WHINSEC

by Sarah Henken, PPF Colombia Accompaniment Coordinator

On March 6, 2008 I was privileged to participate along with a number of other PPFers in a demonstration in Washington DC that remembered the victims of the violence in Colombia—the many thousands who have lost their lives, those who have been disappeared, as well as the millions who have been forcibly displaced from their lands and those who continue to face harassment, persecution, and assassination for their insistence in standing up for human rights.

As a result of their acts of civil disobedience in protest of the SOA/WHINSEC last Novemeber, our two Presbyterian prisoners of conscience reported to begin serving their sentences on April 3. LeAnne Clausen will be in a county jail for 30 days and Chris Lieberman was assigned to a federal prison for 60 days.

Please take a moment to send them a letter of support:

Join PPF supporters from all over the country and tens of thousands of others for this powerful, nonviolent witness. More details of the event at soaw.org.

More on PPF and WHINSEC

PPF's presence at the School of Americas (WHINSEC) Protest was recently featured in an article by Evan Silverstein of the Presbyterian News Service.

Sixteen people who crossed the line last November at the annual protest of the School of Americas stood trial and were sentenced today. Complete details are available at www.soaw.org.