[HNA] HONDURAS: Consider joining the Honduras Solidarity Network

[Matthew Andrews]

Who is the Boston Hands Off Honduras Coalition?

~Matt



On Jun 4, 2010, at 9:36 AM, Brian O'Connell wrote:

> Please forward widely and sign up....
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> TO: Local Solidarity and Peace & Justice Committees
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> INVITATION: Join the US Honduras Solidarity Network
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> Since the June 28, 2009 coup in Honduras that overthrew  
> democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya and then held sham  
> elections to “select” defacto President Pepe Lobo, a strong and  
> courageous citizens’ movement has united to struggle for democracy  
> and justice in Honduras.  Members of the Resistance have been  
> murdered, beaten, raped, disappeared, threatened and jailed and yet  
> they struggle on.
> An international solidarity movement is rising up to follow their  
> lead.
> We in the United States bear a special responsibility given the  
> shameful support of our government for the illegal coup and its  
> current efforts to return Honduras to normal relations within the  
> community of nations while the violence not only continues but  
> escalates.
> The organizations listed below have come together in the US to form  
> the Honduras Solidarity Network. The Network is decentralized and  
> made up of local and national organizations committed to providing  
> solidarity support for the people of Honduras. We would like to  
> invite your organization to join with us. (Sorry, no individual  
> memberships.)
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> WHAT DOES MEMBERSHIP MEAN?
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> Member groups of the Network are committed to:
> Support the Mission and Objectives of the Network (below)
> Circulate action alerts
> Consider hosting speaking tours of Hondurans in your community
> Encourage your members to join delegations to Honduras
> Educate your community about the situation in Honduras and the
> US government role in denying democracy and justice in Honduras
> Designate a representative to participate in Network conference  
> calls (currently every other Tuesday at 8:30 EDT).
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> To join the Honduras Solidarity Network, or if you have questions,  
> write to: Quixote Center (toml at quixote.org) or La Voz de los de  
> Abajo in Chicago (vickicervantes at yahoo.com).
> CURRENT MEMBERSHIP LIST:
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> Quixote Center, Alliance for Global Justice, Just Foreign Policy,  
> Agricultural Missions, International Action Center, Grassroots  
> International, Hondurans for Democracy (DC), International Socialist  
> Organization, SOA Watch, U.S. - El Salvador Sister Cities, SOA Watch  
> South Florida, Marin County (CA) Task Force on the Americas, Rhode  
> Island Mobilization Committee to Stop War and Occupation, St. Louis  
> Interfaith Committee on Latin America, La Voz de los de Abajo –  
> Chicago, 8th Day Center for Justice – Chicago, Chicago Religious  
> Leadership Network on Latin America, Proyecto Hondureño – Boston,  
> Hands Off Honduras Coalition - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Latin American  
> Solidarity Committee – Milwaukee, CT United for Peace (Connecticut)
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> MISSION IN SOLIDARITY WITH HONDURAS
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> To denounce the violations of human rights and demand their  
> investigation so that the intellectual authors and material  
> perpetrators of these crimes against humanity against the people of  
> Honduras are punished
> To accompany the people of Honduras in their journey to the re- 
> founding of their country
> To act with commitment to social justice in Honduras
> To oppose at the local, regional and national level the  
> interventionist policy of the U.S. government in Honduras
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> ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND DEMANDS
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> Create an organizational fabric from the components of the Network.  
> Any group, whether it defines itself as local, issue-based, national  
> or otherwise, may join if it agrees with the Network's mission,  
> objectives and demands
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> Exchange information, understanding and experiences related to our  
> common agenda
> Strengthen the capacity of member organizations of the Network
> Develop more capacity for pressure and influence on policy, above  
> all on governmental policy
> Educate and raise consciousness on the situation in Honduras; the  
> poverty, inequality and injustice and the doubled repression that  
> the people have suffered through the military coup d'etat
> Support materially and politically, the groups and communities that  
> directly suffer the injustice and repression from the golpistas
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> To join the Honduras Solidarity Network, or if you have questions,  
> write to: Quixote Center (toml at quixote.org) or La Voz de los de  
> Abajo in Chicago (vickicervantes at yahoo.com).
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