CoDev Newsletter 2015
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- Published on Thursday, 30 April 2015 20:00
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Greetings Friends and Supporters
Here is your April 2015 CoDev E-Bulletin. ********Reminders
It's DINNER time! Save the Date.This year's dinner will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Maritime Labour Centre. Help us celebrate 30 years of supporting global justice. This year's dinner will be special. You won't want to miss it.
Get your tickets ( $65 and $25/low income) for the
CoDev Annual Solidarity and Fundraising Dinner here.
You can also call Cindy at 604.708.1495 x 112
******* Around the Americas
Colombia
Teachers Protest for Better Conditions
Thousands of teachers from the Colombian teachers' union (and CoDev partner) FECODE, intensified their protests last week. The issues they are highlighting are: salary increases, access to adequate health care and the elimination of exams used to evaluate teachers. Learn more. *** Halting the Use of Pesticides on Cocaine Crops
A recommendation has been made by the Colombian Health Ministry to suspend the use of cancer-causing herbacides to eradicate cocaine crops. Read more here.
Guatemala
Anti-Corruption Protests
Tens of thousands of protesters inn Guatemala City are demanding the resignation of the country's top two officials amid allegations of a major tax scandal involving numerous public servants.Read about it here.
Mexico
Children Forced into Labour
More than 124,000 child labourers often work in slave-like conditions in Mexico. A study by the National Council for Discrimination Prevention explains how 2 out of 10 Mexican children are involved in domestic work. They are between the ages of five and 13. Read more here.
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EVENTS
*** Save the Date!
CoDev will celebrate it's 30th Anniversary with a special program at our Annual Dinner. Save Saturday, May 30! Hope to see you all there.
Share a Memory
As we spend this next year looking back at CoDev's history and forward to our future, we invite you to share a favorite memory or anecdote from the past or a dream or vision for the future. We'll post your submissions on our website, facebook page and in other publications. If you'd like to send a picture along, even better!! All participants will be placed in a draw for a beautiful Cafe Etico gift basket. Submissions will be accepted from now until May 15. The winner will be drawn at the Annual Dinner on May 30.
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