By Nikki Drake, accompanier at FOR Peace Presence Article originally published on Upside Down World An alarm of lively music starts each day around 6am, and the street slowly comes to life. Sweetened coffee percolates in houses, fishermen head out in their small...
Month: August 2014
Demand justice for communities displaced by coal mines
- This public action was published originally on the World Development Movement website - Communities in Colombia are standing up to multinational mining companies displacing them from their land. Cerrejón Coal, which operates the biggest open-cast coal mine in Latin...
The Fight to Abstain From Violence in Colombia
Para español, haz clic aquí Written by Nikki Drake, an accompanier on the FOR Peace Presence team. Published originally here in NACLA Report on the Americas. As he walked into the room, his face was tense and solemn. He had been here for over three months. His name is...
La lucha para abstenerse de la violencia en Colombia
For english, click here Escrito por Nikki Drake, quien forma parte del equipo FOR Presente por la Paz. Se encuentra el artículo publicado aquí en NACLA Reporte de las Americas El joven entra en el salón con el rostro tenso y solemne. Ha estado aquí en el batallón más...