You may have heard us talking about the Casa Madre (in English, The Mother House), a gathering space for collective reflection and peacebuilding in Blanquita-Murrí. You may be wondering how we got here, what we are doing in Blanquita-Murrí, and why are we here. Our...
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Palestina, Huila: 40 years searching for the disappeared
August 30, 2023. We find ourselves standing at the entrance to Palestina, Huila – a tiny municipality found in the south of Colombia and nestled amongst the Macizo Colombiano, an extensive geographic region from which many of Colombia’s most important rivers and...
Commemorating the Past
On July 8th, FORPP accompanied the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartadó in the commemoration of a massacre that occurred twenty-three years ago. The massacre, perpetrated by paramilitaries in the settlement of La Unión, occurred despite the presence of state...
National Strike: March Until Dignity Becomes Custom
Reflections from our field team: April 28- May 28, 2021 A mural to life, honoring the memory of Alison, Sebastián and Esteban, 3 of the victims of police violence in Popayán, a mural dignifying the resistance of the social and popular minga led by Colombian youth in...
PARAR PARA AVANZAR – Marchar Hasta Que La Dignidad Se Vuelva Costumbre
Reflexiones sobre el Paro Nacional: abril 28 - mayo 28 de 2021. Un mural a la vida, honrando la memoria de Alison, Sebastián y Esteban, 3 de las víctimas de la violencia policial en Popayán, un mural dignificando la resistencia de la minga social y popular liderada...
National Strike: Parar para avanzar
COLOMBIAN YOUTH IN NON-VIOLENT ACTION LEAD THE NATIONAL STRIKE, RESISTING STATE REPRESSION AND FAVORING SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS: TO STOP IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD, LONGING FOR PEACE. Reflexions from our Field Team En Español Since last April 28 and during the 23 days of...
Victims Lead Reconciliation in Colombia
En Español Between April 12 and 19, the month of memory and solidarity with victims in Colombia, the FORPP team participated and accompanied acts of dignity and memory, including the delivery of a report to the Integral System of Truth, Justice, Reconciliation and...
Las Víctimas Lideran la Reconciliación en Colombia
Entre el 12 y el 19 de abril, mes de la memoria y solidaridad con las víctimas en Colombia, el equipo FORPP, participó y acompañó actos de dignificación y memoria, entrega de informe al SIVJRNR y taller de formación sobre protección colectiva en el marco del Acuerdo...