Meet Pete Haemmerle, a new accompanier on the FORPP accomaniment team. Pete will accompany in Colombia throughout May and June, supporting the team in the accompaniment of the Comunidad de Paz in San José de Apartadó and the Interethnic Commission for Peace in Blanquita Murrí. Pete has been working with Fellowship of Reconciliation in Austria as co-director until last October. After his retirement, he has now taken the opportunity to contribute to this long-term commitment of FOR Austria in a different way.

“I am looking forward to get to know better the ongoing efforts of these communities trying to live their commitment to peace and justice in a nonviolent way. I have followed the Peace Community for many years and was filled with great joy to be able to visit them in person for the first time yesterday. And I hope I can contribute my bit in creating a safer space for them to continue their commitment to the well-being of their community and a more peaceful environment amidst the ongoing violent conflicts in the Colombian society”, says Pete at the start of his two months as an accompanier.