May 18, 2002

The following is a statement of solidarity from the women's equality commission of the Communist Party USA sent to the National Federation of Indian Women in honor of their 16th conference just held in Chennai.

WATERBURY, Conn. - Más de cien trabajadores inmigrantes fueron físicamente excluidos del Centro de Gubernamental Rowland el viernes, 10 de mayo, cuando trataron de asistir a una audiencia pública del Departamento de Vehículos de Motores (DVM). Esta violación de derechos democráticos fue aun más alarmante viendo que la audiencia pública era para discutir una propuesta que prohibiría a inmigrantes, que tienen visas permitiéndolos vivir y trabajar en Estados Unidos temporeramente, a conseguir licencia de manejar.

China condemns new U.S.-Taiwan military cooperation / Mexican hunger strikers demand amnesty law / Peace advocate: U.S. develops laser arms in Australia / Sri Lanka to rebuild economy in former war zone / Canadian public workers win strike

HANOI, Vietnam (Prensa Latina) - El ministro para la atención a las minorías étnicas y las áreas montañosas de Vietnam, Honag Duc Nghi, lo define con claridad meridiana: resolver el problema de atraso de las nacionalidades es un objetivo puntual del Estado y la clave para alcanzar el desarrollo social.

DENVER, Colo. - While leaders of the International Chamber of Commerce and other advocates touted the benefits of capitalist globalization here May 6, 500 demonstrators made a counterpoint: not everyone benefits as businesses rack up huge profits on the backs of workers when corporation move factories to less-developed countries in order to avoid high wages or taxes.

When Sikorsky Aircraft landed a contract to build Comanche helicopters for the Army, Connecticut’s media headlined the 500 jobs it would bring to Bridgeport. In small print, they revealed that there would only be 150 new jobs – the rest are transfers from a neighboring town.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - In his keynote speech to the historic 2002 People's Weekly World Newsmaker Awards rally, John Olsen, president of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, paid tribute to the pioneering leadership of the left in our country's history and its role in galvanizing broad movements to win labor and people's gains.

BATH, Maine - Walking slowly over the Kennebec River Bridge on May 12, 300 peace activists looked down on four nuclear-armed destroyers under construction for the U.S. Navy at the Bath Iron Works here. The skies threatened rain, drums sounded and solidarity honks were heard from passing cars.

Will Parry, now head of the Seattle chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans, attended the concert by Paul Robeson when he sang at the Peace Arch Park on the U.S.-Canadian border near Blaine, Wash., on May 18, 1952.