Added: Nov 22, 2006
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Add Video to QuickList ciw @ soa 02:23 The Coalition of Immokalee Workers travled from Immokalee, Florida to Fort Benni The Coalition of Immokalee Workers travled from Immokalee, Florida to Fort Benning, Georgia to protest against the School of the Americas.
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closethesoa Says:
Jul 21, 2007 - Many immigrants that come to the United States from Latin America and work in the tomato fields in Florida are victims of SOA graduates who carry out violence against civilian populations. Right now in Colombia, paramilitary groups are terrorizing villages, which causes internal displacement and migration. This is hardly a new phenomenon. In the 1980s, during the wars in Central America, military and paramilitary groups uprooted people from their homes, and many fled to the U.S.
hvoss Says:
Jul 21, 2007 - Justice will prevail. Just as it is only a matter of time until the School of the Americas will be shut down, there's also no doubt that fundamental rights to a decent wage and fair working conditions in the tomato fields of Florida will be won.
closethesoa Says:
Jul 21, 2007 - SOAW and CIW have worked together for several years. SOAW activists have joined the CIW for demonstrations in Louisville, in Chicago and at fast food restaurants around the country. CIW members travelled to Georgia to participate in the actions to close the SOA. The story of exploitation in Florida's fields served as the theme of a 500-person street theatre at the gates of Fort Benning. CIW members spoke from the stage and addressed the links between militarism and the agricultural industry.