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Join us for a talk with author and activist Margaret Randall.

Tuesday March 14,

7pm Eastern

Activist and author Margaret Randall has maintained her ties to friends and comrades in Nicaragua, and recently re-issued her book of interviews with Nicaraguan writers, Risking a Somersault in the Air, with updates on their lives. She will address the current situation in Nicaragua; a Q&A period will follow.  

Register to attend this Zoom session at tiny.cc/dk14vz. 

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Read about the sudden & unexpected release of 222 Nicaraguan release from prison and airlift to the US. (https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/americas/nicaragua-political-prisoners-intl-latam/index.html)

Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa reported 38 prisoners of conscience were left behind in Nicaragua, something omitted from major English language outlets.  https://www.laprensani.com/2023/02/09/derecho-humano-ni/3104336-estos-son-los-39-presos-politicos-que-el-regimen-no-libero 

For an interesting analysis on the implications for human rights of the February, 2023, release of Nicaraguan prisoners of conscience, check out the commentary by the Washington Office on Latin America.  https://www.wola.org/2023/02/release-of-political-prisoners-in-nicaragua-an-important-humanitarian-step-in-the-face-of-a-serious-human-rights-and-democracy-crisis/

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Click here to read about many of the prisoners of the Ortega Murillo dictatorship.  

House concerts help us raise money for families of Nicaraguan prisoners of.  Find a personal venue (inside or outside) and invite your friends and family to come hear a local artist.  The price of admission is hearing a pitch for NSF. If you raise $600, you have supported a family for a year.  You get in touch with people you haven't talked to in years and they are tons of fun.

Here is the first one we did, on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=2076471899221117).