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Posts Categorized: Colombia

September 7, 2011

Act for Antonio

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I did not sleep well last night. Of course I rarely sleep well, but last night I knew why. It is hard to sleep, at least for me, when my heart aches even more than usual. I learned on Monday night that Antonia Ariza went missing on September 1, 2011 in Colombia. The information came… Read more »
September 5, 2011

Praying for Antonio

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I pray with many others tonight for our friend Antonio in Colombia. I had the privilege to meet Antonio during Easter week of 2010. He is a leader of an organization of people who have been internally displaced within Colombia. The oganization seeks to return people to land they can work for their living. His… Read more »
August 11, 2011

Women, War & Peace

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A five-part special premiers October 11, 2011 on PBS Women, War & Peace is a bold new five-part PBS television series challenging the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain. The vast majority of today’s conflicts are not fought by nation states and their armies, but rather by informal entities: gangs and warlords… Read more »
August 6, 2011

Glory to God and Peace on Earth

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The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) gathered in Kingston, Jamaica on May 17-25, 2011. The IEPC was a “harvest festival” that celebrated the achievements of the Decade to Overcome Violence, which began in 2001. Sarah Henken and Mark Koenig led a workshop on Accompaniment as Peacemaking that featured the Colombia Accompaniment Program. Here are some… Read more »
July 22, 2011

A prayer on a day of grief

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Famine stalks the Horn of Africa. A bomb and gunfire rip Norway. Violence wracks Malawi and Syria. Rapes are perpetrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Atrocities are suspected in Southern Kordofan. Human rights are denied in Madagascar, Peru, and Colombia. Weak and vulnerable people are exploited and abused in the United States. In places… Read more »
July 19, 2011

‘Fair trade, not just free trade’

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Presbyterians join with other citizens to protest Colombia Free Trade Agreement From Ginna Irby, intern, Office of Public Witness WASHNGTON, D.C. – On July 11, more than 150 U.S. citizens from faith-based, environmental and human rights organizations gathered in front of the White House to protest the pending Colombia Free Trade Agreement. A Presbyterian presence… Read more »
July 11, 2011

Supporting Human Rights in Colombia

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Presbyterian efforts to support our sisters and brothers in Colombia in their efforts to protect human rights continue. The Presbyterian Church of Colombia has stated its opposition to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement and has called the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to join in advocacy against its passage. Presbyterians have called President Obama. The Office of… Read more »
June 21, 2011

Ask your representative to sign letter on Colombia Free Trade Act

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From our partners in the Presbyterian Hunger Program: The Obama Administration has announced that it wants to push the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) through Congress before August, so we’re getting down to the wire. Our allies in Congress are stepping up their efforts to stop this trade agreement, but they need your help. Click… Read more »
June 3, 2011

Accompaniment in Colombia and Jamaica

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Accompaniment is the great theme of the Bible. It is the window through which we should see the whole of the Gospel and the entire meaning of our faith. Accompaniment is what it is all about. With those words, Tom Driver began a sermon for Maundy Thursday, 2010. Tom was in Colombia for a time… Read more »

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