School of the Americas Lobby Days

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Converge on Washington, DC
April 17-19: SOA WATCH LOBBY DAYS

Join us in Washington DC, April 17th through the 19th as we prepare to close the
School of the Americas/WHINSEC.

We will be demanding that members of Congress stand with us as we work for justice
in Latin America. Currently HR 2567, the bill to suspend and investigate the
SOA/WHINSEC has 98 cosponsors. Your voice is needed in Washington DC as we lobby and
vigil.

We will gather to build community on April 17th with an evening social. On April
18th, we will have an opportunity to strategize for our movement's future and learn
about some of the issues that are connected to closing the School of the Americas.
There will be panels on torture and immigration.as well as an in-depth legislative
training. During the evening, SOA Watch will host a public event on Pentagon bases
in Colombia. On Monday, April 19th we will spend the day lobbying and vigiling on
Capitol Hill.

This is a critical moment for our movement and an important time to be in solidarity
with our partners in Latin America. We hope that you will join us!

For more information about SOA Watch's Legislative campaign, visit
http://www.SOAW.org/legislative

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Building a Cross-Continental Movement
SOA WATCH ENCUENTRO IN LATIN AMERICA

In an effort to transfer leadership and decision-making power to people in Latin
America and to people directly affected by SOA/ WHINSEC violence, the SOA Watch
Encuentro is going to take place with representatives from 18 countries from South
and North America from June 21-26, 2010 in Venezuela.

For more information about the SOA Watch Encuentro, visit
http://soaw.org/article.php?id=1796

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