Colombia – Page 3

Stop running and learn to walk: Chocó, Colombia

January 10, 2019

Francisca Pacheco Alvarado, from Valparaíso, Chile, is working with MCC-SEED in Istmina, Chocó, Colombia, accompanying the new community in peace building. It occurs to me that you will become different...

Making Steps towards Reconciliation and Hope

October 10, 2018

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

Ricardo Torres is the Coordinator of Education Programs for MCC Colombia. It was two in the afternoon on June 3 of this year when four “chivas” (public tourism buses) parked in front of the Mennonite Brethre...

A Call for Hope and Continued Peacebuilding from Colombia

July 20, 2018

Action Alerts, Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

“In this biblical spirit and in solidarity with peacebuilders in Colombia, we write to let the public know that on Saturday, July 14, 2018, we learned of a communiqué in which an illegal armed group, self-ident...

Peace Buttons and Education

May 2, 2018

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. As we boarded the bus, José David Valencia handed us all “gestores de paz” buttons to pin to our shirts. We were on our wa...

Emergency Kits and Other Forms of Self-Protection

March 14, 2018

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence, Rural Justice

Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. This reflection was originally published on Anna’s personal blog. What would you pack in your emergency kit in case of a hu...

All that Glitters is Arracacha

February 8, 2018

Advocacy, Colombia, Mining Justice

https://www.facebook.com/annalvogt/videos/10155845510052040/ Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. This reflection was originally published on Anna’s personal bl...

We Plant Flowers

January 30, 2018

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. This reflection was originally published on Anna’s personal blog. “I have three things to tell you.” Alvaro Villarraga says...

Freedom and Águila Light

October 24, 2017

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. This reflection was originally published on Anna’s personal blog. Jorge says that the twelve days that he has been out of j...

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

October 18, 2017

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. This reflection was originally published on Anna’s personal blog. I tell lies in taxis all the time. Instead of trying to e...

Creativity Confronts Climate Change on Colombia’s Coast

September 11, 2017

Advocacy, Climate Change, Colombia, Rural Justice

Leanna Buisman lives and works in the Colombian community of Pichilin, as part of the Seed program. This article is part of our series on food security and climate change. The challenges and complexity of c...

The Food We Share

Earth Day 2025: Cultivating and consolidating peace in Colombia

Voices of Change Sowing Hope in Latin America: Three Women Weaving Dignified Futures

Voces de Cambio Sembrando Semillas de Esperanza en Latinoamérica: Tres Mujeres Tejiendo Futuros Dignos

Stop running and learn to walk: Chocó, Colombia

Making Steps towards Reconciliation and Hope

A Call for Hope and Continued Peacebuilding from Colombia

Peace Buttons and Education

Emergency Kits and Other Forms of Self-Protection

All that Glitters is Arracacha

We Plant Flowers

Freedom and Águila Light

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

Creativity Confronts Climate Change on Colombia’s Coast

Cuba: A case study on sanctions

A Call for Hope and Continued Peacebuilding from Colombia

A Transformative Agenda on Migration