Colombia Accompaniment Program

Great webinar coming up this week from WOLA. "At this event, Afro-Colombian and Indigenous leaders will share updates regarding the implementation of the Ethnic Chapter ’and their views on how the international community can help advance the rights of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous peoples in 2022."

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Status of Implementation for the Ethnic Chapter in Colombia’s Peace Accord. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The historic 2016 peace accord between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC) introduced a gold standard for the incorporation of ethnic minority rights in peace processes worldwide. The inclusion of the Ethnic Chap...

Una excelente manera de obtener una actualización sobre el trabajo colombiano por la paz con justicia: este sábado a las 5.30 pm hora central - 6.30pm en Colombia. La inscripción es gratuita y se proporcionará traducción simultánea inglés / español. (Además, es CRLN - Red de Liderazgo Religioso de Chicago para América Latina, aliado desde hace mucho tiempo de PPF en nuestro trabajo en Colombia). CRLN invitó a Danilo Rueda, Secretario Ejecutivo de la organización ecuménica Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz, para hablar sobre las protestas en Colombia, sobre el proceso de paz , por qué han estallado ahora y qué podemos hacer para apoyar la visión de los pacificadores para su país. Obtenga más información en https://crln.org/event/colombia-today/ (inglés) o https://crln.org/event/colombia-hoy/ (español). Esperando ver a algunos de ustedes allí.

Colombia 🇨🇴 Today: Peacemakers Resist!
Colombia 🇨🇴 Hoy: ¡Defensores de la Paz Resisten!

Join us for our Annual Event with Colombian Human Rights Defender Danilo Rueda from the Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz. Saturday, November 13, 5:30pm live on Zoom. | Únase a nosotros en nuestro Evento Anual con el Defensor de DDHH Danilo Rueda de la Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz. Sábado 13 de Noviembre a las 5:30pm en vivo por Zoom.

Register with the link below. | Registrese con el link abajo.

https://crln.org/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister&id=13&reset=1&lcMessages=en_US

A great way to get an update on Colombian work for peace with justice - this Saturday, 5.30pm Central. Registration is free, and English / Spanish simultaneous translation will be provided. (Also, it's CRLN - Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America, long time ally of PPF in our Colombia work.) CRLN have invited Danilo Rueda, Executive Secretary of the ecumenical organization Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz, to speak about protests in Colombia, why they have broken out now, and what we can do to support the vision of the peacemakers for their country. Learn more at https://crln.org/event/colombia-today/ (English) or https://crln.org/event/colombia-hoy/ (Spanish). Hoping to see some of you there.

Colombia 🇨🇴 Today: Peacemakers Resist!
Colombia 🇨🇴 Hoy: ¡Defensores de la Paz Resisten!

Join us for our Annual Event with Colombian Human Rights Defender Danilo Rueda from the Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz. Saturday, November 13, 5:30pm live on Zoom. | Únase a nosotros en nuestro Evento Anual con el Defensor de DDHH Danilo Rueda de la Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz. Sábado 13 de Noviembre a las 5:30pm en vivo por Zoom.

Register with the link below. | Registrese con el link abajo.

https://crln.org/civicrm/?civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister&id=13&reset=1&lcMessages=en_US

Join the PPF Accompaniment Program for a pilot round of online accompaniment training. This six-session series is designed for anyone wondering about or considering accompaniment service with PPF. Each interactive session will build on the previous session to share information, hold space for reflection, and prepare future accompaniers for when in-person accompaniment can resume.

This series will take place over Zoom, on Wednesdays at 2pm Eastern. Each session will last 90 minutes, with a break half-way through the meeting. Zoom support will be available if you are unfamiliar with the platform. This training series is offered free of charge!

Want to find out more? Dates and topics below:

May 20 - What are we talking about when we talk about Accompaniment?
June 3 - Shared power analysis + antiracist practice
June 17 - Foundations of nonviolence in Accompaniment relationships
July 1 - Brief history of PPF Accompaniment contexts (Colombia and the US/Mexico border)
July 15 - How power and privilege show up in Accompaniment - for better or worse
July 29 - Connecting with Accompaniment partners (conversation with partners in Colombia and Agua Prieta)

This training cohort is limited to 15 people. Register for the series today!

Online Accompaniment Training Pilot 90 minute sessions are held via Zoom on Wednesdays at 2:00 PM EST on the following dates: May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 15 July 29

Social distancing? Here's a great educational opportunity you can join from home. People around the world continue to seek peace even in the midst of this pandemic. This round-table focuses on lessons from the peace community of San Jose de Apartado.

"This forum will take the lessons learned from peace communities and the protection of civilians in Colombia as a model for citizen protection mechanisms. It will then explore ways that the United States Congress and the international community can not only support these communities, but also step up in its protection of social leaders and civilians caught in conflicts worldwide and abandoned by their own governments."

Colombia’s Defiant Non-Violent Peace Community | "The Forum on Women, Religion, Violence, and Power at The Carter Center" In 2016, Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) signed a historic peace agreement that ended five decades of internal armed conflict. This agreement—which was unique in that it integrated the recommendations and rights of victims, women, Afro-Colombian, a...

As your (retiring) page-curator heads to Colombia today, a reminder that not all risks are higher in Colombia than in the United States; Colombia is applying "increased scrutiny measures affects travelers from nine risk countries" including the United States. "Migration authorities in no case may impede entry to the country. Only in emergency cases in which health officials suspect a visitor of actually carrying the virus, they will be obliged to cooperate and be taken to a hospital for a check-up and possible treatment." We wish Colombia well in its efforts against Coronavirus.

Colombia to scrutinize travelers as coronavirus risk level raised to high Colombia’s authorities said Tuesday they will scrutinizing all travelers from nine countries, including the United States, to reduce chances of an outbreak of the coronavirus in the country. In a…

So what *is* peace? Whatever it is, and despite the 2016 peace-deal with the FARC, Colombia does not have it yet. "Peace eludes many parts of Colombia and conditions worsened in 2019 as forced displacements and attacks against medical missions increased, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday."

Peace eludes parts of Colombia as humanitarian situation worsens: ICRC Peace eludes many parts of Colombia and conditions worsened in 2019 as forced di...