In traditional educational methods we have been told that in order to commit something to memory, it is necessary to repeat over and over again what we hope to learn. This rote learning method, Continue reading 2016: Memory Schools – so that History never repeats itself
2015: Violence and protection of environment in Casanare
2015 was a very hard year for the Social Corporation for Community Advisory and Training Services (COSPACC), as one of its leaders, environmental defender Ramon Abril Fuentes, was murdered. Continue reading 2015: Violence and protection of environment in Casanare
2014: The first urban humanitarian space in the world
There has always been a constant presence of illegal armed groups in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca. A latent fear permeates the streets, derived from the various forms of social control that these groups exercise over the local population. Continue reading 2014: The first urban humanitarian space in the world
2013: Humanitarian refugee in the Nordeste Antioqueño
In 2004, in response to a grave humanitarian crisis, over three hundred farmers from the Nordeste Antioqueño (Northeast of Antioquía) decided to found the Corporation for Humanitarian Action for Coexistence and Peace in the Nordeste Antioqueño (CAHUCOPANA). Continue reading 2013: Humanitarian refugee in the Nordeste Antioqueño
2012: Murder of land claimant leader Manuel Ruiz and his son Samir, in Curbaradó
Manuel Ruiz was one of the most active leaders in the land restitution process in the Curbaradó and Jiguamiandó river basin areas, located in the Bajo Atrato region of the Chocó department. Continue reading 2012: Murder of land claimant leader Manuel Ruiz and his son Samir, in Curbaradó