Good Honduras Protest at State Dept. this Afternoon

[magbana]

I attended the Honduran protest at the State Dept. this afternoon at 4PM. By my count there were about 50 protesters. We protested in front of one of the main entrances to the building. Many organizations participated: CISPES, FMLN, Code Pink,and Hondurans for Democracy. Our presence drew eight uniformed federal police officers and five civilian State Dept. security staff.

Hondurans for Democracy read aloud a letter addressed to Hillary Clinton that demanded Zelaya be reinstated,that requests made in President Zelya's letter to President Obama be honored,that the State Dept. review a list of human rights abuses compiled by three different human rights organizations,that Amb. Hugo Llorens be withdrawn, etc. After the letter was read, a State Dept. employee came out to accept the letter on Clinton's behalf.

The protest was lively with many toots of car horns expressing solidarity. My favortie sign was: Militares, no mas muertos por sus fusiles. No more dead for your guns.

We left the State Dept. at 5 PM and marched a few blocks towards George Washington University. Our final chant was: Mel, amigo, el pueblo esta contigo!

[Downwinder]

1. Thank you for going.

[subsuelo]

2. Thank you

[IndianaGreen]

3. We must pressure Obama Administration to close SOA at Fort Benning

Liberals fumbled the ball by giving Bill Clinton a pass on SOA, and buying his bullshit argument that changing the name of the school and putting Wes Clark in charge would turn the school of assassins into some sort of convent.

[Downwinder]

4. HONDURAS COUP RESISTANCE – SPEAKING TOUR IN U.S.A.

HONDURAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND IMMIGRANT LEADERS TO VISIT WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK, BOSTON, CHICAGO
One month after the interruption of constitutional order in Honduras through a military coup d'etat and in the wake of widespread reports of human rights violations harkening back to events of the 1980s, the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) is bringing a delegation of civil society representatives from that country to the U.S. to participate in a speaking tour and to advocate for the restoration of constitutional order and respect for human rights.
The tour will start in Washington D.C. with visits to Congressional offices and will be followed by press and speaking events in various U.S. cities, including New York, Boston, and Chicago.
TOUR SCHEDULE:
Wednesday to Friday, July 29-31: Washington D.C.
Saturday to Tuesday, Aug.1-4: New York City, NY
Wednesday and Thursday, August 5-6: Boston, MA
Friday and Saturday, August 7-8: Chicago, IL

http://www.rightsaction.org/Delegations&Tours/Honduras_speaking_tour_072809.html

[magbana]

6. Downwinder, thanks very much for this. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

5. Thanks for your effort today. It sounds like a great demonstration of support for the RIGHT people.

Hope the news gets through to people who might make a difference.

Good for you and the others who went.