Fight Back!

By staff, Fight Back News, March 2008

http://fightbacknews.org/2008/03/colombiasolidarity.htm

Several leaders of the U.S. movement in solidarity with the Colombian people condemned the March 1 killing of Raúl Reyes, the main spokesperson for the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Reyes was murdered in Ecuador by Colombian troops with U.S. assistance.

Raul Reyes, a leading member of the FARC - the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - was killed by the U.S. backed Colombian government March 1. Fight Back! asked Jess Sundin, who traveled to Colombia and met with Raul Reyes, to give her impressions of him and to speak about the significance of his slaying. Sundin is a member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and an important leader in Minnesota's peace and justice movement.

The Colombia Action Network was represented at the conference to plan for September 1st and participated in a discussion about how to have Latin America represented in the march on the Republican National Convention. We'll keep you in the loop on the Latin America solidarity contingent and the CAN's plans as we get closer to the convention. In the mean time you can listen to parts of the main plenary speeches. It was truly an amazing conference and shows that the organizing for the RNC will create a significant demonstration. Sí Se Puede, Meredith for the Colombia Action Network Video also available