Letter from Colombian Peace Community By Gina Spigarelli On some days in La Unión, the war is a faint pulse in the background — a far-off helicopter heard but not seen, or a military troop walking by on their way to a distant destination. On those days, to an...
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Video from Colombia: “Without accompaniment, we wouldn’t be here”
By FOR Thursday, November 29, 2012, 3:57pm We have exciting news about the impact of your work on the San José de Apartadó Peace Community. This year, while celebrating the Peace Community’s 15-year anniversary, we interviewed community members about why the...
Colombian Army Officers Implicated in Killings to Be Promoted
By Susana Pimiento Sharp contrast with the Petraeus and Allen cases Recent U.S. news has been flooded with stories of generals David Petraeus and John Allen, both involved in what is perceived as improper conduct. The scandals cost Gen. Petraeus his position as head...
Even Those Who Chose Peace Suffer in this War Zone
Letter from Colombian Peace Community By Gina Spigarelli On some days in La Unión, the war is a faint pulse in the background — a far-off helicopter heard but not seen, or a military troop walking by on their way to a distant destination. On those days, to an...
Why accompaniment in Colombia? Peace community members speak
Posted by FOR Colombia For 10 years, FOR volunteers have been accompanying the Peace Community in Colombia every single day. Our previous anniversary video included interviews of former FOR volunteers who had returned to Colombia in August 2011 to visit the peace...
Celebrating ten years of protection in Colombia
By FOR Colombia Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 10:00am In 2002, the first two FOR volunteers made the muddy trek up a mountainside to accompany the San José de Apartadó peace community — a project of campesinos in northwestern Colombia who had declared themselves neutral...
Living into Each Others’ Stories
Letter from San José de Apartadó: By Charlotte Melly There is an old woman in our village who is possibly the most affectionate person I have ever met. Her skin is soft and wrinkled. Her warmth is effortless and comforting. She strokes my arm as we sit for hours...
Life and the War Go On
By Gina Spigarelli, FOR Colombia Team Member I have been back in the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó for a couple of weeks now, but in some ways it seems like I never left. The stresses of life in the city were effortlessly exchanged for those in the jungle:...