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Pacific Northwest Mission WFPNW supports peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas by promoting change in governmental policies and corporate practices that contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America. Toward this end we undertake informational programs, advocacy campaigns, and educational delegations to raise awareness of the issues affecting the people and governments of the Western Hemisphere. We are a politically independent, grassroots organization, whose members are led by faith and conscience and a commitment to nonviolence. The Pacific Northwest region includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. ** Witness for Peace Northwest was awarded the 2008 Spokane Peace Prize Chief Joseph Award for our peacemaking work in the Pacific Northwest! **  Corn Not Coca: US Trade Policy in Colombia and Communities of Resistance. Click here to listen, watch, and read coverage of our Fall Speaker's Tour!
Take a deeper look at the War on Drugs, Free Trade Agreements, and the non-violent social movements organizing for sovereignty and justice in Colombia. Tour features indigenous leader and human rights coordinator Rafael Coicue
 NAFTA Tour Coverage
Watch or listen to Baldemar's presentation about the effects of NAFTA on food sovereignty in Oaxaca.
 Colombia Day of Action in Portland
Coverage of the Colombia Day of Action event in Portland and the Colombian Journey speaking tour with Nidia Castellanos from Arauca, Colombia.
2009 Spring Speaker Tour
NAFTA Turns 15: A Look at Free Trade, Food Security and Migration in Oaxaca, Mexico
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Travel Delegations
 January Delegation: The Oregon-Oaxaca Connection and the Roots of Migration
January 4-14th, CAUSA, Oregon's Immigrant Rights Coalition is leading a delegation to Oaxaca, Mexico in coordination with Witness for Peace to explore the relationship between Oregon and Oaxaca and learn about the root causes of migration
 Stories of Migration Delegation
Come to Oaxaca and northern Mexico from May 20-31, 2009 to hear the stories behind the migrant journey.
 Previous Delegation Experiences
Hear what other travelers before you have to say about their journeys with Witness for Peace.
Pacific Northwest Sponsored Trips
These upcoming travel delegations are specially sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Region of Witness for Peace. Come meet some really great people from YOUR region of the country.
Just the Facts
 Take Action
 WFPNW at The People's Summit and The D5 Mobilization against the WTO. Join The Week of Action!
Join us for a Week of Action to Say "NO!" to the WTO.Ten years after the historic WTO protests in Seattle, the spirit still lives. Come build our people’s movements in Seattle and Portland, and join movements globally in advance of the Nov. 30 WTO Ministerial in Geneva, and the Dec. UN Climate Change talks in Copenhagen.
Panama Free Trade Agreement
WFPNW Organizer and members of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign visit Rep. Earl Blumenauer's office on the US-Panama Free Trade Agreement.
 2009 Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia
Reflect and act for peace and justice in Colombia with our Colombian sisters and brothers!
 Shut Down the School of the Americas!
Watch Fr. Roy Bourgeois speak in Portland, OR about why we need to close down the SOA! See photos from the Oregon delegation to the November vigil.
Your Northwest 2008 Election Guide
Check out WFP resources on how to birddog candidates in the Northwest on trade. Candidates who are swing votes on trade or are in tightly contested races are listed, along with their voting record and campaign contributions.
 WFP Activists Participate in Creative Local Action for Trade Justice in Oregon
Watch a short video of this ironic "welcome" party for the America Wins with Trade bus tour in Portland.
 US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Oregonians ask Rep. Darlene Hooley to oppose the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
News Articles
Interview on Drummond Coal
WFPNW Organizer Beth Poteet speaks with KBOO about the atrocities of Drummond Coal in Colombia.
"Bordering on Insanity"
WFP past Cuba delegate Martha Gies highlights the work of Witness for Peace in an article on immigration and conquest in Mexico.
Publications
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