Daniel Ortega: the BRICS Group is a Big Blow to Imperialism “China, the Russian Federation, India, Brazil, South Africa, five countries are paving the way there and the imperialists of the earth logically trying to avoid this integration between nationals who want to cooperate, who integrate, join, not to invade another country, not to bomb another country, but to unite to strengthen relations in the economic, social, commercial field, in the productive field, a fight for peace; that is the first big break, the first big blow that the tyranny of imperialism to which the world has been subjected.”
Dee Knight: Revolution Then and Now: How Sandinista Nicaragua Has Survived and Thrived. A review of “Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance,” by Daniel Kovalik This thorough review of the book and Nicaragua’s history goes over what happened in the FSLN after the 1990 election defeat, why and how it split, and how the MRS became more US based. Concerning the 2018 coup attempt, Kovalik documents how the US State Department, National Endowment for Democracy and USAID poured $200 million into its allies to oust the Sandinista government. Two major groups involved in the attempted coup were Nicaragua’s chamber of commerce (COSEP) and far-right leaders in the Catholic church hierarchy (many of them members of the fascist Opus Dei group), who were demanding that Ortega resign. If you haven’t read the book, you should review this review.
2023 Ben Linder Solidarity School, September 23 – November 18 Class topics include: Nicaragua and the Sandinista Revolution; History and current context of Latin America and US imperialism; ATC and peasant organizations / social movements; Food Sovereignty and Agroecology; Solidarity and Internationalism.
Events
September 7: More Sanctions on Nicaragua? Not if we can stop them! Click here to register
September 24: The Nicaraguan Community Policing Model Commissioner General Jaime Vanegas Vega, Inspector General of the National Police, Commissioner General Vilma Rosa Gonzalez, Head of Public Relations of the National Police. How do the Nicaraguan police sustain one of the lowest crime rates, and highest levels of citizen trust, in all of Latin America? A key answer is their much-heralded community-based model.
Upcoming Delegations to Nicaragua
Casa Ben Linder delegations in October 21-30, January 6-14, and February 10-19
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