Written by Siena Mann If you’ve followed FORPP for a while, you have likely seen pictures of volunteers and mules covered in mud. This is because the territories of the Peace Community are dispersed throughout the municipality of San José de Apartadó, requiring long...
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Acompañando a ConPazCol en Buenaventura, agosto de 2025
Acompañando a ConPazCol en Buenaventura, agosto de 2025 Por Siena Mann English FOR Peace Presence dedicó tres semanas a acompañar a nuestra organización socia Comunidades Construyendo Paz en Colombia (ConPazCol) en su labor de fortalecimiento de varios procesos...
Notes from the Field: Buenaventura
Accompanying ConPazCol in Buenaventura, August 2025 By Siena Mann Español FOR Peace Presence spent three weeks accompanying our partner organization Comunidades Construyendo Paz en Colombia (ConPazCol) in their work to fortify several grassroots community processes...
Voices of Peace: Jorge Eduardo Borja and the Interethnic Commission of Blanquita Murrí
This interview with Jorge Eduardo Borja was conducted by Pete Hämmerle and Michaela Söllinger during a meeting of the Commission for Peace of Blanquita Murrí in May 2025. Q: Thank you very much for your time. Could you please introduce yourself briefly? What were...
Seeding the Future: Youth Leading Sustainable Farming in Murrí
Written by Siena Mann The Interethnic Commission for Peace of Blanquita Murri celebrated its 7th agro-ecology school for youth from Afrodescendent, indigenous and campesino communities in the region. The monthly school brings together youth to develop their shared...
Witnessing Resilience: Life and Resistance in Colombia’s Peace Community
In May and June, Pete Hämmerle volunteered as an accompanier with the Peace Community. Between May 17th and 30th, he visited Aldea de Paz—the “Peace Village” in Mulatos, one of the 32 hamlets within the larger San José de Apartadó community. After returning home, Pete...
Lessons in courage, care and collective action from the international accompaniment movement
Developed in Central America during the civil wars of the 1980s, accompaniment strategies show how movements can reduce authoritarian attacks and resist state repression. This article was originally published in Waging Nonviolence. You can find the original...
PERDÓN, Peace Community
On June 5, 2025, Colombian President Gustavo Petro stood before a solemn crowd gathered in Bogotá and began his address with the powerful words: “Perdón, Peace Community”. In a historic and emotional ceremony, Petro issued a formal state apology to the Peace Community...