The power of clicktavism and beyond
By Anna Vogt, a service worker in MCC Colombia currently working with Justapaz, a Mennonite organization working for justice, peace and non-violent action in Colombia.
I'm sure you are all familiar with those...
Imagine saying no: Conscientious Objection in Colombia
Many Mennonite communities throughout Latin America have been working to protect conscientious objectors from mandatory enlistment. MCC has been working on supporting these efforts, based on our historic commit...
Las Americas
Larisa Zehr is a Community Accompaniment worker for MCC Colombia. This piece was originally posted August 31 on her personal blog, From I to We.
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I woke up this morning (August 31) with no...
Urgent Action Needed: Ricardo Esquivia
The Asociación Sembrando Semillas de Paz (Sembrandopaz) emits URGENT ACTION for the physical and judicial security, and the right to a good name and due process for Ricardo Esquivia Ballestas, director of this ...
The Annual Canada-Colombia Free Trade Blog Post
By Rebecca Sears, Advocacy Coordinator, MCC Colombia
This is getting to be an annual thing: concern about the human rights and social impacts of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement with Colombia. (See previous b...
Colombian Anti-narcotics Police destroy crops in church-MCC Project
One of the Choco farmers with a rice crop damaged by aerial fumigation
By Rebekah Sears and Adrienne Wiebe, MCC Latin America
Anti-narcotics police in Colombia have fumigated and destroyed rice and cacao...
The Advocacy of Faith: Learning in Colombia
A worship service in a church in Mampujan, Colombia
By Anna Vogt, MCC Colombia
Advocacy is the focus of the month! What is it, how does it work and who does it are all questions that we Seeders are wrest...
March for Rural Justice in Colombia
By Larisa Zehr, MCC Colombia
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Note: The march halted on Sunday, April 7 after negotiations with government authorities. For an update on what happened see Anna Vogt's blog http://thellamad...
Undermining
Photos by Larisa Zehr, Macayepo , Colombia
By Larisa Zehr, MCC Colombia
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One Sunday morning in Bogota, we headed for one of the city’s best markets, Paloquemao. We sipped hot café ...