Urge your Representative to Attend CAFTA Briefing!

URGENT ACTION: Briefing is Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 22

Though CAFTA has been signed, it must still be voted upon in Congress. This is one of the most important times in which to educate your congressperson about the perils of this free trade agreement that favors big business and hurts everyone else.

Congressional Representatives Hilda L. Solis (D-CA) and Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) have already notified their colleagues of this briefing, which will feature leaders from important civil society groups representing El Salvador and the Dominican-American community. Now it's important for you, as a constituent, to ask your representative to be there too!

Call the US Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121, with your zip code ready and they will connect you.

Tell your representative that there is a briefing on CAFTA, sponsored by Reps. Solis and Grijalva, as well as the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES). There they will have the opportunity to hear the impact CAFTA would have on the United States and Central America , including its effect on the agricultural industry and the migration of Central Americans to the United States . Speakers include Guadalupe Erazo, a human rights activist from El Salvador , and Dr. Francisco Acosta, founder of the Oscar Romero University in El Salvador and an associate of CASA de Maryland, the largest Latino advocacy organization in Maryland . Domingo de la Cruz, a Dominican community leader from New York, will address Congress about issues related to CAFTA that go beyond critiques of the labor and environmental provisions.

The briefing is Tuesday, June 22, 2-4pm, in Longworth HOB 1116

CALL TODAY & URGE YOUR REP. TO ATTEND