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Action Alert: Conscientious Objector Detained in Colombia

September 9, 2014
Action Alerts, Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence
From Justapaz, partner of MCC Colombia: (Para leer en español) On behalf of Colombian conscientious objector Jhonatan Vargas, student and youth leader of the Central Four Square Church of Barrancabermeja, Santa...
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Impunity and forgiveness

August 22, 2014
Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence, Rural Justice
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. Originally posted at: thellamadiaries.word...
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Understanding the child migrant surge

August 20, 2014
Advocacy, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Migration
US/Mexico Border. Wikimedia Commons. By Chris Hershberger-Esh, MCC’s Context Analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Mexico City.  Starting in late June, U.S. and international media became...
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Oh mother, did you just leave your children?

August 13, 2014
Advocacy, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Migration
By Nancy Sabas, the Connecting Peoples Coordinator for MCC Guatemala/El Salvador, originally from Honduras. Growing up in Honduras, I remember hearing to my mother bring up the idea of migrating to work in the...
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Peace on the Hill – Above and Beyond Peace Accords

August 7, 2014
Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence
Charissa Zehr, a Legislative Associate for International Affairs at the MCC U.S. Washington Office, writes on truth and justice in the Colombia Peace Accords process....
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Ocos Despierta: a community in the shadow of agribusiness

August 5, 2014
Advocacy, Guatemala, Rural Justice
On the southern coast of Guatemala, BANASA and Grupo HAME have disrupted the lives of campesino Ocos communities in order to grow palm oil and bananas for export. They cut down forests, diverted a major river, ...
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ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress and the President to treat migrants from Central American with compassion

July 11, 2014
Action Alerts, Advocacy, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Migration
Please check out this important action alert from MCC Washington if you live in the United States. Children fleeing violence in Central America must be treated humanely. ...
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Uprooted: Migration in Mexico and Central America

July 8, 2014
Advocacy, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Migration
In May, MCC Mexico helped host a group of eight young adults from across Canada. They started on the U.S./Mexico border, then travelled to Mexico City, and finally visited the Mexico/Guatemala border. Rachel Be...
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Crossing Mexico’s Southern Border

June 24, 2014
Advocacy, Guatemala, Mexico, Migration
Rafts used to cross Rio Suchiate, the river that divides Mexico and Guatemala. Photo by Miriam Harder. Miriam Harder is the regional coordinator of MCC Latin America’s work in conservation agriculture and i...
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Secrets from the non-famous and inspired

June 19, 2014
Advocacy, El Salvador, Guatemala
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