Activist Delegation to Colombia

The Committee for Social Justice in Colombia (CSJC), in conjunction with

the Colombian Food & Beverage Workers Union (SINALTRAINAL) and the

Colombia Clama Justicia campaign, is organizing an activist delegation

to Colombia to learn about the struggles of labor, indigenous, and human

rights activists and to witness first-hand the effects of US

intervention in Colombia.

Join us to:

*Meet and strategize with activist leaders fighting for human rights,

labor rights, and against neo-liberalism.

*Observe the effects of war and displacement on the Colombian people.

*Participate in the popular forum against Coca-Cola (audiencia publica

popular) and the international forum on transnational corporations and

human rights, as well as other activities to promote peace with social

justice in Colombia.

When: December 2-8, 2002

Where: Bogota, Colombia

For more information, please call 917-907-0142, email

jks95@columbia.edu, or go to www.socialjusticecolombia.edu

***The deadline to join the delegation is Friday, Nov. 1, so contact

CSJC soon to get the details!***

ALSO -

If you can't make it to Bogota, but would like to support the

delegation, please make a contribution towards financing the costs of 2

Colombian trade unionists living in exile in the US who will be

travelling with the delegation. Any size contribution is welcome and can

be sent to: CSJC c/o Jana Silverman, Institute of Latin American

Studies, 420 West 118th St, Room 830, New York, NY 10027.