Letters
Colombia Solidarity I Want to congratulate NACLA for publishing Ana Carrigan's "A Chronicle of Death Foretold: StateSponsored Violence in Colombia" [March/April, 1995], and to let your...
...John Dowlin Philadelphia, PA Erratum In the previous issue, the date of Deborah Levenson-Estrada's book, Trade Unionists Against Terror was incorrectly given...
...citizens to Colombia, tours of Colombian speakers in the United States, and lobbying efforts in Washington-all in an effort to pressure the Colombian government to stop the killings and "social cleansing," open the political process, and safeguard the lives of opposition politicians...
...As decent-paying jobs are destroyed, the male-chauvinist low-rider scene, gang violence, and the number of nickel-and-dime street vendors grow...
...But he should be glad to know that all of that is being subtly and effectively challenged by bicycle advocates in Mexico City, Santiago de Chile, Rio de Janeiro and other Latin American cities...
...Graffiti is a sign of poverty and our declining education system...
...Letters can be sent by e-mail to: NACLA @igc.apc.org...
...Box 1505, Madison WI 53701, or call (608) 836-5107...
...Active labor struggles have given Europe an excellent train system because the labor movement there knows that the working class is the main beneficiary of public transportation...
...Lee Heller San Francisco, CA Bicycles in Latin America Eduardo Galeano's "Autocracy" [January/February, 1995] is a powerful indictment of cities "gone up in smoke" over their infatuation with automobiles, and the gasoline cocktails and paved destruction that come with their purchase...
...His book, La Bicicleta...Alternativas de Transporte, has become an invaluable resource for planners and bicycle advocates throughout Latin America...
...Canadian Subscribers NACLA has new Canadian-dollar rates...
...She is now working with the city government as a full-time bicycle coordinator-a Latin America first...
...I also object to the glorification of the culture of poverty by Martinez and by James Rojas in the same issue ["The Latino Landscape of Readers are invited to address letters to The Editors, NACLA Report on the Americas, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 454, New York, NY 10115...
...East Los Angeles...
...Anyone wishing to help should contact the Colombia Support Network at P.O...
...Subscriptions can be purchased from the Social Justice Committee in Montreal...
...Jenny Testino, for example, has worked for more than a decade promoting healthful, low-cost, energyefficient mobility for Lima's residents...
...Colombia Solidarity I Want to congratulate NACLA for publishing Ana Carrigan's "A Chronicle of Death Foretold: StateSponsored Violence in Colombia" [March/April, 1995], and to let your readers know that a Colombia solidarity movement has arisen in the United States...
...It was published in 1994...
...Ricardo Navarro, "the Bolivar of bicycles," is quietly and patiently assisting thousands of Salvadorans in an effort to improve their quality of life through the empowerment of the bicycle...
...Cecilia Zdrate-Laun Madison, WI Don't Glorify Poverty Contrary to the nationalism of Rub6n Martinez ["Meet the Future in the Past," January/February, 1995], this country's need for cheap, efficient public transportation will not be satisfied by simply bringing the Mexico City subway system to Los Angeles...
...The Colombia Support Network was created to organize and promote public conferences and workshops, delegations of U.S...
...See the masthead for details...
...The problem is a capitalist system that always puts profits first, and a labor movement that refuses to take on the issue...
...These are all signs that the United States is sinking into an abyss that makes it the cesspool of the industrialized world...
Vol. 28 • May 1995 • No. 6
