The Central America Peace Project was a grass roots organization formed in 1984 by citizens of Northern New York concerned with the escalating threat to peace, the systematic denial of human and economic rights, and the ever-increasing US military intervention in Central America.
Included in the collection are notes, printed materials, fliers, brochures, newspaper publications, propaganda, and correspondence pertaining to Central American Aid and the CAPP 1980-1990. While most of the materials in the collection are in English some of the content of the collection is in Spanish.
North Country Medical Aid to Nicaragua newsletter.
Collection Overview
The purpose of CAPP was to educate the community to the Central America Crisis and to initiate and coordinate peace projects involving the North Country Community. The Goals of the CAPP included creating a framework for peace in Central America, the suspension of all US military and economic aid to nations that lack protection of basic human rights, withdrawal of US military personnel and bases, and the promotion of civilian led democracy. CAPP seeks to achieve its goals by working throughout the North Country providing speakers, films, information and petitions to schools, churches and social organizations and utilizing the local media.