Keeping Up With Latin America
Recent events in Chile, such as the ITT plot, the Kennecott copper impounding, and the international credit blockade, have reminded us that U.S. intervention abroad takes many forms. For the...
...Our U.S...
...Coordinates its work with U.S...
...Sponsors periodic conferences...
...Has local affiliates across the U.S...
...political, economic and military support for the military dictatorship there.($3 individuals and $5 institutions) AMERICAN FRIENDS OF GUATEMALA Publishes Guatemala Report to inform North Americans about Box 2283, Stn...
...An organization of academics and others specializing in Latin American studies...
...Has regular meetings, usually Wednesday evenings, and conducts research, publishes a monthly newsletter ($2 per year), coordinates NICH (see Non-Intervention in Chile, below), and sponsors a Latin American film series, a speakers bureau and conferences (on Chile last year and on "Alternative Models of Development" later this year...
...interests in supporting these policies ($3 individuals, $5 institutions...
...address...
...We also hope that this list will be useful to activists and researchers who do not consider themselves specialists on Latin America...
...operations in Latin America and on the homefront operations of major industrial/financial interests...
...Holds meetings open to the public every two weeks on Sundays at 8 PM...
...Montreal 129, Quebec, Canada CHICAGO AREA GROUP ON LATIN AMERICA Publishes a newsletter ($5 individuals, $10 institutions) and (CAGLA) helps operate New World Resource Center, a bookstore and store2546 North Halsted front which hosts films, lectures and seminars (open to the Chicago, IL 60614 public 12-8 daily...
...Madison, WI 53703 Organizes education, research and action projects in the Austin area, aimed at reaching the campus community and middle America, showing how the Latin American policies of North American institutions contribute to the oppression of Latin Americas...
...New York, NY 10025 (212) 749-6513 and Box 226 Berkeley, CA 94701 (415) 849-1414 PERU INFORMATION COMMITTEE Box 24921, Village Stn...
...Increasingly we see the integral relation between U.S...
...A national project which grew out of the CALA-Sponsored Madison conference on Chile and which is coordinated by CALA...
...boycott of Chile, or upcoming congressional hearings on Latin America...
...members disseminate information about the Cuban Revolution and other anti-imperialist struggles and help organize the next contingent of Brigade recruits...
...Contributions for the newsletter on any aspect of U.S...
...CALIFORNIA NETWORK Coalition of anti-imperialist research/action groups in 2700 Bancroft Way California supporting relationships between Latin AmericaBerkeley, CA 94704 oriented and Chicano groups...
...of Social Change 5 Upland Road Cambridge, MA 02140 LATIN AMERICAN FORUM Sponsors weekly forum in Spanish...
...We are often asked by our readers, both in Latin America and in the U.S., for names of other North American movement groups concerned with Latin America...
...N Economy of Population Control" and a recent one on Brazil...
...2) effect a more positive understanding of the Cuban Revolution...
...We are not including groups in the following categories: political parties...
...This list is not intended to be comprehensive...
...exile groups...
...Montreal 129, Quebec, Canada FRIENDS OF HAITI A non-profit organization dedicated to bringing to the attenBox 365 tion of the American people, documented facts of the Haitian Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 situation past and present, through newsletters and a program on WBAI radio in New York City and through the use of Teleprompter's CATV public access TV also in NY City...
...Speakers on the films and related issues may also be arranged, either free or at minimal expense...
...Does occasional media pro(415) 845-2727 grams...
...Also coordinates speaking tours (currently sponsoring a tour by an Argentinian speaking on "Repression in Argentina and the Fight Against It...
...counterpart (see below...
...imperialism in Peru are welcome...
...Madison, WI 53703 Program Coordinator: (608) 256-7589 Research Coordinator: " 256-6381 CUBA RESOURCE CENTER Box 206, Cathedral Stn...
...third world groups (mainly Chicano and Puerto Rican) within the U.S...
...Maintains research/ reference libraries open to movement researchers and organizers and produces biweekly radio program (KPFA Berkeley...
...Also prepares slide shows and occasional literature on Latin America and sponsors speakers...
...Also provides information for persons intending to visit Cuba...
...CENTER FOR CUBAN STUDIES 186 West 4th St...
...Even within these guidelines, we realize that this is by no means a complete list, and we will try to update it from time to time, We would greatly appreciate hearing from you if you know about other groups that we have left out...
...In response to this growing interest, a number of campus- and communitybased groups have been formed with specific focus on Latin America and the role of U.S...
...Study and discussion guides, publicity materials, program notes, and other documentation on the filmmakers and the political situations their films explore are available on request...
...2) help coordinate speaking engagements...
...A coalition of Latin America-oriented groups in the Los Angeles area...
...New York, NY 10014 (212) AL5-7966 A non-profit tax exempt organization whose purpose is to make available a comprehensive collection of documents and study materials about revolutionary Cuba...
...and 5) expose and combat church involvement in and support for U.S...
...0 Toronto 16, Ontario, Canada Leads campaigns in Canada for release of political prisoners in Latin America...
...Membership is mainly Latin 983 Columbus Ave...
...Acts as a caucus within the Latin American Studies Association (LASA...
...737 New York, NY 10011 (212) 691-2880 VENCEREMOS BRIGADE Box 4705 San Francisco, CA 94101 (415) 658-2647 and Box 3749 Merchandise Mart Chicago, IL 60654 An independent radical anti-imperialist research organization focusing on U.S...
...A voluntary group of people interested in Latin American issues, with particular emphasis on Canadian involvement in Latin America...
...Members ($2 minimum) receive a brochure "The U.S...
...A the continuing policies of repression and terror in GuatemaBerkeley, CA 94702 la and the role of U.S...
...Latin American bureaus of Churches and labor unions...
...National organization meets at LASA national meetings...
...support for the Bertrand Russell Tribunal's investigation of the dictatorship's crimes against the Brazilian people...
...In Cuba, Brigade members take part in collective physical work, political presentations, and visits to schools and other work centers...
...Meetings are generally the first Friday evening of each month and are open to the public...
...1972...
...Sponsors a weekly half-hour radio program, a speakers bureau, a Third World film series, and a public research/reference library...
...Maintains open offices at Farragut St...
...New York, NY 10025 LATIN AMERICAN POLICY ALTERNATIVES GROUP (LAPAG) 2205 San Antonio St., Rm 108 Austin, TX 78705 (515) 478-7946 LATIN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP (LAWG) Box 6300, Stn...
...readers, many of them recently returned from visits in Latin America, are interested in knowing about groups working in their communities, through which they can keep up their contacts with and interest in Latin America...
...Has chapters across the U.S...
...Publishes USLA Reporter five times a year ($2 for 10 issues for individuals, $5 for institutions), fact sheets on individual countries...
...and coordinates its work with Canadian counterpart (see above...
...and 3) help distribute important documents and literature on Latin America...
...Also distributes "Dominican Republic: Oppression and Struggle" (a resource packet, $2 plus $.50 postage...
...coordinates U.S...
...CENTER FOR INFORMATION ON LATIN Formerly published a bimonthly newsletter, Grito y Fusil, in AMERICA (CILA) French, Spanish and English (discontinued as of Oct...
...A Toronto 1, Ontario, Canada (416) 925-7912 LOS ANGELES GROUP FOR LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY (LAGLAS) 18302 Plummer St...
...American...
...Leads campaigns in the U.S...
...distributes literature and arranges speaking tours for Brazilian exiles...
...NORTH AMERICAN CONGRESS ON LATIN AMERICA (NACLA) Box 57 Cathedral Stn...
...Has prepared several documents on the Dominican Republic...
...Memberships of $15, up...
...Hyattsville, MD 20782 COMMUNITY ACTION ON LATIN AMERICA (CALA) 731 State St...
...Publishes URLA Newsletter quarterly...
...3) end measures taken by the U.S...
...An anti-imperialist political education project in solidarity with the Cuban Revolution and other Third World struggles for national liberation...
...We hope that the following list will help meet their needs...
...Maintains files and open office at 5th St...
...Publishes a monthly Report and specialized pamphlets and writes articles for mass circulation publications...
...Since its founding in 1969 it has enabled some 2,000 North Americans to work and learn in Cuba...
...area...
...Also has speakers bureau and film bureau on Third World cinema...
...Nevertheless, some sectors of the anti-war movement have developed a broader anti-imperialist consciousness, creating more interest in the subtler, daily forms of U.S...
...AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BRAZIL Box 2279, Stn...
...N Distributes materials on Latin America in Montreal area...
...A Berkeley, CA 94702 Publishes quarterly Brazilian Information Bulletin on repression in Brazil and U.S...
...Undertakes research on U.S...
...domination of Latin America with Cuba as historical background...
...Box 576, Stn...
...domestic problems and the operations of U.S.-based multinational corporations and U.S...
...COMMON FRONT FOR LATIN AMERICA (COFFLA) A group mainly of Latin Americans, which prepares booklets Box 426 and does other work in the Washington, D.C...
...The Brigade is currently recruiting for tile 6th contingent to work in Cuba in Spring 1973...
...imperialism in Peru and is preparing a slide show...
...4) build an understanding of revolutionary movements elsewhere in Latin America...
...To have included any of these categories would have meant greatly expanding the list or acquiring information which we do not have at this time...
...for release of political prisoners in Latin America...
...address...
...government to isolate and undermine the Cuban Revolution...
...Distributes: "Cuba in Transition" and other literature...
...Recently published pamphlet on Repression in Argentina...
...Distributes a slide presentation on Brazil...
...30 - ECUMENICAL PROGRAM FOR INTERAMERICAN COMMUNICATION AND ACTION (EPICA) 1500 Farragut St...
...6020 Wilderton Outremont, Quebec, Canada COMMITTEE AGAINST REPRESSION IN BRAZIL Works to build solidarity and support for the democratic re(CARIB) sistance movements in Brazil through a political education Box 426 campaign aimed at building an awareness among the American Hyattsville, MD 20782 people about their involvement and responsibility regarding the Brazilian situation...
...imperialism in Peru, Notas de la Metropoli, edited exclusively for a Peruvian audience and distributed in Peru among labor, student, church and other groups...
...imperialism in Latin America...
...Activists in North and Latin America want to know the names of groups which can: 1) mobilize public opinion around specific issues such as human rights in specific countries, the U.S...
...Publishes monthly newsletter ($5 individuals, $10 institutions...
...COMMITTEE FOR JUSTICE TO LATIN AMERICAN POLITICAL PRISONERS (USLA) Box 2303 New York, NY 10001 and 150 5th Ave...
...Publishes a newsletter in Spanish on U.S...
...20011 Publishes EPICA Reports monthly...
...Coordinates exchanges of books and other materials with Cuban institutions and publishes a bulletin...
...Formerly Third World Cinema) Distributes such films as "Blood of the Condor", "Mexico: the Frozen Revolution", "El Chacal de Nahueltoro", "Culebra: The Beginning", "Memories of Underdevelopment" and "Brazil, No Time for Tears...
...EDITIONS LATIN AMERICA Publishes and distributes pamphlets such as "The Political Box 218, Stn...
...Others who are working on specific projects want to know where to write for specific information and other resources...
...312) 348-3370 COMITE SOLIDARITE AVEC BRESIL Publishes and distributes materials on Brazil...
...and Haiti" and the monthly newsletter, Voice of Haiti...
...Upon return to the U.S...
...Activities include petition campaigns, conferences and demonstrations at the local level, involving students and community- 31 - groups in an effort to counteract lack of information and misinformation in the media about the transition to socialism taking place in Chile...
...Movement groups, unlike university institutions, are not listed in any widely distributed directory...
...Also distributes "Cuba: 100 Years of Struggle" (a resource packet, $2...
...Aims to facilitate communication among radical Latin Americanists, to bring about a reorientation of teaching and writing in the field of Latin American studies toward anti-imperialism, and to make the skills of radical Latin Americanists available to organizers...
...For the past several years, national public attention has been focused rimarily on U.S...
...interests there...
...Northridge, CA 91324 (213) 886-6661 NON-INTERVENTION IN CHILE (NICH) c/o CALA 731 State St...
...military intervention in Indochina...
...CANADIAN COMMITTEE FOR JUSTICE TO LATIN AMERICAN POLITICAL PRISONERS Box 128, Stn...
...NW Washington, D.C...
...Particular focus on Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba...
...Coordinates Third World Awareness/Action Workshops...
...Will also use other media for disseminating this information...
...Distributes the complete text of ITT memos ($1.50 plus 25C postage...
...Prepares, reprints, and distributes literature and audio-visual material (including Brazil slide/ cassette presentation...
...Organizes educational, research and action projects in Southern California to develop a public consciousness about socio-economic conditions in Latin America and to expose and oppose political repression and U.S...
...government agencies in Latin America, and we hope that this interrelationship will be reflected in organizing activities...
...Maintains an open office and research/ reference library from Wed.-Fri...
...Structured around country sub-groups of which Brazil, Chile and Peru are functioning and Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina and Puerto Rico are in fromation...
...Maintains a reading room and sponsors the following activities: film showings, lectures, seminars, speakers bureau...
...Los Angeles, CA 90024 (213) 392-8881 473-9522 TRICONTINENTAL FILM CENTER 244 West 27th St., 5th Floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 989-3330 and Box 4430 Berkeley, CA 94704 (415) 548-3204 UNION OF RADICAL LATIN AMERICANISTS (URLA) c/o Edelstein - CCS University of Wisconsin, Green Bay Green Bay, WI 54302 (414) 465-2550 U.S...
...After the 6 week work period the Brigade travels around Cuba for two weeks...
...New York, NY 10025 An independent research/action collective oriented toward putting events in Latin America into a context that a wide public (particularly in the Madison area) can relate to and understand...
...Seeks to 1) circulate information about life in Cuba and on the churches in Cuba...
...Open M-F 11-5:30...
...LATIN AMERICA PROJECT (LAP) A newly formed Boston area group focusing on Chile and Puerto Cambridge-Goddard Graduate School Rico...
Vol. 6 • November 1972 • No. 9
