Anibal Perez & WFP on Drummond Coal Spill & Threats To Workers in Colomb...

Petition the U.S. Ambassador to hold Drummond accountable for its flagrant violation of the provisions in the Colombia-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, and of Colombian law: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5436/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=12795

Anibal Perez is the President of ASOTRED-Puerto (Asociacion de Trabajadores Enfermos de Drummond), the Association of ex-Drummond port employees who became sick while working at Drummond. He works with those who have become seriously ill or injured while working for Drummond Coal in the Department of Cesar and the port at Ciénaga.

Aníbal has played a major role in making public the January 13th Drummond coal spill by sending photos of the sinking barge to media outlets. It was not until after these photos appeared publicly that Drummond filed a report about the spill. He then aided with the environmental investigation into Drummond, resulting in death threats to him and his family. This is an opportunity to hear Aníbal speak about his experience organizing for workers' rights and environmental rights in northeast Colombia.

http://asotred.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/asotred
http://www.youtube.com/user/ASOTRED

http://colombiareports.co/drummond-coal-spill-whistleblower-receives-death-threats/

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-08-02/business/40985380_1_coal-mine-colombia-gustavo-soler

http://alabamacorruption.blogspot.com/2011/03/wikileaks-latest-info-drop-alabamas.html

http://kboo.fm/node/10760

http://cw.ua.edu/2013/11/20/former-miner-condemns-drummond/

Drummond is an Alabama based company that operates a coal mine in Northern Alabama.

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This presentation was part of a speaking tour which Witness For Peace Southeast arranged for Anibal to share his story:

http://www.wfpse.org/event/anibal-perez-real-cost-free-trade-colombia/
http://www.wfpse.org/event/soa-watch-colombia-teach/

More information about Witness For Peace Southeast may be found here:

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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Witness-for-Peace-Southeast/285321174827805
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http://www.lokashakti.org/groups/viewgroup/581-Witness+for+Peace+Southeast+Region

Witness for Peace Southeast is a faith-based movement that explores the global policies that contribute to poverty and oppression in Central America and the Caribbean. Witness for Peace Southeast undertakes advocacy campaigns, skills training, workshops, conferences, film festivals and delegations to Central America and the Caribbean. Gail Phares, a St. Francis of Assisi parishioner, serves as the director.

If you would like more information about this ministry or would like to join the team of volunteers, contact Gail Phares at 919-856-9468 or gailphares@earthlink.net.

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We strongly urge you to sign up for their newsletter & action alerts, as well as to take the opportunity to engage in one of their delegations to various Latin American countries.

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This teach-in was part of the annual conference which School Of The Americas Watch held at the Columbus Trade Center in Georgia down the street from the gates of Fort Benning where the now re-named WHINSEC (Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation) stands. More information about WHINSEC may be read here:

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http://www.soaw.org/about-the-soawhinsec/history

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