By FOR Colombia Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 1:52am by Gina Spigarelli On July 11, the indigenous Nasa of Cauca, Colombia began confronting armed groups face to face and peacefully asking them to leave Nasa territories. They removed police trenches from the urban center...
Month: July 2012
Indigenous Nasa Resist Militarization in Cauca
By FOR Colombia Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 1:52am by Gina Spigarelli See Cauca Up Close: We Women Warriors We Women Warriors features a profile of Nasa leader Flor Ilva Trochez, who led a peaceful movement to dismantle police barracks. Filmmaker Nicole Karsin writes:...
Peace Community leader Eduar Lancheros has passed into history
By FOR Colombia Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 2:55pm Eduar Lancheros, a leader in the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, was the one who first asked FOR to accompany the community with a regular presence. “We want you to be a witness to who we are,” he said. He died...
U.S. Aid to Colombia Contravenes Human Rights Intentions
By FOR Colombia Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 1:17am New Report Shows Dramatic Ties to Extrajudicial Killings A detailed report released today by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) describes how U.S. funding to the Colombian military has been supporting army units...
Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism & Conscience
By Mark Johnson Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 4:32pm Just Released, by Logan Mehl-Laituri, InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL 2012 Logan Mehl-Laituri spoke to us on March 16, 2007 from the front of the National Cathedral where some 3000 of us had gathered to hear...