*BOOK LAUNCH AND REPORT-BACK*

JUSTIN PODUR, associate professor at York University and writer on political conflicts and social movements, is author of the new book Haiti's New Dictatorship: The Coup, the Earthquake, and the UN Occupation." (http://www.killingtrain.com/)

KAREN SPRING, a researcher and graduate student at Simon Fraser University, recently embarked on a fact-finding mission to Honduras on behalf of Rights Action (http://rightsaction.org/).

There is no end in sight to violence and repression in Honduras. There is no end in sight to the impunity and corruption with which the powerful economic, military and political sectors act.

There is also no end in sight to American and Canadian governments and businesses maintaining political, economic and military relations with the Honduras, empowering and legitimizing the regime. American and Canadian businesses and investors are, in effect, benefiting from the repression, violence, corruption and impunity.

A human rights and security abyss

Hi, this is an invitation for runners and walkers to join USC Canada in this year's Run for Biodiversity in Toronto on October 14.

It is a fun, healthy, fundraising project in support of seed-saving farmers in Honduras.

Full details can be seen here: http://usc-canada.org/run-for-biodiversity/toronto/

Thanks.

David Rain

Legacy Gifts and Donor Recognition

Coordinator, Run for Biodiversity

USC Canada
56 Sparks Street, Suite 705
Ottawa, ON
Canada K1P 5B1