(ESPAÑOL ABAJO: Activistas acorralados en Colombia antes de las elecciones, Los Detenidos en Cali se declaran en huelga de hambre – Actúa Ya) Young activists are being detained just days before elections as part of the Ministry of Defense’ “Plan Democracy.” Many are saying that the plan is really an attempted “preemptive coup” to…
James Patrick Jordan
Colombia, Democracy, Español, James Patrick Jordan, Peace, Anti-war & Liberation
¿Hay veteranos por la paz en Colombia?
(Este artículo está el primero de dos. La segunda parte serán entrevistas con veteranos de las FARC-EP firmantes del acuerdo de paz de 2016) Por James Patrick Jordan, traducido por Adrián Boutureira Read in English… Una vez le pregunté a un destacado líder del movimiento social y ex senador colombiano si había en su país…
Colombia, Democracy, James Patrick Jordan, Peace, Anti-war & Liberation, Uncategorized
Are There Veterans for Peace in Colombia?
(This is Part 1. Part 2 will be interviews with veterans of the FARC-EP who are signatories to the 2016 peace accord) By James Patrick Jordan En Español Be sure and watch AFGJ’s livestream coverage as results come in from the June 19, 2022 Election Day in Colombia, starting at 4:30pm Eastern Time until…
Colombia, Democracy, James Patrick Jordan, Uncategorized
Easter Executions Mar Colombia’s Hopes for Peace
by James Patrick Jordan Death squads don’t take breaks for holidays or holy days. Anyone who has followed the ups and downs of Colombia’s war and peace, repression and struggle, will know that right around the week before and after Christmas and the New Year, and, again, Easter and Holy week, there often occurs a…
Anti-racism, Human Rights Reports, James Patrick Jordan, Solidarity with North American liberation
Disability rights and human rights — they affect ALL of us
By James Patrick Jordan (National Co-Coordinator) Talking about disability Language matters, and in the case of people with disabilities, it matters a lot. Ableism, exclusion, and misconceptions are held up by a foundation of words that are still abundant in U.S. society. Ireland’s National Disability Authority and Brown University both provide clear and succinct guides…
Border, James Patrick Jordan, Militarism, Peace, Anti-war & Liberation, Police militarization, Political prisoners, Prison Imperialism, Solidarity with North American liberation, Trade, economics & globalization (neoliberalism), Uncategorized
Security, Empire and Life in the USA
by James Patrick Jordan Originally published in Catalán by the magazine Revistat, and in English, by CovertAction Quarterly The word “security” conjures a couple of distinctly different and conflicting images. One is of human beings living in safe, viable, and sustainable communities, where individuals can freely develop their full potential, not hindered by threat and…
Colombia, James Patrick Jordan, Labor, Uncategorized
Death Squads threaten Colombian Human Rights Defender Darnelly Rodriguez twice in two weeks
We are very worried for the safety and security of Centro Pazífico coordinator, Darnelly Rodriguez. On November 19 2021, she received the second of two death threats in two weeks. This threat came from the AGC paramilitary group. She was listed along with several other social movement and union leaders in a pamphlet that was…
Democracy, James Patrick Jordan, Labor, U.S. sanctions, Uncategorized, Venezuela
Solidarity Center Funding Skyrockets for Venezuela and Colombia
by James Patrick Jordan originally published in the Orinoco Tribune The Solidarity Center’s activities in Venezuela and Colombia skyrocketed last year. Funding from the mis-named National Endowment for Democracy (NED) soared to almost 60% over the previous year’s awards. The 2020 funding, alone, represents over 40% of the total for similar grants for the last…
Colombia, James Patrick Jordan, Uncategorized
Winners, Losers, and Human Rights Abusers in Colombia’s National Strike
by James Patrick Jordan It is just over a month since Colombia’s National Strike (Paro Nacional) began. The international community is appalled by the endless reports of atrocities and abuses by the ESMAD riot police and Colombian Armed Forces (which combine the military and police under one command), and the right-wing gangs allied with them.…
Colombia, James Patrick Jordan, Uncategorized
Street Medic Supplies Desperately Needed in Colombia
by James Patrick Jordan “James, we are here. There are many wounded, many captured, many bullets, just everything. This is horrible.” The message is from Darnelly Rodriguez, her voice shaking with emotion. Darne is a spokesperson for the Francisco Isaias Cifuentes Human Rights Network (REDDHFIC), and acting coordinator for the Centro Pazífico (Human Rights Center…
