We, the undersigned social and people’s organizations, religious and spiritual organizations, human rights defenders, ethnic groups, women’s groups, trade unions and political movements, hereby call for the construction of a Social Forum for Peace to help solve the social, political, and armed conflict. We invite all those interested in peacebuilding and democracy to help structure this initiative. We share this idea through the following appeal to:
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Join us for an evening where we celebrate struggles of indigenous land defense with: •Toghestiy, Hereditary Chief of the Wet'suwet'en Likhts'amisyu Clan •Shannon Chief, Shannon Chief, from the Anishnabe Nation of the Ottawa River Water •Felipe Uncacia of the U’wa people from Colombia •Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, poet and Innu activist •André Pikutelekan, traditionnalist Innu from Pessamit •Video documentaries by subMedia.tv. NOVEMBER 17th 6PM, ROOM « LA CHAUFFERIE » IN UQAM
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It is painful to remember but even more to forget ... It is ten years now, the kidnapping and killing of Orlando Valencia taught us the limits of our action, to share the pain of a family, community, and social organizations that fight to end injustice, war and the imposition of development projects to the detriment of the autonomy, of life of local people, but also the dignity of even dare to shout, denouncing.
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INVISIBLE FAMILIES is a project in construction that aims at fighting the isolation and giving a face to the reality of those touched by the judicialization and detention in a correctional center of one of their relative. INVISIBLE FAMILIES looks a visibilizing the faces of family members and individuals touched by the incarceration of a close one and break the isolation, stigmatization and shame through testimonies.
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« Without the river, I can’t laugh, I can’t dream, I can’t live: rivers for life, not death! » This quote is taken from one of the testimonies that moved the activists that took part in the Caravan for the Defense of Life and Territory, an event that took place from the 15th to the 28th of August 2015. This event was organized by the The Network for Fraternity and Solidarity with Colombia.
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SIGN ONLINE Villavicencio, 1 October 2015
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An excellent animation short film illustrating the impacts of open-pit mines (Spanish subtitled in English) : https://vimeo.com/134616827 For more information visit: payadapasatan.org
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A fundamental step was taken in Havana but it leaves many unresolved challenges if it intends to truly be the tipping point towards the construction of a stable and lasting peace. Sebastián Quiroga, national spokesperson of the People’s Congress proposes “a deep shift in the Colombian political dynamics” that allows for “a true democratization of the country.
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