The Summer 2008 issue of Presente, the newspaper of the movement to close the SOA, came fresh off the presses in May and we are already sold out. You can download a copy in the Archives section of this webpage.
Consider to join the Presente Activist Distributor Network NOW and distribute the paper in bulk in your community.
The Fall 2008 issue will include an article by Adriana Portillo-Bartow about how to develop respectful and supportive collaborative relationships with survivors in the movement to shut down the SOA, an article by a Colombian student organizer, detailed information about the upcoming November 21-23, 2008 Vigil and Nonviolent Direct Action at the gates of Fort Benning in Georgia and much more.
State Department Human Rights Reports
Selective Omissions and SOA/WHINSEC violence.
Fernando Lugo Wins Elections in Paraguay
Known as the "Bishop of the Poor,” Monsignor Fernando Lugo has been elected as the next president of Paraguay.
15 Colombian soldiers arrested for their role in the 2005 massacre of eight members of the San José de Apartadó Peace Community in Colombia.
When You Build It, They Will Come
An amazing grassroots organizing effort brought the vigil to close the SOA to life in Los Angeles, California in January 2008.
A Place of Initiation
Some say there is healing in remembrance. We remember our wounds so that we can make sense of them, acknowledge them, and then re-member ourselves in order to heal.
2008 Elections
Over the next months, presidential, house and senate campaigns will heat up. For SOA Watch, this is a critical time to influence candidates as they fight for your vote.
Choosing a New Path of Dignity and Sovereignty
Report Back from meetings with Nicaraguan human rights groups and President Daniel Ortega in Managua, Nicaragua.
Standing With Those Who Fight for Themselves
Simón Sedillo discusses international solidarity work and social struggles in the Americas.
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Presente is always looking for drawings and cartoons for its print edition. Please send us your artwork.
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist. - Indira Gandhi |
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A challenging new documentary has quickly become one of the
widest-reaching films to encapsulate the history of the SOA Watch
movement.
An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.
Taxi to the Dark Side
