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Collective Work for Mother Earth

By Quin Galvin Before leaving home to embark on a Solidarity Collective trip to Colombia, “Confronting Climate Change and Building Peace:...

Como EEUU creó su propia crisis de migrantes

por Carlissa Arrow El Rio Naya Durante décadas, Estados Unidos ha estado experimentando una crisis humanitaria en la frontera entre Estad...

Bringing the Land and People Together in Mexico

by Mickey Foley (originally published on April 18, 2016 on the Land Stewardship Project website) On day two of our trip, we visited EDUCA...

“Our wish is that the US see us as equals:” A Q&A with Comité Cerezo (Mexico)

1. 21 years after NAFTA went into effect, neoliberalism is still making inroads (is alive and well) in Mexico. Over the last year or so, ...

The Making of an Immigrant Ally: a Delegation to Mexico

by Sarah Aldridge At the beginning of my summer vacation, from May 12th – 21st, I traveled with a delegation from Appalachian State Unive...

Questions from Cuba–guest post by Emma Tai

Witness for Peace is grateful to Emma Tai for contributing this post to the WFP blog. Emma lives in Chicago, where she works as a communi...

Crossing borders: my experience of the effects of trade policy through the eyes of returned migrants

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Seeds of Sovereignty

By: Nina Schwartzman, delegate to Oaxaca, Mexico What would it take for a US city or region to ban genetically-modified (GM) seeds from t...

Una Mirada a San Francisco Tetlanohcán, Tlaxcala, México

por James Hutter Es dificil imaginar un pueblo sin hombres. Es notable la gente que camina en las calles, pero hacia cualquier punto dond...

A “Roots of Migration” Delegation | Una Delegación Sobre las Causas de la Migración

In July of 2013, I was privileged to be included on a Witness for Peace Delegation to Mexico to study the Roots of Migration. I use the w...

San Jose, Buenaventura: Ground zero for Free Trade in Colombia

By Chelsey Dyer, WfP Southeast Board The houses surrounding me were small wooden structures, built by the hands of the community members w...

Learning to Love Our Neighbors: A Sermon of Solidarity with Mexico | Aprendiendo a Amar a Nuestro Pr

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My experience on a Roots and Realities of Migration delegation to Oaxaca | Mi experiencia en una del

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Witness for Peace Group Focuses on Food Sovereignty and Immigration Issues

by Joan Fumetti It has been said that privilege is invisible to those who have it. Our trip to Oaxaca provided a unique opportunity for u...

Linda Harris Cuba Blog/Blog de Linda Harris Sobre Cuba

By Linda Harris (Español abajo.) My daughter Dawn and I knew Cuba would play with our expectations as soon as we landed. The female pers...

“The Best and Most Meaningful Experience of My Life Thus Far”/”La Mejor y Más Sign

By Chandler Hillebert, Witness for Peace delegate to Cuba My trip to Cuba in the summer of 2012 was by far the best and most meaningful e...

Behind the Curtain/Detrás de la Cortina

By: Courtney Parker (Español abajo.) Courtney Parker recently participated in a Witness for Peace delegation to Cuba. She is an activist,...

What Cuba taught me | Lo que Cuba me enseñó

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Free is not Fair

New IT reflects on first delegation experience by Elizabeth Perkins It’s been two months since I arrived in Managua, Nicaragua to begin a...

The Cuba Rambler

by Diego Benitez Every Cuban family has a ration card to supplement their needs. The Cuban government offers its citizens a social safety...

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