2009 National Day of Action for Peace in Colombia

Since 2000, the United States has provided Colombia with $6.2 billion dollars in assistance, approximately three quarters of which is military aid. Meanwhile, Colombia's brutal war continues--thousands of people are killed each year and 1,500 more are violently driven from their homes each day. To make matters worse, last year President Bush tried to push through Congress a NAFTA-style free trade agreement that would have only further impoverished Colombia's poor majority.

But today is a new day for U.S. policy toward Colombia--a chance to leave behind failed policies and start fresh.

Join tens of thousands of people across the United States in sending a message to President Obama, asking him to break from the tired militaristic policies of the past and forge a new relationship with Colombia, one that opens avenues towards peace, builds economic opportunities for the poor, and stands by victims of violence.

Your message will be copied to the Department of State and the U.S. Trade Representative. Please make sure you check both the "email" and "fax" boxes to ensure your message is delivered to all recipients.