The first time I met German Graciano, or Mello as everyone calls him, I remember his shyness, but above all the strength of his commitment to the principles of the Peace Community and his charisma during his work as the Community’s leader. Continue reading Defending the collective
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Doña Brigida and art for memory in the Peace Community
“For me, being a human rights defender is about defending life and defending territory. It is the collective struggle of all people. Continue reading Doña Brigida and art for memory in the Peace Community
“THE 2005 MASSACRE WAS NOT THE END, IT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING”
“We have always said, and we have always been clear about this, that we are still resisting now and that we will keep on resisting and defending our rights. We do not know for how long, because what history tells us is that today we may be here talking together, but tomorrow we could be dead. That today we are in San José de Apartadó, tomorrow most of us might be displaced because there could be a massacre (…)” Continue reading “THE 2005 MASSACRE WAS NOT THE END, IT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING”
The Community transmits peace
The community transmits peace. The enemies of these brave men and women are placing violent pressure on the community to prevent their example of resistance from extending further. Continue reading The Community transmits peace
For the love of land
More than twenty years ago, a small-farming community who found themselves in the middle of a terrible war decided to organise and resist in their territory. Continue reading For the love of land