Accompaniment needed in Honduras

Join the Honduras Delegation
www.afgj.org Urgent Call for Accompaniment from Honduras Resistance Front (Sept.
14-22) "Our privileged status as US citizens can help insure the safety of Honduras
democracy advocates" - Dale Sorenson, director, Marin Task Force on the Americas

Attacks and repression against the nonviolent resistance movement have escalated
since defacto President Porfiro Lobo took office in January 2010 after he won a
coup-organized faux election. Berta Oliva, head of Honduras' most important human
rights group, COFADEH, told a recent delegation that unless they have on-going
international accompaniment, the resistance will be "cooked and served up in the
next few months."

Meanwhile the US government insists that democracy has returned to Honduras and
Honduras should be reinstated in the Organization of American States and other
international bodies from which it was expelled after the June 28, 2009 military
coup. The US has even increased support for the very military that initiated the
coup.

Join with solidarity activists to see and understand the Honduras situation with
your own eyes from Sept. 14-22, 2010. September 15 (Central American Independence
Day) is the day the Honduran Resistance will present the results of their Consulta
calling for a Constitutional Assembly. Our presence will help insure their safety.

Delegates will meet with members of the Platform for Human Rights and learn about
the "Commission of Truth" or "True Commission" launched as a counterbalance to the
government-sponsored Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which is supported by the
U.S. We will also be there for the anniversary of the day that President Zelaya
returned to Honduras and took up residence in the Brazilian Embassy. We will meet
with many sectors of Honduran civil society.

September is a difficult time for students and teachers to go on a delegation. We
are particularly looking for retired people and people of faith who have flexible
schedules that would allow them to travel on short notice. Please forward this
announcement to everyone you know.

The delegation will be led on the ground by Andrés Thomas Conteris. Andrés works
with Democracy Now! en Español and reported from the Brazilian Embassy in
Tegucigalpa from September 2009 to January 2010 for numerous media outlets,
including KPFA's Flashpoints. He has been an activist for justice in Honduras for
many years.

Cost: $750 covers hotel, transportation, and most meals. International airfare is
not included.

Information: For more information and an application, contact Dale Sorensen,
415/924-3227 or geodale1@earthlink.net

Sponsors: Alliance for Global Justice, Nonviolence International, SOA Watch, Task
Force on the Americas

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