DC EVENT, WED, 6PM: HONDURAS MILITARY COUP - Forum with a delegation from Honduras

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I put the same notice on the DC list of DU.
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Join a delegation of prominent leaders from Honduras, including a member
of Congress, a former presidential candidate and human rights leader, in
an open forum regarding the recent military coup that was carried out bu
graduates of the School of the Americas in Honduras. The delegation has
been in Washington since Monday meeting with the State Department,
Congressional leaders, international institutions, and others regarding
the political situation in their nation. We will also have the
participation of Hondurans for Democracy Coalition in the Washington DC
region explaining the type of actions people living in the United States
should perform to protect democracy in Honduras.

*WHEN:* Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 6:00pm

*WHERE:* Institute for Policy Studies, 1112 16th St NW Washington, DC
20036
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kmPnPr46U7VdXeuZyfFaGaLnG89ipd69>.

/For questions and to RSVP, please contact: [e-mail]

/*Bios of the Honduran Delegation:

**Marvin Ponce Sauceda* is a representative in the Honduran National
Congress from the Democratic Union Party. Elected to Congress in 2006,
he is a rural development expert and former advisor to the Honduran
small farmers' association, COCOCH. Mr. Ponce will share his
perspectives regarding the proceedings in the Honduran Congress leading
up to the coup.

*Jari Dixon Herrera Hernández*, a lawyer with the Honduran Attorney
General's office, is the vice president of the Prosecutors' Association
of Honduras. He is well known for his efforts to expose corruption
within the Honduran justice system. He will present an analysis of the
legal justifications regarding the events leading up to June 28th.

*Dr. Juan Almendares Bonilla* is a widely recognized environmentalist
who was candidate for president for the Democratic Union party in the
2005 elections. He is director of the Madre Tierra environmental
association. He will speak about violations of fundamental human rights,
civil liberties and the constitution of Honduras, including violation of
the freedom of the press.

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1. Honduran Visiting DC, Gives Interview to CNN, Cops beat up family in Honduras

Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:09:20 +0000
From: "Hendrik Voss, SOA Watch" <hvoss @ soaw.org>
Subject: Re: DC Event, Wed. 6pm: Honduras Military Coup - Forum
with a delegation from Honduras
<mailto:[e-mail]?subject=subscribe%20dc-cluster>

Jari, one of the anti-coup resistance leaders who
are in Washington, DC right now gave an interview
to CNN en Espanol yesterday. After the interview
was aired in Honduras, a police squad in Honduras
stormed his mother's house and machine-gunned the
entrance. Once they were inside they beat his mom
and sisters and arrested his brother after stating "Te llego tu hora".

Jari already talked to CNN en Espanol and AFP to
get the story out, but we need as much coverage
as we can today to protect him and his family.

We'll have a Press Conference at the NPC at 12:30
and urge journalist to attend so they can get the story first hand from Jari.

We are preparing more information that we will circulate shortly.

-----Original Message-----
From: SOA Watch
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 04:21 PM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: DC Event, Wed. 6pm: Honduras Military
Coup - Forum with a delegation from Honduras

Please join a delegation of prominent leaders
from Honduras, including a member of Congress, a
former presidential candidate and human rights
leader, in an open forum regarding the recent
military coup that was carried out bu graduates
of the School of the Americas in Honduras. The
delegation has been in Washington since Monday
meeting with the State Department, Congressional
leaders, international institutions, and others
regarding the political situation in their
nation. We will also have the participation of
Hondurans for Democracy Coalition in the
Washington DC region explaining the type of
actions people living in the United States should
perform to protect democracy in Honduras.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 6:00pm
WHERE: Institute for Policy Studies,
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kmPnPr46U7VdXeuZyfFaGaLnG89ipd69>1112
16th St NW Washington, DC 20036.
For questions and to RSVP, please contact: [e-mail]
Bios of the Honduran Delegation:
Marvin Ponce Sauceda is a representative in the
Honduran National Congress from the Democratic
Union Party. Elected to Congress in 2006, he is a
rural development expert and former advisor to
the Honduran small farmers' association, COCOCH.
Mr. Ponce will share his perspectives regarding
the proceedings in the Honduran Congress leading up to the coup.
Jari Dixon Herrera Hernández, a lawyer with the
Honduran Attorney General's office, is the vice
president of the Prosecutors' Association of
Honduras. He is well known for his efforts to
expose corruption within the Honduran justice
system. He will present an analysis of the legal
justifications regarding the events leading up to June 28th.
Dr. Juan Almendares Bonilla is a widely
recognized environmentalist who was candidate for
president for the Democratic Union party in the
2005 elections. He is director of the Madre
Tierra environmental association. He will speak
about violations of fundamental human rights,
civil liberties and the constitution of Honduras,
including violation of the freedom of the press.




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2. Webcast??

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3. Not of the 6PM forum discussion, but maybe of the press conf. . . .

at 12:30 pm today. Check the National Press Clubs website. With the Sotomayor confirmation hearings not much is making it to C-Span either.

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4. How about http://www.theuptake.org