“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”
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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
Urabá, a contemporary history of violence and territory
Urabá is always thought of as something of a lawless region, marked by endemic violence and fought over by the armed groups in the conflict.[1] Continue reading Urabá, a contemporary history of violence and territory
Let this year be over: 2017, be gone! Bad Old Year’s Eve, Good New Year’s Eve
It is 31 December in the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó, in the Antioquia department. Who here fancies a dance? Continue reading Let this year be over: 2017, be gone! Bad Old Year’s Eve, Good New Year’s Eve