I curse poetry conceived as a cultural luxury by the neutral ones who wash their hands, pretend not to know, and escape from reality. I curse the poetry from those that do not take side until getting dirty. —Gabriel Celaya
Dear students, workers and colleagues of the public and state universities of the country,
From my new prison cell in the high security wing of “La Picota” prison I wish to send a warm greeting, accompanied with renewed hopes of success in the struggles that appear on the horizon in 2010. A year that official tradition dedicates to the celebration of the bicentennial of independence. Continue reading »
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In an electoral campaign that has up to now been dominated by advertising of candidates that have strong connections to paramilitaries and the drug trade, the campaign headquarters of the main opposition figure in Colombia has been raided by armed men. On the 5th of February the campaign office of Piedad Cordoba and Andrés Villamizar in Bogota was raided by armed men, the attackers ordered all the office staff into the bathrooms and stole all the telephones, lists of supporters and volunteers. In a country were supporters of opposition candidates are systematically executed or thrown in jail elections are really just a costly exercise in international publicity.
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To Friends and Supporters of Peace and Justice for Colombia
We regret that it has become necessary to postpone the proposed tour and public meetings of Senator Piedad Cordoba Ruiz scheduled for November 2009.
The Senator has advised us that she must postpone the tour due to the imminent release of prisoners in the conflict in Colombia.
Because of the key role she plays in difficult negotiations with the Uribe Government, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) she is required to be in the country in the coming period.
Senator Cordoba has profusely apologised for any inconvenience and has indicated that we may be able to reschedule for January or February 2010. Peace and Justice for Colombia will advise all supporters as soon as new arrangements are made.
In solidarity,
Peace and Justice For Colombia
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Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) — Colombia Senator Piedad Cordoba and Afghanistan’s Sima Samar, two women promoting peace and human rights in conflict zones, are among the top contenders for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo said.
There are a record 205 nominees for the 10 million-krona ($1.4 million) prize, which women rarely win, set to be announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Oct. 9. U.S. scientists Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak were awarded the Nobel medicine prize today, the first of six prizes to be announced through Oct. 12. Continue reading »
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Senator Piedad Córdoba and Colombians for Peace,
Warm greetings,
We are very happy with the six Colombians that have now returned to their families thanks to the humanitarian effort you all have done. We are also very worried about the declarations made by President Álvaro Uribe against Colombians for Peace, accusing you of being “the intellectual block of FARC”.
We are particularly worried about the death threats that have followed those declarations. Continue reading »
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URGENT CALL FOR ACTION:
President Uribe has said that the group Colombians for Peace are FARC terrorist and is threatening with killing them.
Today in Villavicencio, the Colombian president Alvaro Uribe Vélez, violently adressed COLOMBIANS FOR PEACE, calling them the “intellectual block of FARC”; this group has now more than 180 thousand members, amongst them intellectuals, academics, students, leaders of social movements, politicians, artists, sportspeople, and outstanding members of the organized civil society. Continue reading »
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