Defeat Plan Mexico is now a group on Facebook.
Much concern about U.S. military assistance to Mexico has arisen surrounding the Merida Initiative, widely known as Plan Mexico. Find out more about this plan and how you can urge your congressional representatives to speak out against human rights violations in Mexico that go unpunished.
Listen to an informative talk by Laura Carlsen here to learn more about it:
http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/knash@igc.org/123-1-20080302-planmexicontl.mp3
Anyone can become a member of Facebook and search the group to become a member and receive updates, or stay tuned to this blog.
Related Americas Policy Program Articles:
Plan Mexico and the Billion-Dollar Drug Deal
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/4611
Plan Mexico
http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/4684
Friends of Brad Will Plan Mexico site (has a great video)
http://www.friendsofbradwill.org/category/plan-mexico/
If you are interested in a speaking engagement on the topic to educate the public, contact us (202) 536-2649 or americas@ciponline.org and we can arrange phone interviews and personal appearances.
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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