Caribbean-Latin American Coalition

C L
A C

Caribbean / Latin American Coalition of Central New York
A partner organization of the Syracuse Peace Council

[updated 6/6/12]

ABOUT CLAC

The CNY Caribbean/Latin America Coalition is made up of several local Latin America solidarity organizations and works in partnership with the Syracuse Peace Council. We also work in coalition with other area and national groups.

CLAC's MISSION

Through citizen to citizen diplomacy, we seek to build ties with progressive Latin American groups and to better understand, through them, the adverse impacts of U.S. foreign policy toward the region. In turn we seek to motivate Central New Yorkers and our political representatives to work for a humane foreign policy toward the region.

EVENTS:
All are welcome to CLAC's next quarterly meeting: September 10, 5:30PM
at La Casita, 109 Otisco St. map. Call 315-478-4571 to confirm.

Pastor's for Peace Caravan to Cuban: July 6, 6:30PM Potluck, 7:30PM Presentation by Caravanistas
at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E. Genesee St. map

Click on image to see video from Andrea Mitchell's March 2012 trip to Cuba to interview US students at the Cuban medical school, including Syracuse's own Madelaine Greacen.

In May we hosted a report back from members of two delegations to El Salvador. Read a story about the event

ONGOING PROJECTS:

A.) To expose and close the U.S. Army's School of the Americas (renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation);
B.) To maintain Sister Community relationships with La Estancia, El Salvador and Cajibío, Colombia
C.) To support local and regional efforts to defend immigrants, including people without documents, from demonization and repression.