Statement in Solidarity with the People of Honduras, by Vancouver based Latin American and allied Organizations
We express our collective outrage and condemn the coup d’état that has taken place in Honduras by leaders of the right wing military junta-that have been trained as mercenaries and dictators in the School of the Americas.
We express our deepest sentiments of solidarity with the people of Honduras, who have taken to the streets to demand their democratically elected president José Manuel Zelaya be allowed to return and finish his term in office. Taking the lead from the people of Honduras, who are defending their democratic rights and the depending of their democratic process, we demand the following from the international community and the Canadian government:
-That they refuse to recognize the de-facto government of Roberto Michelletti or any other government of a similar character.
-That coup leaders recognize President Zelaya as the constitutional president of Honduras and accept his return. If this
does not occur, Canada must withdraw its ambassador, following the example set by Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Nicaragua.
-The immediate lifting of the State of Emergency and the end to all acts of repression again the Honduran people. Canada should demand the liberty of all the democratic leaders that have been detained illegally.
-That Canadian companies active in Honduras, like Gildan Activewear, Goldcorp Inc, Breakwater Resources, and Yamana Gold halt all operations in Honduras until the democratically elected president returns to his post.
- That Canada immediately halt all Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the Central America Four (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador)
Endorsed by La Surda Latin American Collective, Canada-Bolivia Solidarity committee, Café Rebelde Collective, Coalition against Intervention in Latin America, Hands off Venezuela, Code Pink, Vancouver Socialist Forum, stopwar.ca, Communist Party of Canada, Young Communist League
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Celebrating 50 Years of Cuba Revolution!
Celebrating 50 Years of Cuba Revolution!
Moncada Day Celebration TODAY!
Sunday, July 26
2 pm
Chilean Coop
3390 School Ave
Vancouver
Speakers:
Jim Sinclair, President BC Federation of Labour
Frank Kennedy, Secretary Treasurer ILWU Retirees
Ray Viaud, Canada Cuba Friendship Assoc.
Entertainment:
No Shit Shirleys
Tom Hawkins
Hugo Rojas
Food & Cash Bar
-----------------------------------------------------
Celebrating 50 Years of Cuba Revolution!
This July 26, the Young Communist League of Canada - la Ligue de la
jeunesse communiste du Canada, sends its greetings and stands in
solidarity with the people of Cuba. This "Moncada Day" has special
meaning for Cubans and friends of Cuba everywhere, as it is the 50th
anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution. The movement that
grew into the triumphant Revolution was born on the 26th of July, 1953
when Fidel and Raul Castro and around 160 other brave revolutionaries
attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba. This was the first
armed resistance to the corrupt and brutal, US-backed, Batista regime,
carried out by the "Movimiento 26 Julio".
The YCL-LJC Canada wishes to send a special greeting to the Youth of
Cuba and to the Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas. We acknowledge the
vanguard role the youth play in the Cuban Revolution and the Cuban
people's struggle for socialism and against imperialism. This was no
different 56 years ago when the attack on the Moncada barracks was
carried out. The revolutionaries that participated were
overwhelmingly young farmers, workers and students and in unity with
the working-class. The average age was 26, the same age as their
leader Fidel Castro. Today we salute the example set by those brave
revolutionaries.
The Moncada attack was not an immediate victory for the Movimiento 26
Julio, but it was the first battle in a long people's struggle against
the strangle-hold of imperialism. After Fidel was arrested and
imprisoned, he published his famous defence speech entitled "History
will Absolve Me". With 50 years of history written about the heroic
Cuban Revolution, Castro and his Moncada comrades have been absolved
one-thousand times over. By continuing to maintain friendly relations
with Cuba, Canada affirms its sovereignty in foreign policy (which in
all other areas is authored by Washington -- like Palestine, Colombia
or Canada’s imperialist war in Afghanistan).
The bravery and heroism of their people continues, symbolized by the
Cuba Five – five men unjustly imprisoned in US jails for fighting
CIA-backed terrorism on their Island. We salute the Five, reaffirm our
demand to free them, and cheer-on Cuba's achievements in education,
health care and international solidarity which have shown the world
that socialism is both possible and necessary to end war,
environmental destruction and economic injustice.
The Young Communist League of Canada joins the friends of Cuba from
around the world in saying:
"VIVA LA REVOLUCION CUBANA Y EL MOVIMIENTO DEL 26!"
July 26, 2009
YCL-LJC CEC
Moncada Day Celebration TODAY!
Sunday, July 26
2 pm
Chilean Coop
3390 School Ave
Vancouver
Speakers:
Jim Sinclair, President BC Federation of Labour
Frank Kennedy, Secretary Treasurer ILWU Retirees
Ray Viaud, Canada Cuba Friendship Assoc.
Entertainment:
No Shit Shirleys
Tom Hawkins
Hugo Rojas
Food & Cash Bar
-----------------------------------------------------
Celebrating 50 Years of Cuba Revolution!
This July 26, the Young Communist League of Canada - la Ligue de la
jeunesse communiste du Canada, sends its greetings and stands in
solidarity with the people of Cuba. This "Moncada Day" has special
meaning for Cubans and friends of Cuba everywhere, as it is the 50th
anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution. The movement that
grew into the triumphant Revolution was born on the 26th of July, 1953
when Fidel and Raul Castro and around 160 other brave revolutionaries
attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba. This was the first
armed resistance to the corrupt and brutal, US-backed, Batista regime,
carried out by the "Movimiento 26 Julio".
The YCL-LJC Canada wishes to send a special greeting to the Youth of
Cuba and to the Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas. We acknowledge the
vanguard role the youth play in the Cuban Revolution and the Cuban
people's struggle for socialism and against imperialism. This was no
different 56 years ago when the attack on the Moncada barracks was
carried out. The revolutionaries that participated were
overwhelmingly young farmers, workers and students and in unity with
the working-class. The average age was 26, the same age as their
leader Fidel Castro. Today we salute the example set by those brave
revolutionaries.
The Moncada attack was not an immediate victory for the Movimiento 26
Julio, but it was the first battle in a long people's struggle against
the strangle-hold of imperialism. After Fidel was arrested and
imprisoned, he published his famous defence speech entitled "History
will Absolve Me". With 50 years of history written about the heroic
Cuban Revolution, Castro and his Moncada comrades have been absolved
one-thousand times over. By continuing to maintain friendly relations
with Cuba, Canada affirms its sovereignty in foreign policy (which in
all other areas is authored by Washington -- like Palestine, Colombia
or Canada’s imperialist war in Afghanistan).
The bravery and heroism of their people continues, symbolized by the
Cuba Five – five men unjustly imprisoned in US jails for fighting
CIA-backed terrorism on their Island. We salute the Five, reaffirm our
demand to free them, and cheer-on Cuba's achievements in education,
health care and international solidarity which have shown the world
that socialism is both possible and necessary to end war,
environmental destruction and economic injustice.
The Young Communist League of Canada joins the friends of Cuba from
around the world in saying:
"VIVA LA REVOLUCION CUBANA Y EL MOVIMIENTO DEL 26!"
July 26, 2009
YCL-LJC CEC
Friday, July 24, 2009
Important Upcoming Events
1. Action In Solidarity with the people of Honduras!
No to the Coup! The Canadian government must demand the return of
President Zelaya and refuse to recognize the military regime!
Canadian mining companies out of Honduras! Reparations for the
communities in the Siria Valley!
Protest Picket at Goldcorp's head office: 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver.
Thursday July 23
12pm
Bring your banners!
Join us in our continued efforts denounce the coup! Since the June 28
removal of the president of Honduras, grassroots solidarity organizations
throughout the world have protested the overthrow of Honduran democracy.
Meanwhile, the Canadian government and mining companies are complicit
in the military coup in Honduras because of their continued silence
and at times direct participation in supporting the defacto regime
lead by Roberto Micheletti.
Goldcorp, a Vancouver based mining giant, operated the controversial
cyanide leaching, open pit "San Martin" gold mine in the department of
Francisco Morazón in Honduras until 2008. Today, many residents of the
Siria Valley, where the mine is located, are sick and unable to work
because of illnesses linked to Goldcorp's operations. The company
still has a skeleton crew of employees in the country, who according
to community members were bussed to pro-coup rallies sponsored by the
corporate backed "Movement for Peace and Democracy."
It's a lie that Goldcorp doesn't get involved in politics: in
Guatemala, they launched a constitutional challenge against Indigenous
People who organized to say NO to the company's Marlin mine, and in
Argentina, Goldcorp has supported legal actions against tax increases.
The coup in Honduras suits the interests of Canadian mining companies.
Michelletti's military regime promises more profits for the corporate
sector, and lower wages and less rights for workers.
Article about Canadian mining companies and the coup: http://thetyee.ca/Views/2009/07/09/ShameOnCanada/
Video about the San Martin Mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp4jBtL7kxs
Goldcorp busses workers to pro-coup rally: http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/photo/1717
Honduras working group at Mediacoop.ca: http://www.mediacoop.ca/group/1670
Organized by, Coalition Against Intervention in Latin America.
2. YCL Discussion Group
The Red Star Club will be holding a special discussion group on the history of the Young Communist movement in Vancouver featuring guest speakers including
former YCL activists from the Vancouver area.
Saturday, July 25th
5pm
Centre for Socialist Education, 706 Clark Dr.
3. LEFT FILM NIGHT presents a double feature on July 25:
7 pm: 638 Ways to Kill Castro
(Dir. Dollan Cannell, UK, 2006, 78 minutes)
This
documentary looks at the incredible story of the 638 alleged plots by
the CIA and Cuban exiles to kill former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. It
reveals every conceivable method of assassination, from exploding
cigars to femme fatalism, a radio station rigged with noxious gas to a
poison pen. If you think this sounds like something out of a James Bond
film, then you’re not far from the truth.
8:40 pm - The Waiting List
(Dir. Juan Carlos Tabio, Cuba, 2001, 105 min., English subtitles)
In this comic hit, set in an isolated bus terminal in the middle of
nowhere, dozens of passengers are stranded when a bus they were waiting
for breaks down and cannot leave. Forced to spend the next few days
together, everyone works together to overcome adversity, revealing
humanity’s ability to overcome the toughest circumstances through
sharing, cooperation and solidarity. Made by award winning director
Juan Carlos Tabio (Strawberries and Chocolate).
Saturday, July 25, 7 pm
Centre for Socialist Education,
706 Clark Drive, Vancouver (corner of Clark & E. Georgia)
No admission charge, but donations towards our costs are welcome.
Coffee and refreshments available. Left Film Nights are presented by
the Centre for Socialist Education, Young Communist League, and the
Latino and Vancouver East Clubs of the Communist Party of Canada. Call
604-255-2041 or email for further information.
4. Moncada Day
Moncada Day Celebration
Sunday, July 26
2 pm
Chilean Coop
3390 School Ave
Vancouver
Speakers:
Jim Sinclair, President BC Federation of Labour
Frank Kennedy, Secretary Treasurer ILWU Retirees
Ray Viaud, Canada Cuba Friendship Assoc.
Entertainment:
No Shit Shirleys
Tom Hawkins
Hugo Rojas
Food & Cash Bar
poster attached - please circulate
For more info call 604-985-6371
for directions
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Chilean+Coop+bc&sll=49.227167,-122.901226&sspn=0.009291,0.027788&g=School+St,+New+Westminster,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada&ie=UTF8&ll=49.231163,-123.027563&spn=0.00929,0.027788&z=16
5. YCL BC Summer Camp
Come out and have fun with YCLers from B.C. Learn a little about Communism while you chill out on the sunshine coast!
Open to YCLers and friends from BC, and Alberta too!
Registration
is $20 which includes food for the weekend. Rides are available from
Vancouver and travel subsidies are available for those coming from
outside of the lower mainland. Registration can be paid to the YCL BC
office (706 Clark Dr., Vancouver, BC, V5L 3J1) via cheque or money
order OR paid directly to any YCL organizer.
A brochure and registration form will be available shortly.
You have to provide the following info to register:
Name
Address
Phone #
E-mail
If you are a member of YCL (yes or no)
If yes, what Club?
Do you have a tent you canl bring?
If yes, can you share the tent?
If so, how manypeople can you share it with?
Do you have any special dietary requirements
Topics:
- Is socialism dead? The counter-revolution in the USSR and Eastern Europe
- Socialism or extinction. What is socialism and why is it relevant today?
– The global capitalist crisis and the fight back
– Latin America: At the center of the world revolutionary process
Details: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=9349&post=37944&uid=2239012118#/event.php?eid=72650558068&ref=ts
No to the Coup! The Canadian government must demand the return of
President Zelaya and refuse to recognize the military regime!
Canadian mining companies out of Honduras! Reparations for the
communities in the Siria Valley!
Protest Picket at Goldcorp's head office: 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver.
Thursday July 23
12pm
Bring your banners!
Join us in our continued efforts denounce the coup! Since the June 28
removal of the president of Honduras, grassroots solidarity organizations
throughout the world have protested the overthrow of Honduran democracy.
Meanwhile, the Canadian government and mining companies are complicit
in the military coup in Honduras because of their continued silence
and at times direct participation in supporting the defacto regime
lead by Roberto Micheletti.
Goldcorp, a Vancouver based mining giant, operated the controversial
cyanide leaching, open pit "San Martin" gold mine in the department of
Francisco Morazón in Honduras until 2008. Today, many residents of the
Siria Valley, where the mine is located, are sick and unable to work
because of illnesses linked to Goldcorp's operations. The company
still has a skeleton crew of employees in the country, who according
to community members were bussed to pro-coup rallies sponsored by the
corporate backed "Movement for Peace and Democracy."
It's a lie that Goldcorp doesn't get involved in politics: in
Guatemala, they launched a constitutional challenge against Indigenous
People who organized to say NO to the company's Marlin mine, and in
Argentina, Goldcorp has supported legal actions against tax increases.
The coup in Honduras suits the interests of Canadian mining companies.
Michelletti's military regime promises more profits for the corporate
sector, and lower wages and less rights for workers.
Article about Canadian mining companies and the coup: http://thetyee.ca/Views/2009/07/09/ShameOnCanada/
Video about the San Martin Mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp4jBtL7kxs
Goldcorp busses workers to pro-coup rally: http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/photo/1717
Honduras working group at Mediacoop.ca: http://www.mediacoop.ca/group/1670
Organized by, Coalition Against Intervention in Latin America.
2. YCL Discussion Group
The Red Star Club will be holding a special discussion group on the history of the Young Communist movement in Vancouver featuring guest speakers including
former YCL activists from the Vancouver area.
Saturday, July 25th
5pm
Centre for Socialist Education, 706 Clark Dr.
3. LEFT FILM NIGHT presents a double feature on July 25:
7 pm: 638 Ways to Kill Castro
(Dir. Dollan Cannell, UK, 2006, 78 minutes)
This
documentary looks at the incredible story of the 638 alleged plots by
the CIA and Cuban exiles to kill former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. It
reveals every conceivable method of assassination, from exploding
cigars to femme fatalism, a radio station rigged with noxious gas to a
poison pen. If you think this sounds like something out of a James Bond
film, then you’re not far from the truth.
8:40 pm - The Waiting List
(Dir. Juan Carlos Tabio, Cuba, 2001, 105 min., English subtitles)
In this comic hit, set in an isolated bus terminal in the middle of
nowhere, dozens of passengers are stranded when a bus they were waiting
for breaks down and cannot leave. Forced to spend the next few days
together, everyone works together to overcome adversity, revealing
humanity’s ability to overcome the toughest circumstances through
sharing, cooperation and solidarity. Made by award winning director
Juan Carlos Tabio (Strawberries and Chocolate).
Saturday, July 25, 7 pm
Centre for Socialist Education,
706 Clark Drive, Vancouver (corner of Clark & E. Georgia)
No admission charge, but donations towards our costs are welcome.
Coffee and refreshments available. Left Film Nights are presented by
the Centre for Socialist Education, Young Communist League, and the
Latino and Vancouver East Clubs of the Communist Party of Canada. Call
604-255-2041 or email
4. Moncada Day
Moncada Day Celebration
Sunday, July 26
2 pm
Chilean Coop
3390 School Ave
Vancouver
Speakers:
Jim Sinclair, President BC Federation of Labour
Frank Kennedy, Secretary Treasurer ILWU Retirees
Ray Viaud, Canada Cuba Friendship Assoc.
Entertainment:
No Shit Shirleys
Tom Hawkins
Hugo Rojas
Food & Cash Bar
poster attached - please circulate
For more info call 604-985-6371
for directions
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Chilean+Coop+bc&sll=49.227167,-122.901226&sspn=0.009291,0.027788&g=School+St,+New+Westminster,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada&ie=UTF8&ll=49.231163,-123.027563&spn=0.00929,0.027788&z=16
5. YCL BC Summer Camp
Come out and have fun with YCLers from B.C. Learn a little about Communism while you chill out on the sunshine coast!
Open to YCLers and friends from BC, and Alberta too!
Registration
is $20 which includes food for the weekend. Rides are available from
Vancouver and travel subsidies are available for those coming from
outside of the lower mainland. Registration can be paid to the YCL BC
office (706 Clark Dr., Vancouver, BC, V5L 3J1) via cheque or money
order OR paid directly to any YCL organizer.
A brochure and registration form will be available shortly.
You have to provide the following info to register:
Name
Address
Phone #
If you are a member of YCL (yes or no)
If yes, what Club?
Do you have a tent you canl bring?
If yes, can you share the tent?
If so, how manypeople can you share it with?
Do you have any special dietary requirements
Topics:
- Is socialism dead? The counter-revolution in the USSR and Eastern Europe
- Socialism or extinction. What is socialism and why is it relevant today?
– The global capitalist crisis and the fight back
– Latin America: At the center of the world revolutionary process
Details: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=9349&post=37944&uid=2239012118#/event.php?eid=72650558068&ref=ts
Left FIlm Night - This Saturday!
LEFT FILM NIGHT presents a double feature on July 25:
7 pm: 638 Ways to Kill Castro
(Dir. Dollan Cannell, UK, 2006, 78 minutes)
This documentary looks at the incredible story of the 638 alleged plots by the CIA and Cuban exiles to kill former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. It reveals every conceivable method of assassination, from exploding cigars to femme fatalism, a radio station rigged with noxious gas to a poison pen. If you think this sounds like something out of a James Bond film, then you’re not far from the truth.
8:40 pm - The Waiting List
(Dir. Juan Carlos Tabio, Cuba, 2001, 105 min., English subtitles)
In this comic hit, set in an isolated bus terminal in the middle of nowhere, dozens of passengers are stranded when a bus they were waiting for breaks down and cannot leave. Forced to spend the next few days together, everyone works together to overcome adversity, revealing humanity’s ability to overcome the toughest circumstances through sharing, cooperation and solidarity. Made by award winning director Juan Carlos Tabio (Strawberries and Chocolate).
Saturday, July 25, 7 pm
Centre for Socialist Education,
706 Clark Drive, Vancouver (corner of Clark & E. Georgia)
No admission charge, but donations towards our costs are welcome. Coffee and refreshments available. Left Film Nights are presented by the Centre for Socialist Education, Young Communist League, and the Latino and Vancouver East Clubs of the Communist Party of Canada. Call 604-255-2041 or email for further information.
7 pm: 638 Ways to Kill Castro
(Dir. Dollan Cannell, UK, 2006, 78 minutes)
This documentary looks at the incredible story of the 638 alleged plots by the CIA and Cuban exiles to kill former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. It reveals every conceivable method of assassination, from exploding cigars to femme fatalism, a radio station rigged with noxious gas to a poison pen. If you think this sounds like something out of a James Bond film, then you’re not far from the truth.
8:40 pm - The Waiting List
(Dir. Juan Carlos Tabio, Cuba, 2001, 105 min., English subtitles)
In this comic hit, set in an isolated bus terminal in the middle of nowhere, dozens of passengers are stranded when a bus they were waiting for breaks down and cannot leave. Forced to spend the next few days together, everyone works together to overcome adversity, revealing humanity’s ability to overcome the toughest circumstances through sharing, cooperation and solidarity. Made by award winning director Juan Carlos Tabio (Strawberries and Chocolate).
Saturday, July 25, 7 pm
Centre for Socialist Education,
706 Clark Drive, Vancouver (corner of Clark & E. Georgia)
No admission charge, but donations towards our costs are welcome. Coffee and refreshments available. Left Film Nights are presented by the Centre for Socialist Education, Young Communist League, and the Latino and Vancouver East Clubs of the Communist Party of Canada. Call 604-255-2041 or email
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Vancouverites picket Goldcorp offices in support of Honduran resistance
http://vancouver.mediacoop.ca/story/1768
July 23, 2009
All out against the Coup in Honduras
Vancouverites picket Goldcorp offices in support of Honduran resistance
by Dawn Paley →Honduras, →Free Trade & Gateway Projects
Dozens of people gathered today for a lunchtime information picket in front of the head offices of Goldcorp Inc in downtown Vancouver, protesting against the company's involvement in the military coup in Honduras.
This is the fourth action in Vancouver against the nearly month-long coup regime of Roberto Micheletti.
"We came here to stand in solidarity with the people of Honduras, who are fighting for democracy in their country," said Marla Renn, co-chair of Stopwar.ca. The group targeted the gold mining giant "because Goldcorp is supporting the coup in Honduras," she said.
Goldcorp has been an active supporter of the coup, providing material support to employees to attend pro-coup rallies. The company operated the San Martin mine, which was Central America's largest, until shut down began last year.
Peter Kent, Canada's Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, emailed a statement on Monday which discouraged the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya "prior to a negotiated resolution."
"Canadians champion democracy, but the Canadian government is complicit in overthrowing democracy in Honduras, as is Goldcorp," said Andrea Pinochet, who helped to organize the picket.
Though at times they were nearly drowned out by a live jazz band playing just meters away, protesters chanted slogans and handed out leaflets to the people passing by.
"We will continue to protest until Zelaya is back in Honduras," said Pinochet.
July 23, 2009
All out against the Coup in Honduras
Vancouverites picket Goldcorp offices in support of Honduran resistance
by Dawn Paley →Honduras, →Free Trade & Gateway Projects
Dozens of people gathered today for a lunchtime information picket in front of the head offices of Goldcorp Inc in downtown Vancouver, protesting against the company's involvement in the military coup in Honduras.
This is the fourth action in Vancouver against the nearly month-long coup regime of Roberto Micheletti.
"We came here to stand in solidarity with the people of Honduras, who are fighting for democracy in their country," said Marla Renn, co-chair of Stopwar.ca. The group targeted the gold mining giant "because Goldcorp is supporting the coup in Honduras," she said.
Goldcorp has been an active supporter of the coup, providing material support to employees to attend pro-coup rallies. The company operated the San Martin mine, which was Central America's largest, until shut down began last year.
Peter Kent, Canada's Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, emailed a statement on Monday which discouraged the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya "prior to a negotiated resolution."
"Canadians champion democracy, but the Canadian government is complicit in overthrowing democracy in Honduras, as is Goldcorp," said Andrea Pinochet, who helped to organize the picket.
Though at times they were nearly drowned out by a live jazz band playing just meters away, protesters chanted slogans and handed out leaflets to the people passing by.
"We will continue to protest until Zelaya is back in Honduras," said Pinochet.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
YCL BC eBulletin - July 2009
Check out this months eBulletin online at the following link!
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/445432/496dd662e2/1623001899/6c0c9d641e/
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/445432/496dd662e2/1623001899/6c0c9d641e/
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)