From elektrodread at gmail.com Wed Jul 29 08:38:32 2009 From: elektrodread at gmail.com (Simon Rios) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:38:32 -0400 Subject: [HNA] check Message-ID: <1d602de70907290838v6291dc84k7261bac12a9f013e@mail.gmail.com> Is this working? -- Simon Rios (603)882-7894 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andyk at gis.net Wed Jul 29 12:13:32 2009 From: andyk at gis.net (Andy Klatt) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:13:32 -0700 Subject: [HNA] Centro Presente and the Honduran Project invite you to a Panel Discussion on current events in Honduras Message-ID: <124888402701@mx05.gis.net> Centro Presente and the Honduran Project invite you to a Panel Discussion on current events in Honduras with representatives of Honduran Civil Society and Immigrant Leaders in the U.S. When: Thursday, 6 August 2009, 10:00 am Where: 206 Cabot Hall,The Fletcher School, Tufts University 160 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA For more information contact: Patricia Montes- Centro Presente, Boston, MA- (617) 959 - 3108 Tito Meza - Honduran Project, Chelsea, MA - (617) 610 - 3784 Isabel Lopez - Honduran Project, Chelsea, MA - (617) 306 - 1365 Panelists will include: Dr. Juan Almendares (to be confirmed) is an internationally known Honduran medical doctor, human rights activist, environmental leader and alternative medicine practitioner. He has received recognition for his outstanding and courageous work with victims of torture in Honduras. He is the internationally chosen recipient of the 2001 Barbara Chester Award for his groundbreaking efforts with prisoners, victims of torture, the poor, and indigenous populations. A torture survivor himself, Dr. Almendares has been targeted by death squads on several occasions. Oscar Chac?n serves currently as Executive Director of the National Alliance of Latin American & Caribbean Communities (NALACC). Until December, 2006, Mr. Chac?n served as director of Enlaces Am?rica, a project of the Chicago-based Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights. Mr. Chac?n served for most of the 1990's as executive director of Centro Presente, Inc, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Chac?n served for many years as president of the Salvadoran American National Network (SANN). Mr. Chac?n is a frequent lecturer in national and international conferences, as well as a media spokesperson on Latino immigrant issues in the U.S. Abencio Fern?ndez Pineda is the coordinator of the non-governmental organization Center for the Investigation and Defense of Human Rights in Honduras (CIPRODEH, by its Spanish initials) for the western region of Honduras. Mr. Pineda was previously an attorney for the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CODEH) and the Committee of the Relatives of Disappeared Detainees of Honduras (COFADEH). Maria Luisa Jimenez, a former police officer in Honduras, denounced the widespread corruption in the police force and is now an activist for transparency in government and women's rights. She is currently a candidate for Honduran Congress with the Democratic Union party (UD). Dr. Luther Castillo. Dr. Castillo is a young Garifuna medical doctor and community organizer who directs the Luaga Hatuadi Waduhe?u Foundation ("For the Health of our People" in Garifuna), dedicated to bringing vital health services to isolated indigenous coastal communities. After his 2005 graduation from the Latin American Medical School in Havana, Dr. Castillo returned to the Honduran coast, where he led the Foundation's construction of Honduras' first Garifuna Rural Hospital, now serving some 20,000 in the surrounding communities. The hospital opened in December 2007, a few months after Dr. Castillo was named "Honduran Doctor of the Year" by Rotary International's Tegucigalpa chapter. Gerardo Torres is an independent journalist in Honduras who is also an active member of Los Necios, a grass-roots organization that seeks to change the dominant socio-economic dynamics of Honduras. Join Our Mailing List! 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Dear friends, Please Join an Emergency Delegation to Honduras! Yesterday we received a request from social movements in Honduras for international accompaniment during this critical period. Starting next week, there are no international delegations scheduled to be in Honduras. Last weekend, when there was a space between delegations, a social movement leader was murdered with signs of torture, and a bomb exploded in Tegucigalpa at a union headquarters which is part of the National Front Against the Coup. Social movement leaders are vulnerable and have asked for an emergency delegation to arrive this Sunday, to maintain an international presence and witness to events on the ground. The Quixote Center/Quest for Peace is committed to respond to this request. Please consider participating in this Emergency Delegation to Honduras from August 2-9th. We are still working out details, but our partners on the ground in Honduras have begun planning, and will guarantee a schedule including meetings and activities as events unfold. The cost of the trip will include round trip airfare plus $700 for in country expenses. If you can join us in Honduras, please send an email to toml at quixote.org. Thank you for your solidarity! Tom Loudon Quixote Center Alliance for Responsible Trade 301-699-0042 , toml at quixote.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lunamiguel2002 at gmail.com Thu Jul 30 07:37:03 2009 From: lunamiguel2002 at gmail.com (Miguel Luna) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:37:03 -0400 Subject: [HNA] Emergency Delegation to Honduras In-Reply-To: <1d602de70907300638t5f3c0cefn11005a2c3cf744f0@mail.gmail.com> References: <1d602de70907300638t5f3c0cefn11005a2c3cf744f0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Camaradas, aqui estamos tratado de ir un servidor y dos personas mas. Pero no se si podremos ir el Domingo. Vamos a tratar. Paz, Luna On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Simon Rios wrote: > *Compa?er at s,* > > *I received this email yesterday saying there are currently no delegations > in Honduras. Tito Meza & I spoke about organizing one ourselves, but if > there is any immediate interest please contact these folks: > * > > * > * > > *EMERGENCY DELEGATION TO HONDURAS > August 2-9, 2009* > > RESPOND As Soon As Possible ? > > Dear friends, > > Please Join an Emergency Delegation to Honduras! > > Yesterday we received a request from social movements in Honduras for > international accompaniment during this critical period. Starting next week, > there are no international delegations scheduled to be in Honduras. > > Last weekend, when there was a space between delegations, a social movement > leader was murdered with signs of torture, and a bomb exploded in > Tegucigalpa at a union headquarters which is part of the National Front > Against the Coup. > > Social movement leaders are vulnerable and have asked for an emergency > delegation to arrive this Sunday, to maintain an international presence and > witness to events on the ground. The Quixote Center/Quest for Peace is > committed to respond to this request. > > Please consider participating in this Emergency Delegation to Honduras from > August 2-9th. We are still working out details, but our partners on the > ground in Honduras have begun planning, and will guarantee a schedule > including meetings and activities as events unfold. The cost of the trip > will include round trip airfare plus $700 for in country expenses. If you > can join us in Honduras, please send an email to toml at quixote.org. > > Thank you for your solidarity! > > Tom Loudon > Quixote Center > Alliance for Responsible Trade > 301-699-0042 , toml at quixote.org > > _______________________________________________ > Announce mailing list > Announce at hondurasresists.org > http://hondurasresists.org/mailman/listinfo/announce_hondurasresists.org > > -- New email: lunamiguel2002 at gmail.com Nuevo email: "If you can read this, wake up, there is still time!" M.Luna "Si puedes leer esto, despiertate que todavia hay tiempo!" M. Luna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elektrodread at gmail.com Thu Jul 30 23:15:38 2009 From: elektrodread at gmail.com (Simon Rios) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:15:38 -0400 Subject: [HNA] mas represion en Honduras Message-ID: <1d602de70907302315h3892adf5mc4cfd473b193ce25@mail.gmail.com> Represi?n, golpes y bombas contra el pueblo hondure?o Desde el durazno hasta el mayoreo la polic?a y el ej?rcito viven reprimiendo a los manifestantes. La orden se dio desde un helic?ptero por medio de una sirena. CUATRO HORAS contin?as de represi?n. Los manifestantes fueron divididos en el mayoreo luego de lo cual la violencia se incremento. Bombas, toletazos y disparos de bala viva es la pol?tica de los Golpistas. Se informa que Carlos H Reyes hab?a sido detenido, en la actualidad esta siendo atendido por la fractura de un brazo. Se sabe que Juan Barahona y mas de 150 manifestantes han sido encarceladas, hasta el momento no hay un recuento exactos de golpeados y heridos, pero se informa que el maestro ROGER VALLEJO SORIANO fue herido de bala, no se sabe si sigue con vida o no. Se esta impidiendo la entrada de las ambulancias o ayudas medicas, adem?s, fuentes cercanas informan que desde adentro de las celdas se escuchan los gritos de EL PUEBLO UNIDO JAMAS SERA VENCIDO, VIVA MEL, VIENE MEL, FUERA LOS GOLPISTAS, EL PUEBLO UNIDO JAMAS SERA VENCIDO, RECISTE PUEBLO RECISTE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Se informa que hay represi?n en Comayagua donde la polic?a y el ej?rcito proceden de igual manera que en Tegucigalpa. Mientras la represi?n aumenta en cada rinc?n del pa?s, HRN entrevista al abogado Osvaldo Ramos Soto, quien asegura en sus respuestas que en Honduras todos esta tranquilo, que el viene del extranjero y que la realidad que se cuenta fuera de Honduras es diferente a la tranquilidad que se vive en al interior del pa?s. Hay personas seriamente heridas en poder de las fuerzas armadas. 2. From: wilfredo Godoy Polic?a dispara a Manifestantes. Seg?n reporte de Radio Globo, la polic?a dispar? a la gente en marcha a la altura del Mercado Zonal Bel?n, en Comayag?ela. Un testigo relat? que vio el momento en que un manifestante call? al suelo con un disparo en la cabeza. El herido fue llevado de emergencia en un carro hacia el hospital pero el testigo dijo que ya estaba sin vida. Otro testigo relat? que un herido m?s fue llevado de emergencia. Un periodista de Radio Globo relat? como la polic?a apuntaba a las personas con sus armas de reglamento. Reprimen en el Durazno. Tambi?n lo hacen con otro grupo de manifestantes que tomaron la calle de tierra que del Durazno sale a la calle de Olancho, a inmediaciones de Cerro Grande. Un reportero de Radio Globo dijo que tomaron varios detenidos y incluso se llevaron un bus con manifetsatntes. El desalojo es con extrema violencia usando tanquetas de agua bombas lacrim?genas, y hasta helic?pteros -- Simon Rios (603)882-7894 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sreyes1 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 31 14:00:53 2009 From: sreyes1 at yahoo.com (Sergio Reyes) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:00:53 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HNA] The U.S. & Honduras businessmen dictatorship gaining time Message-ID: <32107.67113.qm@web38908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> [The entire Honduran capitalist state is operating under orders of the "businessmen" that are mentioned in the article below. This include the military, but also congress, the court system and the church. The superstructure of capitalism that Marx explained so clearly is working as it should. The U.S. on the other hand, is helping this business machine, in this case by delaying things until November -- that is only 4 more months.] ----------------------- Honduran interim leaders: Zeyala can't be restored By FREDDY CUEVAS and ALEXANDRA OLSON, Associated Press Writers Freddy Cuevas And Alexandra Olson, Associated Press Writers TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras ? Honduras' coup-installed leader has dampened hopes for a negotiated solution to the country's crisis, capping days of mixed signals by saying firmly that there's no way the ousted president can return to power. Also marking a tougher stance, riot police fired tear gas and arrested supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya who blocked a main artery leading into the Honduran capital Friday. Interim President Roberto Micheletti said his government would no longer tolerate street blockades that regularly snarl traffic in Tegucigalpa and other cities. Zelaya's return has been a key demand of crisis mediator and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who also has proposed amnesty for the coup plotters and other measures as part of a compromise deal. Micheletti, installed by Congress after Zelaya was forcibly flown out of the country on June 28, has sent mixed signals throughout the week on whether he might permit Zelaya's return as part of a deal. On Thursday, a confidante told The Associated Press that Micheletti was open to the compromise. But Micheletti told reporters Thursday night that Zelaya could return to Honduras only to face trial for abuse of power and other charges. "Under no circumstances will we let him take possession of the government," he said. Arias said Micheletti had asked him to send an envoy to Honduras to jump-start negotiations. The Costa Rican leader said he was considering the proposal and indicated that Zelaya's return to power would be part of any talks the envoy held. He said the envoy would have to meet with several sectors, "especially businessmen ... who have been very reluctant to consider the possibility that Zelaya be reinstated." A former Honduran government official told the AP that Micheletti also told Arias he was open to restoring Zelaya but was seeking concessions to mollify the reluctant businessmen. The concessions would be aimed at guaranteeing that Zelaya would not resume efforts to change the constitution, an initiative that led to his ouster, according to the ex-official, who is in regular contact with Micheletti and spoke on condition of anonymity because he was divulging details of a private conversation. But late Thursday, Micheletti denied indicating to Arias he would back off his opposition to Zelaya's return to power, saying he was "a man of character who maintains his positions." U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Washington holds out hopes for a negotiated solution despite Micheletti's remarks. "We continue to believe that the agreement or the points that President Arias has put forward provides the best opportunity to resolve the situation," Crowley said. "And we encourage both the de facto regime and President Zelaya to accept the terms." Zelaya had been trying to organize a referendum to gauge popular support for the constitutional overhaul, defying court orders declaring the vote illegal. Opponents say he was trying to change the constitution to extend his presidential term, which ends Jan. 27, but Zelaya denies any such intentions. Further complicating the situation, Congress put off until Monday consideration of a bill granting both sides amnesty from prosecution ? an important part of Arias' plan to end the standoff. Congress had originally been scheduled to take up the matter this week. The interim government has long said it hopes to resist international pressure until November elections, which it hopes will weaken calls to restore Zelaya. Zelaya supporters are doing their best to see that doesn't happen: Protesters who want him reinstated blocked the main highway leading out of Tegucigalpa on Friday, coming under tear gas fire from riot police for the second time in two days. At least one person was injured and several were arrested, police spokesman Daniel Molina said. At least 25 were injured and 88 were arrested in clashes Thursday. "We will not allow any more disturbances," Micheletti said. "We are going to bring order to Honduras." Thousands more Zelaya supporters marched peacefully elsewhere in Tegucigalpa, led by his wife, Xiomara Castro, who returned to the capital after military blockades prevented her from joining her husband in a Nicaraguan town near the border. "The coup leaders are desperate, and force is the only recourse they have left, which we will not accept or allow because we believe in peace and liberty," Castro said. "Those are our weapons." The United States has suspended millions of dollars in military and development aid to Honduras to protest Zelaya's ouster. It stepped up the pressure this week, revoking the diplomatic visas of four Honduran officials and warning it was reviewing the visas of all officials in the interim government. Zelaya adviser Milton Jimenez said a proposal would be floated in the Organization of American States for other countries to extend visa cancellations to a broader range of those involved in the coup, as well as freezing their bank accounts. On Thursday, Zelaya met with the U.S. ambassador to Honduras in Nicaragua, where the ousted president has set up his government in exile. Zelaya told reporters after the three-hour meeting that he asked for Washington to apply pressure on the interim government "with more energy, more strength and greater decisiveness." He will also ask for "immediate action" from the U.N. and Organization of American States. But his foreign minister, Patricia Rodas, told the Telesur television network that "it has been a meeting of repetitions, of positions that can't be negotiated. They (the U.S. diplomats) didn't come with a change, nor any new proposal." Micheletti called the meeting an "interference," and said "Ambassador Llorens has committed a serious mistake by meeting with Zelaya." ___ Alexandra Olson reported from Mexico City. Associated Press writers Morgan Lee in Tegucigalpa, Filadelfo Aleman in Ocotal, Nicaragua, and Marianela Jimenez in San Jose, Costa Rica, contributed to this report. ---------------------------------------------- Sign the on-line petitions demanding that the U.S. sign the UN Convention on Migrant Workers Rights http://www.bostonmayday.org