Written by Gina Spigarelli Last pack smokedSan José de Apartadó, Colombia - I quit smoking on November 7. I am still in a state of permanent nic-fit, but doing better. My body has been pretty crazy all month, so confused about why it is doing this to itself. I had a...
From the Team
Accompaniment is a Delicate Beast
By Gina Spigarelli When Isaac came from Bogotá for a week to work with us and visit his old stomping grounds of La Union, our normal routine changed. We talked about things happening far away from the peace community on the hill and we spent time hanging out in houses...
The land you love
By Liza Smith This is a picture of the land I love. It is a piece of land in Colorado where I’ve gone every summer for the last quarter-century — most of my life — and I would be devastated if it were taken away from me. In Colombia, many people also have a deep...
Homecomings to Far Away Places
By Liza Smith Foristas in front of the new La Union library What does it mean to be connected to a place that is not your own, to people who are strange and different from you, to a way of life that will never be yours? We pondered these questions over the last two...
New Video Blog: The Radio Is the Military’s Biggest Rifle
By Liza Smith “I was in my bed when an explosion rocked our house.” FORColombia Peace Team member Isaac Beachy tells of combat on the edge of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, and analyzes how the Colombian military reported on it. Meanwhile, community kids...
Finding a Home in Mulatos
Letter from the Field, October 2007 By Amanda Jack, CPP team “What kind of people would treat a house like this?” This was the simple question asked out loud by one of the women in the work group we had accompanied to Mulatos. The group of 17, mostly men and some...