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How can we bridge the political divisions between our governments at this time of heightened tensions and rhetoric of war?
End U.S. Military Aid to Colombia
Changing US policy from guns and military training to supporting the displaced and treating addiction at home
May 9, 2013, 10:37am
Ethan Vesely-Flad
Apr 30, 2013, 12:04pm
John Lindsay-Poland
We are concerned that Colombian Army actions in San José de Apartadó put peace community residents and FOR observers in acute danger, and are in violation of the recent Colombian Constitutional Court ruling regarding the security of peace community...
Apr 26, 2013, 8:02pm
Susana Pimiento
After eight years, the criminal investigation for the role of high military officials in the 2005 massacre in the San Jose Peace Community is finally getting some traction.On the eve of the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s visit...
Apr 22, 2013, 2:21pm
Paige Shell-Spurling
Apr 3, 2013, 5:19pm
kathleen gladden
Mar 26, 2013, 7:38pm
John Lindsay-Poland
The theme for the Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia this year is “Now is the Time for Peace with Justice,” reflecting our hope for the current peace negotiations between the Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC...
Mar 21, 2013, 4:22pm
Liza Smith
Job AnnouncementTitle: Colombia Program CoordinatorLocation: Bogotá, ColombiaHours: Full-timeDescription: Staff person is responsible for coordination of the FOR’s Colombia Program which, in collaboration with...
Mar 2, 2013, 7:39pm
FOR Colombia
By Gina SpigarelliThe turnover of a calendar year is a time for rebirth and re-evaluation, a time of resolutions and looking forward to an even better year to come. January 2013 brought something new to the peace community — low flying...
Feb 27, 2013, 6:38pm
Susana Pimiento
Landmark Legal Victory for the Peace CommunityThe 2013 New Year came with some good news of hope for justice. On January 18, the Colombian Constitutional Court published a decision that incorporated conditions that the peace community of San...
