Entre el 20 y 24 de Marzo de 2024 Fellowship Of Reconciliation Peace Presence acompañó a la Mesa Interétnica por la Paz de la Blanquita Murri y a Conpazcol enuna jornada más de Minga y Juntanza por la construcción física y social de la propuesta de Casa Madre como...
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We Demand Justice for Nallely and Edinson
The murders of Nallely and Édinson On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Peace Community members Nallely Sepúlveda (30 years old) and her brother-in-law Édinson David (14 years old) were murdered. The murder took place in the village of La Esperanza on the collective farm of...
Principles of the Peace Community: Training
An excerpt from “Principles of the Peace Community” A quote from Eduar Lanchero Jiménez: "What is training? For Aníbal, what training involved was very clear. It is something that we have continued amongst ourselves. It does not involve having knowledge. Look, a lot...
Principles of the Peace Community: Communal Work
Communal work days are an essential part of the Peace Community; specific days dedicated to tending to shared farm lands, planting crops for collective consumption, or tending to upkeep and maintenance around Peace Community lands. How and why were communal work days...
URGENT: Peace Community of San José de Apartadó
For years, the Peace Community has been denouncing paramilitary presence, and irregular and illegal practices in building and construction throughout the settlements of San José de Apartadó. These practices affect the collective farmlands of the Peace Community,...
Principles of the Peace Community: Solidarity
SOLIDARITY: Joint efforts that are added together for the common good. We have sought to humanize coexistence by generating relationships that create empathy between everyone, and we are talking about life itself. For example, if a situation is presented that puts one...
Principles of the Peace Community: Memory
In 2005, eight people, including children, were killed in a joint operation by military and paramilitary groups in the remote villages of Mulatos and La Resbalosa. FOR Peace Presence accompaniers accompanied the commemoration of the massacre, and reflected on their...
Anniversary Countdown
The Peace Community of San José de Apartadó was founded 27 years ago on March 23rd on principles of nonviolence, collective action, and a dedicated resistance to violence and conflict. How did they develop these principles and what role do they play in life in the...