Forced from Home: US Policy and The Roots of Migration
Gloria Alba Andino Lopez
from El Regadío, Estelí, Nicaragua

BAR HARBOR
Monday, October 13 — 4:00PM, Group Discussion — 7:00PM, Public Event
Gates Auditorium — College of the Atlantic
Jonah at palibonsai [at] yahoo [dot] com

ROCKLAND
Tuesday, October 14 — 7:00 PM
First Universalist Church — 345 Broadway
The Midcoast Peace and Justice Group
Steve Burke 207-273-3247, stevbee [at] midcoast [dot] com

PORTLAND
Wednesday, October 15
University of Southern Maine (location TBA) — 11:45AM
David Carey — davidcarey [at] maine [dot] edu
Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Church Hall — Sherman and Mellen Sts. — 7:00PM
William Slavick — 207-773-6562, billslavick [at] verizon [dot] net

With elections just around the corner, trade and migration are major concerns in the US. Congress is still considering NAFTA-style free trade agreements and ever tightening restrictions on migration. With US elections the fate of these issues hangs in the balance. It is vital that we give voice to those representing the voiceless.

Gloria Alba Andino Lopez from El Regadío, Estelí, Nicaragua is one of those voices. For over twenty years, Gloria has represented organized resistance against the detrimental impacts of neoliberal economic policy. As head of a farmer’s association called “La Union” in Regadío and participant in several women’s groups, Gloria is an advocate of micro-financing projects, women’s rights, the environment, and health care.

She speaks out about International Financial Institutions, DR-CAFTA and free trade agreements, the roots of migration, food security and food sovereignty, the marginalization of women, women’s rights, and many other related topics.

The Maine venues are free and open to the public.

FMI : Steve Burke — stevbee [at] midcoast [dot] com

To host an event or to provide logistical support, please contact:
Joanne, Regional Organizer at 802-434-2980 or email wfpne [at] witnessforpeace [dot] org

Calendar link www.witnessforpeace.org/newengland