An Appeal to Bolivia: Withdraw from the U.N. Occupying Force in Haiti (tags)
Members of Women of Color in the Global Women's Strike, GWS/LA and the weekly vigil for Haiti visited the Bolivian Consulate in L.A. Their concern: Bolivia's ongoing participation in the U.N. force that's been occupying Haiti since the 2004 coup which removed the democratically-elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The recent earthquake has been used as an excuse to further militarize most aspects of Haitian society, say sources on the ground there.
Bolivia: General Strike, Popular Insurrection! (tags)
Please visit IMC-Bolivia, IMC-Argentina for breaking news. Photos taken from corporate wires. FYI, the Bolivian Consulate in NYC is at 211 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017-4707 (212-687-0530)