Labor Unions and Peace in Colombia / El Sindicalismo y la Paz en Colombia Presentado en español con interpretación en inglés Presented in Spanish, with English interpretation Miercoles 24 de mayo de 2023. 2:00 pm hora de Colombia. Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Noon Pacific Time, 1pm Mountain, 2pm Central, and 3pm Eastern Register today! Colombia’s…
Diego Mejía, signer of Colombia’s peace accord, and member of the Memoria Viva (Living Memory) union’s national council, was assassinated by two hit men on April 9, 2023, in Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia. On April 13, union member Jhon Jader Ferreyra was wounded in another attack in Ibague in the Department of Tolima. Both these…
By James Patrick Jordan Send an email to the White House and to your Senator to urge that the White House withdraw, and that the Senate reject, the nomination of SouthComm’s Jean Elizabeth Manes as the next ambassador to Colombia. The ambassador to Colombia should be an ambassador for peace, not an agent of US…
Thursday, January 12, 2023 7pm Eastern and Colombia Time, 6pm Central, 5pm Mountain, and 4pm Pacific Register for the webinar The proposal of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro for a Total Peace Plan is an exciting development that could bring an end to political violence that has left more than 200,000 persons known dead, another 90,000…
Police, Repression, and Popular Movements in Colombia: Webinar this Thursday, September 15, 8p ET, 7pm CT and Colombia, 6p MT, and 5p PT. Featuring presentations by Colombian Congressperson Alirio Uribe, Juan Esteban Martínez (Campaña Libertad Ya), Camille Landry (AFGJ), Alberto Bejarano (Trabajo y Justicia—Grupo Jurídico), and Stephanie Ortiz (Fundación Lazos de Dignidad). Moderated by Nina…
Our collective provides people’s movements with the tools and resources needed for true liberatory change. Our work is broader and further reaching than it ever has been before, and we need your support! by James Jordan The victory of the popular movements in Colombia that brought President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Marquez is…
Prisoner Simón Trinidad is a victim of deadly U.S.-Colombia alliance Originally published by the People’s World, July 18, 2022 10:52 AM CDT By W. T. Whitney Jr. Simón Trinidad’s 72nd birthday is July 30. Don’t think about sending him a card. U.S. prison authorities have blocked his mail since 2004. He is lodged in a…
The Colombian people achieved a tremendous victory and a historic milestone in their struggle for peace, justice, and the “second independence” from neocolonialism and neoliberalism. The election of President elect Gustavo Petro and Vice-President elect Francia Marquez is not so much the achievement of a savvy politician or a well-oiled political campaign as it was…
(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…
(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…
