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<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From the Frontlines of the Struggle Against Privatization--</SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Salvadoran Union Leader Speaks Out!!" <BR></SPAN><BR>Monday, November 12<BR>RICARDO CALDERON of the Salvadoran Union Front (FSS) <BR>7:00-9:00pm<BR>Democracy Center-->45 Mt. Auburn St, Harvard Square<BR><BR>In the last year, the Salvadoran government had made aggressive moves to<BR>privatize two essential public services: water and the public health care <BR>system. In defense of their "pay or die" national privatization schemes,<BR>the Salvadoran right-wing government, with the support of the US government,<BR>
has arrested, brutalized, and charged with "committing acts of terrorism" those <BR>
who peacefully protest these destructive plans. On the frontlines of popular <BR>
resistance to privatizationare the labor unions--who are also hit the hardest by <BR>
the government's attempts to crush popular opposition to privatization.<BR> <BR>Join us for an evening with Ricardo Calderon--long-time unionist and leader<BR>of the union struggle--as he recounts the recent hard-won victories against<BR>public service privatization and the striking challenges that the labor <BR>movement continues to face as it spearheads the resistance to<BR>privatization!!<BR><BR>Check out the attached speaker's biography for more details on Ricardo's<BR>history.<BR><BR><BR>For more information on this event or on Ricardo Calderon's touring <BR>schedule, please contact:<BR><BR>Boston CISPES: Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador<BR>2161 Massachusetts Ave<BR>Cambridge, MA 02140<BR><BR>tel: 617.576.1709<BR>email: <A target=_blank>boscispes@speakeasy.net</A><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><br /><hr />Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! <a href='http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/purchase/trial.aspx?s_cid=wl_hotmailnews' target='_new'>Try now!</a></body>
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