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Colombia Solidarity Campaign Conference & Annual General Meeting

Plan Colombia - Clearing the Way for the Multinationals

Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 February 2002
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1 (Holborn tube)

Speakers from Colombia � Videos � Latin Food and Music

Includes victory rally for the Sintraemcali occupation against privatisation, with union president Alexander Lopez speaking

Why a conference weekend? To launch a truly national campaign:

	To deepen our understanding of conditions in Colombia and to analyse the multinational economic interests generating poverty, displacement, environmental devastation and state terrorism;
	To establish a broader and active unity of forces who are opposed to human rights violations in Colombia and who want to be part of an ongoing political dynamic of solidarity action;
	To consolidate the work of the previous 9 months and involve members through a democratic process so that the Campaign works with agreed priorities and structures that encourage involvement;
	To interchange ideas and experiences with a view to supporting each other as well as our brothers and sisters in Colombia.

Saturday 23nd February
Dayschool: 10am - 5pm
Guest Speakers from Sintraemcali, USO (Colombian Oil Workers Union) and Sinaltrainal - the Colombian food workers union currently taking Coca Cola to court for complicity in the assassination of trade union leaders.

Workshops include:

	Plan Colombia and the environment
	The Latin American context
	Neoliberalism and the role of the multinationals

Daytime tickets- �6 waged/�3 unwaged. Places limited, book in advance.

International Solidarity Rally: 6-8pm
Following a 36 day occupation which commenced on Christmas Day, the public sector union Sintraemcali successfully prevented the privatisation of the public services of Cali, Colombia's second city. This victory rally will pay tribute to the 1535 trade unionists assassinated in Colombia over the past 10 years and the continuing struggle of the Colombian people against the imposition of neo-liberalism.

Speakers:

	Luis Hern�ndez (President Sintraemcali)
	Berenice Celeyta (Colombian Human Rights Defender)
	Hector Vaca (USO Oilworkers union)
	Carlos Alberto Olaya (Sinaltrainal food workers union)
	Jeremy Corbyn MP
	UNISON, War on Want, Colombia Solidarity Campaign, Haldane Society and others

Fiesta: 8pm till late
Live Salsa with Latino Na'Ma, musical special guests, DJs & Colombian food & drink

Evening tickets- �6 waged/�4 unwaged. Book in advance to guarantee entry
Combined ticket- day school, solidarity rally and fiesta - �10 waged/�5 unwaged

Sunday 24th February
Annual General Meeting: 10am to 4pm
(Solidarity Campaign Members Only)

	The Nexus Between Britain and Colombia
	Workshops on BP and Mining Multinationals
	Strategy and Campaign Priorities

Join the Colombia Solidarity Campaign
�20 for organisations, �10 waged and �5 unwaged individual members.

Registration and Conference Fees

Appeal donations payable to "Colombia Pipeline Victims Defence Fund".
Membership and conference fees payable to "Colombia Solidarity Campaign".

Send with registration details to:
Colombia Solidarity Campaign, PO Box 8446, London N17 6NZ
Contact us on 07950 923 448 Email: [email protected]