[HNA] Nov.18-21, Fort Benning, GA: Vigil, Nonviolent Direct Action, Teach-In

[Hendrik Voss]

November 2010 - Converge on Fort Benning, Georgia
November 18-21, 2010: Close the SOA and take a stand for justice in the 
Americas.

The November Vigil to Close the School of the Americas at the gates of 
Fort Benning, Georgia will be held from *November 18-21, 2010*. The 
annual vigil is always held close to the anniversary of the 1989 murders 
of Celina Ramos, her mother Elba and six Jesuit priests at a the 
University of Central America in El Salvador.

Organize your community for the 2010 vigil!

November 2010 will mark the 20th anniversary of the vigil that brings 
together religious communities, students, teachers, veterans, community 
organizers, musicians, puppetistas and many others. New layers of 
activists are joining the movement to close the SOA in large numbers, 
including numerous youth and students from multinational, working-class 
communities. The movement is strong thanks to the committed work of 
thousands of organizers and volunteers around the country. They raise 
funds, spread the word through posters and flyers, organize buses and 
other transportation to Georgia, and carry out all the work that is 
needed to make the November vigil a success. *Together, we are strong!*

Vigil and Rally at the Gates, Nonviolent Direct Action, Teach-In, 
Concerts, Workshops and a Anti-Militarization Organizers Conference

There will be exciting additions to this year's vigil program. Besides 
the rally at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia with inspiring speakers 
and amazing musicians from across the Americas, the four day convergence 
will also include an educational teach-in at the Columbus Convention 
Center, several evening concerts, workshops and for the first time, the 
Latin America Solidarity Coalition will stage a one-day 
Anti-Militarization Organizers Conference on Thursday, November 18, 2010.

Shut Down the SOA and Resist U.S. Militarization in the Americas

Our work has unfortunately not gotten any easier and U.S. militarization 
in Latin America is accelerating. The SOA graduate led military coup in 
Honduras, the continuing repression against the Honduran pro-democracy 
resistance and the expansion of U.S. military bases in Colombia and 
Panama are grim examples of the ongoing threats of a U.S. foreign policy 
that is relying on the military to exert control over the people and the 
resources in the Americas. *Join the people who are struggling for 
justice in Honduras, Colombia and throughout the Americas as we organize 
to push back.*

Spread the word: Click here to tell a friend about the November Vigil 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=1&url=>.
For more information, visit www.SOAW.org 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.SOAW.org>.

*/See you at the gates of Fort Benning in November 2010/*

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