National Days of Action on Colombia

National Days of Action on Colombia

Millions of Colombians have been forced to abandon their homes and belongings, fleeing from the terror and violence caused by the fighting between rebels, paramilitaries and the army; escaping the extermination and toxicity of aerial spraying with harmful chemicals or reacting to the tactics of private investors and multinationals that want to take control of [...]

US Senators: USA aid to Colombia ,  bad investment. - Senadores EEUU: ayuda a Colombia , mala inversión.

US Senators: USA aid to Colombia , bad investment. - Senadores EEUU: ayuda a Colombia , mala inversión.

In a letter sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, US senators, Russell D. Feingold, Patrick J. Leahy and Christopher J. Dodd expressed their concern with the poor results of the US aid to Colombia in the past decade, money that has gone primarily to the Colombian army which is under investigation for the killings [...]

Chat session with Colombian Peace Activists  - Charla con trabajadores Colombianos  por la Paz

Chat session with Colombian Peace Activists - Charla con trabajadores Colombianos por la Paz

The Movement for Peace in Colombia invites you to a chatting session and cocktail with a group of human rights activists that are visiting Washington and New York. They are here to meet with members of international agencies such as the Organization of American States and the United Nations and to meet with US senators [...]

The Forgotten Memories - Las Memorias Olvidadas

The Forgotten Memories - Las Memorias Olvidadas

Bela Henriquez is a young human rights activist from the northern part of Colombia. She belongs to the organization Hijos e Hijas por la Memoria y contra la Impunidad (Sons and Daughters for Memory and against Impunity). Hijos e Hijas represents many young people whose parents have been assassinated in the Colombian conflict. [...]

Hijos e Hijas por la Memoria y contra la Impunidad(Sons and Daughters for memory and against Impunity)

Hijos e Hijas por la Memoria y contra la Impunidad(Sons and Daughters for memory and against Impunity)

This is a short video of “Hijos e Hijas por la memoria y contra la Impunidad”. It shows different testimonies of sons and daughters whose parents have been assassinated in the Colombian Conflict.

Rafael Coicué

Rafael Coicué “La Minga” What every American Should Know - Rafael Coicué “La Minga” Lo que todo Americano debería saber

The Indigenous Minga – One Year Later: Colombia’s Popular Movement .
Rafael Coicué is a native Nasa from the indigenous reserve of Corinto, in Colombia’s southwest province of Cauca. A veteran social justice activist and community organizer, he is a member of the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca, Colombia, ACIN, one of the leading [...]

Minga - October 2009

Minga - October 2009

“The minga does not end here, the minga continues with its call, waking up the conscience of the people and uniting forces, sharing pains, walking the word without looking at borders nor limits. Because the hope for life transcends these physical spaces, and each and every one of us is responsible for taking care of [...]

Rafael Coicue's Interview - Entrevista a Rafael Coicue

Rafael Coicue’s Interview - Entrevista a Rafael Coicue


Democracy Now! (spanish version) - Democracy Now! en Español

Democracy Now! (spanish version) - Democracy Now! en Español

Democracy Now! is a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 750 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S. Democracy Now!’s War and Peace Report provides its audience with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S.corporate-sponsored media including grassroots leaders and peace [...]