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U.S. Military Bases and Colombia’s Displacement Crisis
by Jess Hunter-Bowman, WFP Associate Director Snow and ice crunched under Marino Cordoba’s feet as he walked home last week. He pulled...
Mar 6, 20103 min read
Song of Loss, Song of Hope
by Melissa Cox, Colombia International Team I first met Daira Quiñones, a courageous community leader, when I interviewed her for the...
Mar 5, 20101 min read


Fleeing the Guns of Big Business
by the Colombia International Team Daira recalls her beloved village El Por Venir as a tight-knit community where people once moved...
Feb 23, 20104 min read
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Honoring Colombians: Why Did Dolls Work?
by Anne Barstow, Rutgers Presbyterian Church of NYC Having tried a number of ways to make the Colombian displaced persons crisis real to...
Feb 18, 20103 min read


Courageous and Organized People
by Gail Phares, WFP Southeast Regional Organizer On January 22nd, I returned from a ten-day visit to Colombia. Our Witness for Peace...
Feb 12, 20103 min read


Memory as Resistance: Part 3
by Colette Cosner, WFP Northwest Regional Organizer Last week Obama announced the 2011 aid request for Latin America, with a proposal for...
Feb 9, 20101 min read


Memory as Resistance: Part 2
by Colette Cosner, WFP Northwest Regional Organizer I remember watching one night as human rights defenders from NOMADESC – an...
Feb 8, 20102 min read


Memory as Resistance in Colombia: Part 1
by Colette Cosner I was in Colombia when the earthquake hit Haiti. I was also in Colombia when the news coverage of the tragic event...
Feb 5, 20102 min read
Tempered Excitement over Obama’s Budget Request
by Jess Hunter-Bowman, WFP Associate Director Unless you live on the moon (or aren’t a political junkie like me), you probably heard that...
Feb 2, 20103 min read


Colombia: Mass Graves and Military Aid
by Jess Hunter-Bowman, WFP Associate Director Sooner or later the truth has a way of showing its face. Recently, an important sliver of...
Oct 27, 20093 min read


Facing the Displaced in Seattle
by Megan Bilas Witness for Peace Northwest kicked off its first “Face the Displaced” event of April at Meaningful Movies in the basement...
Sep 24, 20093 min read

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