economic policy

Sep 12, 20226 min read

After 11 years of resistance, injured GM workers still awaiting a response from the United States

By Bárbara Orozco Díaz On August 2, 2011, the Association of Injured and Former Workers of General Motors Colmotores (ASOTRECOL) set up a...

Jun 23, 20226 min read

Colombia Presidential Elections 2022 - Runoff for the Government of Life

By Bárbara Orozco Díaz On June 19, 2022, for the first time in its contemporary history, Colombia makes a government shift to the...

Apr 25, 20225 min read

Members of US Progressive Caucus met with President Xiomara Castro of Honduras

By Julián Arturo On March 19, 2022, Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective in collaboration with SOA Watch, CISPES, and other...

Jun 3, 20219 min read

Popular Resistance in the Age of Neoliberal War: The Case of Colombia

By Evan King and Pambana Gutto Bassett Since April 28th hundreds of thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets to demand the end...

Mar 17, 20213 min read

Naya River Reportback

The Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective Colombia team shares their experiences in the Naya River.

Feb 11, 202110 min read

Jilamito River Protectors and the War for Water in Honduras

Original article published in spanish by Redacción CRITERIO.HN Please also see Part 2 and Part 3 of this Criterio series on Jilamito....

Jan 20, 20213 min read

Paramilitaries Threaten Brink’s Workers in Bogotá

By Cruz Bonlarron Martinez The Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective recently received reports that Brink’s workers affiliated with the...

Aug 13, 20203 min read

The U.S. is financing illegal hydroelectric projects in Honduras with taxpayer dollars

On July 21st, the newly created U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced that it signed an agreement with the...

Jun 2, 20204 min read

U.S Sends Troops to Fight Unarmed Poor People in Colombia

The United States Army is deploying a “company-sized” Special Forces team to support and advise Colombian anti-narcotics operations...

May 22, 20202 min read

Witness for Peace Solidarity Collective Condemns Trump Administration's Charges Against Cuba

On May 12, 2020, the U.S. State Department announced that Cuba, among other countries, would be certified as “not cooperating fully”

Apr 21, 20143 min read

“Enséñame a organizar”: Enfrentando las políticas neoliberales a nivel nacional e internacional

Por Celeste Larkin, Chicago Religious Leadership Network Llevo tres años viviendo en Chicago y, en este tiempo, la ciudad ha vivido...

Apr 21, 20143 min read

“Teach me to organize:” confronting neoliberal economics at home and abroad

Celeste Larkin, Chicago Religious Leadership Network I’ve lived in Chicago for the past three years and, in that time, we’ve seen many...

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