The sale by the Colombian government of its majority stake in power generator Isagen to a subsidiary of Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management raises serious concerns. Medellin-based Isagen is one of Colombia’s biggest power companies with six hydroelectric plants and generates about 16% of the electricity used in Colombia. The sale puts the electrical sovereignty of the country at risk and into the hands of multinational corporations, according to the countries labour groups who are preparing a national strike to protest the sale.
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Urgent action here ! On January 19, one year will have passed since the assassination of political and civil society leader Carlos Alberto Pedraza Salcedo. He was known for his support for civil society processes in the southern neighbourhoods of Bogotá. As the government affirms that the conflict is near its end, the perpetrators of this crime remain unpunished.
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REMISO is the name of a campaign organized by the National Association of the Youth and Students of Colombia (ANJECO). This campaign aims at denouncing the militarization of society and supports the voices of those that object to doing their military service. The term remiso also indicates the reluctance to do something and more specifically names those who refuse to participate in their military service and don’t present themselves to that obligation. Batidas
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBtUxs0Txlo A video on coal mining in Cesar Colombia and impacts on a community.
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[fb: www.facebook.com/events/1646067655663278/] TRIPLE LAUNCH for ...
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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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