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Religious communities and leaders are working with border activists and organizers working to reduce gun violence to create a campaign to impede the illegal flow of assault weapons into northern Mexico. Since 2006, Mexico has suffered more than 50,000 murders associated with the drug war, most carried out with firearms. Dubbed “Borderlands Heeding God’s Call,” the campaign focuses on community education and ending the process of illegal “straw purchasing” in the southwestern United States. Read more.
Northwestern Colombia: The news arrives slowly — paro armado, an armed strike — a faint rumor that trickles, passing from person to person, word of mouth: que no baje al pueblo, don´t go into town today. The radio crackles; static that breaks the hazy, afternoon heat: "All public transport companies in Urabá will suspend services for fear of what could result." Read more.
Mexican human rights activists Saúl Reyes Salazar and Juan Fraire Escobedo will be speaking from February 1 to 14 in California, Oregon, Texas and Arizona, with powerful testimonies of the human costs of the drug war, militarism and gun trafficking. They are part of growing actions to forge a path to peace with justice and dignity in Mexico.
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Follow the Money: Investigating Military Contracts
 Militarism Watch Webinar - Thursday, February 16, 2:00 p.m. Eastern
This webinar will explore how to learn about the U.S. government's contracts with private companies for military goods and services, drawing on diverse information sources. In a time of increased awareness of concentrated corporate power, knowledge and activism focused on military contractors are especially relevant. Presenter Nick Schwellenbach is director of investigations at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), an investigative non-profit organization in Washington, DC, which maintains a federal contractor misconduct database. He was also a staff writer for the Center for Public Integrity, a non-profit news organization. John Lindsay-Poland of FOR will moderate and offer tips on the use of online sites for federal contact listings. Participation is free, but registration is required. Register here.
Our recent webinar, Where Are the Women? Feminist Research of U.S. Militarism, with Cynthia Enloe and Gwyn Kirk, can be viewed by streaming it here. |
Religious Communities to Challenge Gun Trafficking that Afflicts Mexico 
Breaking the Chains of Violence in Mexico Speaking Tour
