Patty Adams
Patty Adams
Bio
Patty Adams is part of the emerging Honduras Accompaniment Project with the Quixote Center. This project emerged as a direct response to the request by the nonviolent Honduran People's Front of Resistance Against the Coup d'etat, a multi-sector, nationwide network of grassroots organizations and individuals who are struggling against the military-economic overthrow of the democratically-elected president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya. They seek Zelaya's restoration to power as the first step in restoring rule of law, an essential precursor to the process they've been seeking for many years: the creation of a Constituent Assembly to draft a new, truly democratic Constitution.
Patty has lived in Central America for the better part of the last eight years and works on the transformation of trauma and conflict through nonviolence, especially the use of yoga and therapeutic bodywork as well as third-party nonviolent conflict intervention. She is amazed by the nonvioelnt Honduran struggle for a new society. Cheque!
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Tags: Frente, COFADEH denounce ongoing climate of repression for the "electoral farce" in Honduras
"Even though they try to blame us for the violence, the violence is coming in one direction: from them, towards us." - Tomas Andino
- Tanks and machine guns at STIBYS union headquarters
- Red Comal raided and materials confiscated
- Youth flee for their lives
- Police launch bombs into communities
- Journalist's whereabouts unknown
US Citizens to protest in front of Embassy in Honduras
Members of the Quixote Center delegation are organizing a presence in front of the US Embassy in Tegucigalpa at 3pm today, to reinforce the message that this electoral process is illegal, illigitimate, and further corrodes democracy.
"I don't know how they are going to legitimate these elections..." --Bertha Oliva
Sun, 11/29/2009 - 12:08pm | 
29 November 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS: The streets are empty, as are the polling places. The majority of activity outside of the polling places is at the kiosks whose existence--replete with illegal election propagando, balloons, and cheerful and helpful citizens--is meant to encourage and motivate people to vote in the face of what is already a clearly successful people's boycott of elections.
Frente: With or Without Zelaya's Restitution, NO ELECTIONS!
The National Front of Resistance Against the Coup declares to the Honduran people and the International Community
Translated by Quixote's Patricia Adams.
See the original HERE on the Frente's site.
CEPR: Honduras' Most Prominent Human Rights Expert Calls on Obama Administration to Denounce "Grave Human Rights Violations"
Too Late for Free Elections This Month, She Says from Washington
TORTURE: SYSTEMATIC REPRESSION AFTER THE COUP D'ETAT
The political military coup in Honduras, which took place on June 28, 2009, has special characteristics which differentiate it from past coups in this country and in the rest of Latin America.
The first component is the participation of the old followers of the National Security Doctrine that have continued practicing torture with impunity since the 80's and who are the principle military and police advisors of the de facto regime.
Another day, Additional detentions
Thursday, September 24, 2009
In brief, here are some of the things we saw and learned throughout the day.
Tension in Tegucigalpa
Report from Quixote Center Accompaniment Delegation September 21-23
Political Persecutions And Detention * Excessive Use Of Force By Police And Military * State Of Emergency: People Lacking Food And Water After 42 Hour Curfew * Police State
By Patty Adams
Democratically-elected Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, deposed by a military coup on June 28, returned clandestinely to Tegucigalpa, appearing at the Brazilian Embassy around mid-day on Monday, September 21. As word of his arrival spread, thousands of Hondurans who’ve been calling for his return began to assemble outside the Embassy to celebrate, catch a glimpse, and show their support.
