A Thread of Peace in Medellín
This post is from Jessica Sarriot, a two-year Seed worker, with MCC in Medellín Colombia.
A City Known for Food, Flowers, and Drug Cartels
Medellín, a bowl-shaped city known for its overabundant “Bandeja Pai...
Colombia: Human Rights and a Car Bomb
By Adrienne Wiebe
On Tuesday this week (May 15) a car bomb exploded in Bogota and the Canadian government released its first report on the Human Rights impact of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA)....
The “War on Drugs” and Peacebuilding: What’s the connection?
Leaders of the Americas met in Colombia recently – no, not the recent meeting of the MCC Latin America Country Representatives in Colombia – I’m referring to the Summit of the Americas, April 14-15 2012. This...
Two Blogs and One Book
Here is some advocacy-related news from around MCC Latin America: community-based engagement in Colombia, community-corporation negotiations in Guatemala, and research for peace-building in Bolivia.
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Prime Minister Harper and I mark the new Canada-Colombia Free-Trade Agreement
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and I were recently in Colombia. We visited youth programs in a marginalized urban neighbourhood, met with business leaders, and talked with Colombians about the new Canad...