The World March of Women and the Red Latinoamericana Mujeres Transformando la Economía join all feminist organizations and social movements from Honduras to condemn and strongly reject the military coup against president Manuel Zelaya Rosales, organised by the Army and the President of the National Congress, Roberto Micheletti, with the support of the mass media controlled by the oligarchy of that country.

Vía Campesina - Honduras

Ante EL GOLPE DE ESTADO perpetrado por los militares y grupos poderosos
en contra de toda la hondureñidad; comunicamos lo siguiente:

1.- Que se ha organizado el Frente de Resistencia Popular, que en forma
cívica y pacífica ha emprendido la lucha para restablecer el orden
constitucional y lograr el retorno del Presidente legítimo de Honduras,
Manuel Zelaya Rosales.

2.- Que existe plena solidaridad internacional: Estados Unidos, Europa,
América Latina, Asia, para que los golpistas entreguen el gobierno usurpado.

GGJ Representatives Jihan Gearon of the Indigenous Environmental Network and Tammy Bang Luu of the Labor Community Strategy Center are presenting testimony before the Congressional Progressive Caucus this morning at 10am eastern. Tammy and Jihan are part of a delegation of the Inter-Alliance Dialogue to present on the theme: Voices from the Front Lines: A Recovery Package for Democracy. The delegation will present on a range of issues including housing, workers rights, immigrant rights and environmental/climate justice. GGJ's testimony will focus on the impact of the fossil fuel economy and propose policy solutions compiled by our Global Well-Being Working Group. We will send the transcript of their testimonies later today. The event is coordinated in conjunction with the Institute for Policy Studies and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

As we all know, our country is in an economic crisis. People are losing their jobs, their homes, their ability to provide their children with quality education, and their ability to retire with dignity and peace of mind. The cost of the most basic necessities such as health care, utilities, and fuel continue to skyrocket. In this current economic crisis, the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930’s, workers and their communities need more opportunities to get ahead.

We need stronger laws that level the playing field for workers and their families. The Employee Free Choice Act will make it easier for men and women to form and/or join a union, when they choose to in their workplace.

CALL TO ACTION: Why Support the Employee Free Choice Act?
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UE Slideshow on Freedom to Organize

SAVE THE DATE!
GGJ is launching our 1st school for movement building
Understanding Capitalism, the Current Crisis, and the Alternatives

3-day school, July 10, 11, 12, 2009
Providence, Rhode Island, hosted by DARE

Dear Environmental Justice friends and allies,

To facilitate and help unify the voice of the environmental justice movement in their Stimulus-related advocacy, a small Working Group representing eight organizations in six states has prepared Stimulating Environmental Justice: How the States Can Use Federal Recovery Funds to Build a Just and Sustainable Economy. This short document includes a Vision statement and Talking Points, Recommendations, and a state advocacy-focused Stimulus Resource Guide. (PDF is attached)

Members of UE Local 1110 who work at Republic Windows and Doors in Chicago are occupying the plant around the clock this weekend, in an effort to force the company and its main creditor to meet their obligations to the workers. Their goal is to at least get the compensation that workers are owed; they also seek the resumption of operations at the plant. All 260 members of the local were laid off Friday in a sudden plant closing, brought on by Bank of America cutting off operating credit to the company. The bank even refused to authorize the release of money to Republic needed to pay workers their earned vacation pay, and compensation they are owed under the federal WARN Act because they were not given the legally-required notice that the plant was about to close.

Jobs with Justice, the national workers' rights coalition, has joined the fight of these UE members, launching a campaign to expose the shameful behavior by Bank of America -- as well as the many other outrages of the government bailout. To lend a hand, go to:

http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/bankofamerica/

This weekend President Bush will convene leaders of the world's wealthiest nations to address the financial crises. We, along with thousands of organizations worldwide, believe that those who made this mess should not be the ones trying to fix it. Looking back on the last three decades of economic policies, the world's leaders should ask one fundamental question: Who pays and who benefits?

Llamado Mundial a la Acción para Exigir un Nuevo Sistema Económico

INSTAMOS A TODOS LOS MOVIMENTOS POPULARES, ORGANIZACIONES, COALICIONES Y REDES EN TODO EL MUNDO A ORGANIZAR MOVILIZACIONES Y ACCIONES CIUDADANAS EL 15 DE NOVIEMBRE.

El Presidente estadounidense George Bush, junto con otros líderes del G8, ha convocado una cumbre de los gobiernos de los 20 países más grandes del mundo para el 15 de noviembre, para responder a la crisis financiera internacional.

URGING ALL PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS, COALITIONS and NETWORKS WORDLWIDE TO ORGANIZE MOBILIZATIONS and CITIZENS ACTIONS on NOVEMBER 15

US President George Bush and other G8 leaders have called a summit of governments of the world´s 20 biggest countries on November 15 to respond to the international financial crisis.