Faced with the barbarity which we have witnessed, the murder of members of our community by paramilitaries since November of last year through today, before the terror that we live daily, the 800 families who live in 500 homes in the Nayero Bridge sector San Francisco, in the La Playita area of Buenaventura, Colombia, we have declared our territory as Living Space, Protection Area and Humanitarian Zone.
Read more
“The dialogue with the government will continue, but with the mobilizations,” stated Marylén Serna, spokesperson of Congreso de los Pueblos who participated in the meeting in the Nariño Palace with the President of the Republic. The announced strike will not only be realized from the campesino sector: it will involve diverse social sectors and it already has broad political support.
Read more
Heroes Do Exist in Colombia was the name of the first major military propaganda campaign rolled out during ex-president Alvaro Uribe's (2002-2010) Democratic Security Policy. The government's publicists reached for the hearts and minds of Colombians using emotional narratives of war and by constructing an image of the military based on the figure of hero and protector of a population vulnerable in the face of a guerrilla insurgency.
Read more
Fault Lines investigates the threats facing Colombian farmers struggling to return to their land. The stakes have never been higher in Colombia. As landmark peace talks continue with the rebel FARC group, the government is also trying to return land to the millions of people displaced by the conflict. But despite attempts at land reform-the issue that started the war decades ago-people are still being driven off their land by right-wing paramilitaries that the government says are gone, making a lasting peace seem unlikely.
Read more
With the water supply of millions of people at risk, we urge the ministry to publish details of the demarcation and ensure that this fragile ecosystem remains free of large-scale mining operations
Read more
Coal mining leads to elevated risks of "black lung" and other respiratory diseases. Illustration by Mika Barrington-Bush London, UK—When many Canadians think about their pensions, they think about a long-deserved break, a chance to relax, a well-earned "thank you" for a lifetime of hard work. But the money that funds their monthly retirement cheques is dirtier than they realize, with links to some of the most destructive and polluting companies in the world.
Read more
Two days: Saturday, May 24 & Sunday, May 25 10am-5pm on both days The Anarchist Bookfair will take place in two buildings across from each other in Parc Vinet: - Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier (CCGV), 2450 rue Workman - Centre d’éducation populaire de la Petite-Bourgogne et de St-Henri (CEDA), 2515 rue Delisle A short walk from Lionel-Groulx metro.
Read more
Bogotá, 16 March 2014
Read more
Dans le cadre de la Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale à l’anniversaire de la massacre de Sharpeville en Afrique du Sud en 1960. Déclaration communautaire : « Ensemble contre la Charte xénophobe » Nous nous opposons à la Charte des valeurs québécoises (maintenant le projet de loi 60) qui est proposée.
Read more
This weekend over 4,000 delegates, activists, and leaders from different departments, sectors and organizations in Colombia will converge in Bogotá to discuss issues facing the agrarian and popular sectors.
Read more