InterReligious Task Force on Central America

IRTF Issues

Anti-Militarism
Anti-Militarism
- Democratization
  Democratization
  Support people’s pro-democratic, nonviolent movements, and people's sovereignty and democracy over military and coup-imposed governments.
- US Foreign Military Influence
  US Foreign Military Influence
  End US training of Latin American military and other security forces in Central America and Colombia and on US soil, and the militarization of humanitarian, economic, environmental and other foreign assistance to Central America & Colombia. Working to eliminate long-term US military presence in Central America and Colombia, including personnel and bases.
  - History of the SOA
Environmental Human Rights
Environmental Human Rights
- Degradation and Mega Projects
  Degradation and Mega Projects
  To stand with communities (particularly indigenous and Afro-descendant) as they resist exploitation to preserve their lands and resources from profiteering.
- Resistance Solidarity
  Resistance Solidarity
  To stand in solidarity with oppressed communities.
Exploited Labor
Exploited Labor
- Global Economic Policy
  Global Economic Policy
  Stopping the "race to the bottom" and demanding trade policies that protect workers, consumers and the environment.
  - Free Trade Agreements
- Worker Rights
  Worker Rights
  Standing with workers across the hemisphere to promote just wages and safe working conditions, calling for consumer actions, corporate responsiblity and government policies to end the exploitation of labor
Fair Trade
Fair Trade
- Support for Cooperatives
  Support for Cooperatives
  Supporting cooperatively-owned business so that people work for themselves and do not have to be dependent on the dominant economic model. Instead, self-determination, gender equality, transparency, and democratic organization are the norm.
- Consumer Advocacy
  Consumer Advocacy
  Educating and organizing consumers to get fair trade and other sweatshop-free products into their schools, congregations, grocery stores and other local businesses.
- Fair Trade Principles
  Fair Trade Principles
  Fair Trade is a system of exchange that honors producers, communities, consumers, and the environment. It is a model for the global economy rooted in people-to-people connections, justice, and sustainability.
LGBTQ Rights
LGBTQ Rights
Supporting LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) people and their families in Central America and Colombia to gain broader inclusion in all sectors of their societies and end repression against LGBTQ persons.
Afro-Descendant & Indigenous
Afro-Descendant & Indigenous
- Cultural Preservation
  Cultural Preservation
  To help support communities, particularly indigenous and Afro-descendant, who organize their lives according to traditional values and ways, by challenging repression and supporting economic ventures.
- Racial Justice
  Racial Justice
  Promoting dignity and equality for Afro-descendant and native peoples across the hemisphere and resisting state-sponsored violence and institutionalized racism.

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Colombia Presentation with Jhon Henry Camargo Varela

May 22, 2017

Please join us on Monday, May 22 for this rare opportunity to hear from a member of the Christian Peacemaker Team in Colombia. RSVP is appreciated to irtf@irtfcleveland.org

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Ask your Rep to Co-sponsor H.R. 1299 The Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

Help End the Violence in Honduras!

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Summer Solidarity Coffeehouse

July 1, 2017

Enjoy Live Music. Poetry. Refreshments (Fair Trade of course). Hear updates from IRTF staff who have recently traveled to Colombia, Honduras, and Nicaragua. With special guest from Colombia John Henry.

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Delegation to Colombia

June 15, 2017 to June 24, 2017

Travel with IRTF on a delegation to Colombia with Christian Peacemaker Teams(CPT)

RRN Letter

RRN Letter: Honduras, 4/26/2017

April 26, 2017

Torture and assassination of transgender woman Sherlyn Montoya, active member of LGBT Rainbow Association.

RRN Letter

RRN Letter: Colombia, 4/25/2017

April 25, 2017

Kidnapping and assaults on a woman associated with Peasant Movement of Cajibio (MCC) leader Marylen Serna Salinas, in Popayán, Cauca Department.

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IRTF in DC for EAD: Ecumenical Advocacy Days

April 21, 2017 to April 24, 2017

Travel with IRTF to DC in April for Advocacy visits to Ohio Representatives and Senators and to participate in the EAD conference.

RRN Letter

RRN Letter: Guatemala, 4/14/2017

April 14, 2017

Intimidation tactics (shots fired) against Pedro Rafael Maldonado Flores, the legal director for the Legal, Environmental and Social Action Center of Guatemala (CALAS), which represents communities organizing resistance to the exploration and exploitation of natural resources.

RRN Letter

RRN Letter: Colombia, 4/13/2017

April 13, 2017

Threats and intimidation against Environmental Committee in Defense of Life (CADV) and others organizing to the open-pit AngloGold Ashanti mining project in Cajamarca in Tolima Department.

RRN Letter

RRN Letter: Honduras, 4/12/2017

April 12, 2017

Death threats and harassment towards persons working in community radio stations (Radio La Voz Lenca, Radio Dignidad, Radio Progreso) that are reporting on environmental and indigenous rights issues and smear campaign targeting Jesuit priest Ismael Moreno, director of Radio Progreso.

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