enjoyed. The documents should arrive in Washington by the end of this week. The US State Department will determine the fates of Goni and his two helpers.
Your help in the United States, and in other countries, is crucial. Public pressure must be strong on the State Department to respect the Bolivian judicial process and the nonpolitical, multi-party decision on the part of the Bolivian Congress to try Goni and his accomplices for the Black October massacres.
Click for a one-minute video and to learn how you can make a difference.
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Help spread the word. Inform your organizations, networks, and other contacts. Blog, write letters to the editor, publicize the issue. Here's a useful summary by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on the case for extradition and its context:
http://www.coha.org/2008/09/a-case-for-extradition-gonzalo-sanchez-de-lozada-and-carlos-sanchez-berzain/
Public actions of solidarity with Bolivia in concert with the request for extradition are especially vital to draw attention to Black October, the families of the victims that continue to fight for justice, and the U.S. protection of accused authors of state violence.
Eva Isabel Carvajal, an investigator with the Center of Superior University Studies in Cochabamba, Boliva, explains the criminal acts of Bolivia's ex-president and asks the United States citizens what they will do to extradite Goni so that he can return to Bolivia to face his crimes in this one minute video: