At the moment, we're hosting delegates from the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, showing them a little bit of Colombia, introducing them o our partners, and hoping to build connections. Lots of people wanted to come but weren't able, so we're able to offer the...
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Displacement in El Tamarindo
El Tamarindo is a community located on the outskirts of Barranquilla, on Colombia's Caribbean coast. The members of this community grow platano, keep animals, and try to get by in their village that they arrived at 12 years ago after being displaced by violence...
IFOR Delegation Arrives
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Don’t Miss the 2014 IFOR Delegation in Colombia!
There’s no better way to improve your understanding of active non-violence in Colombia, to demonstrate international solidarity, or to get to the heart of the global issues that are effecting the organizations and communities we work with, than by coming over and...
Santos Asks Forgiveness From the Peace Community of San Jose
From El Espectador, translated by FOR Peace Presence. Original: http://bit.ly/1gmXaz1 President Juan Manuel Santos apologized to the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartado, which opted for peaceful resistance in the midsts of armed conflict, and were in the past...
Colombian Coal: Fueling the Cycle of Conflict
Barges and cargo ships dot the distant horizon off the white shores of Santa Marta. Seated on the Caribbean Sea between sandy beaches, small fishing villages, and the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Santa Marta was destined to be a centerpiece of Colombia’s growing...
Join the March 2014 IFOR Delegation!
There's no better way to improve your understanding of active non-violence in Colombia, to demonstrate international solidarity, or to get to the heart of the global issues that are effecting the organizations and communities we work with, than by coming over and...
Empires of Gold and Colombian Extractivism Today
By Luke Finn Before there was Colombia, there was the extractive industry. The legend of El Dorado stems from a Spaniard, Juan Rodriguez Freyle, watching a High Priest of the Muisca getting covered in gold dust and jumping in Lake Guatavita, near Bogotá, in a...