Latin America Resists Trump – Deportations, Drugs, and Economic Warfare - John Perry
2025-03-02 10:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom (Online) Please see the specific Presentation page for connection information
Sunday, March 2, 2025: 10:30am-12:30pm Pacific Time

Latin America Resists Trump – Deportations, Drugs, and Economic Warfare

Speaker: John Perry

The main difference between Donald Trump and his predecessors is that the current CEO of the empire better exposes naked imperialism. With an ever more aggressive and virulent projection of hegemony, the Yankees view problems such as migration and drug trafficking as simply coming from the south, ignoring some of the underlying made-in-the-USA causes.
To reverse that narrative, our speaker will provide a view from the south and how resistance is building in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nicaragua-based John Perry is a naturalized citizen and a supporter of the Sandinista Revolution. He is a journalist whose work has appeared in the London Review of Books, Grayzone, FAIR, and many other publications.
For background, see:

Migration, Drugs, and Tariffs: Whether Biden or Trump, US’s Latin American Policy Will Still Be Contemptible. https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/03/migration-drugs-and-tariffs-whether-biden-or-trump-uss-latin-american-policy-will-still-be-contemptible/
CAFTA treaty and Prospect of New US Sanctions Against Nicaragua. https://www.nicasolidarity.com/10222024-nica-breaks-relations-israel-statement-to-europe-conference/the-cafta-treaty-and-the-prospect-of-new-us-sanctions-against-nicaragua?rq=cafta
Panama Tries Compromise; US Says It’s Not Enough. https://consortiumnews.com/2025/02/03/panama-tries-compromise-us-says-its-not-enough/
Development banker says US knew of plot to oust him over Nicaragua loans. https://thegrayzone.com/2025/01/22/development-banker-us-plot-nicaragua-loans/

Nicaragua the Center for Development in Central America - Sarah Junkin Woodard
2025-03-16 10:30 - 17:00
Sarah Junkin Woodard comes to us from Nicaragua, representing the work of the Jubilee House Community, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit she helped form in 1979. Working with and on behalf of the poor in North Carolina for the first decade, the last 30 years have been spent in Nicaragua, with the project name of the Center for Development in Central America. The JHC-CDCA continues to respond to local needs, seeking resources to help the poor accomplish what they see as their priorities, particularly in the areas of sustainable economic development, organic agriculture, health care, and education. The JHC-CDCA is supported by grassroots donations, making it uniquely flexible in responding to climate crises, able to adjust service ministries as needs change. This Spring, Sarah’s focus is to update supporters on the JHC-CDCA’s work in Nicaragua as well to educate those in the global north on the amazing realities developing within a southern neighbor where both the social and political will are focused on helping the majority of the population, the poorest of the poor. Sarah travels with a powerpoint presentation providing Q&A opportunities.
