Self-Determination of Nicaraguan Afro-Descendant People: Report by Nicaragua’s Office for the Defense of Human Rights
Celebration of the World Day for African and Afro-Descendant Culture (January 24) in Managua
1. Self-Determination of the Afro-Descendant People: Report by Nicaragua’s Office for the Defense of Human Rights Since 2008, in the Autonomous Regions of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua, the Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants are the leaders of their self-determination and self-development. This has contributed to their regaining their human rights and in reducing poverty and unemployment. Their advances stand out in educational progress, improved health care, safer water and better sanitation, more opportunities in construction, telecommunications, transportation, electricity, agribusiness projects, fishing, etc
NicaNotes: Defending Nicaragua During the 2018 Coup Attempt Accounts by Edwin Mendoza,a member of the July 19 Sandinista Youth Association. He began writing his own story and that of other young people about what happened during the 2018 US-backed coup attempt.
2. Webinars
Sunday June 18: The ALBA-TCP: First Fair Trade Agreement in the World & How the US Tried to Destroy It – with government representatives of Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua. Héctor Igarza Cabrera, Cuban Ambassador to Canada; Carlos Ron, Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America and President of the Simon Bolivar Institute for Peace and Solidarity Among People; Jesús Bermudez, Nicaragua Minister of Commerce, the top Nicaragua official managing the ALBA-TCP portfolio. To register: bit.ly/NicaJune18
Video of Nicaragua Hearing: International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism First four speakers were Nicaraguans who were direct victims of US Imperialism during the insurrection against Somoza, Reagan’s Contra war or the US-directed coup of 2018, giving short, moving testimonies. Then National Assembly Deputy, Wilfredo Narvaez; head of the Supreme Court, Alba Luz Ramos; Minister of Finance Ivan Acosta; and former Minister of Health, Sonia Castro gave historical testimony on US aggression since William Walker, destruction in the 1980’s and the International Court Case which Nicaragua won, effects of the coup and sanctions on the economy and on the health of the population. Camilo Mejia focused on the different kinds of US aggression in recent years like the coup attempt, sanctions, RAIN, etc
4. Upcoming Delegations to Nicaragua
Delegation for the 44th anniversary of the revolution seefull itinerary.
Internship with Friends of the ATC, July 3 – July 29 “Agroecology & Revolution”
5. Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition: nicasolidarity.net
Our next Monthly Meeting is June 12, 2:30 pm ET on zoom.Email NicaraguaSolidarityCoalition@gmail.com to inquire about participating.
Nicaragua listserve: nicanet@googlegroups.com join at groups.google.com/g/nicanet
Sign up to receive the weekly Nica Notes: https://afgj.org/signup
Facebook: Friends of Sandini