Mission
THE NORTH AMERICAN CONGRESS ON LATIN AMERICA (NACLA) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1967 THAT WORKS TOWARD A WORLD IN WHICH THE NATIONS AND PEOPLES OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARE FREE FROM OPPRESSION AND INJUSTICE, AND ENJOY A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT, FREE FROM ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SUBORDINATION. TO THAT END, OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS ON THE REGION, AND ON ITS COMPLEX AND CHANGING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES, AS TOOLS FOR EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY - TO FOSTER KNOWLEDGE BEYOND BORDERS. WE BELIEVE THAT KNOWLEDGE IS ESSENTIAL FOR CHANGE, SO WE USE A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF INFORMATION/MEDIA ACTIVISM AND POPULAR EDUCATION TO PROVIDE PEOPLE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD IN ORDER TO CHANGE IT. WE DO THIS THROUGH: -PUBLISHING OUR AWARDWINNING QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, NACLA REPORT ON THE AMERICAS -HOSTING AN INTERNET RESOURCE CENTER WITH NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM LATIN AMERICA AT NACLA.ORG