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  Would you permit us to reprint the article, “Walls of Shame,” by Elizabeth García (Signs of the Times, July-September 2011) in our Iowa Peace

by Chris Knestrick Contrary to what major world news  sources say, the war in Colombia is about more than drugs. So much of what the

  For some time now, CPT has been engaged in an organization-wide adventure called the “Mission And Presentation Re-visioning” process.  As we approached the 25th

by Isaías Rodríguez Arango “Colombia is a social state under rule of law, organized in the form of a unitary, decentralized Republic, autonomous from its

  Israel military officials stymied efforts by Palestinian and international volunteers to build a house for Um Fagarah villagers (South Hebron Hills) on 2 June.

by Jenny Rodríguez Díaz Colombian social organizations led by women are always the most vulnerable and least heard.  Sometimes I wish God’s justice came swiftly

  On May Day, 1 May, at 7:45 a.m., CPTers received a call from Noah al-Rajabi in the Palestinian town of Bani Naim (Hebron District).

by Stewart Vriesinga Even when you don’t actually see them, the paramilitaries in Colombia cast a long shadow.  While traveling in Northeast Antioquia, my teammate

  Day dawns on another school patrol in al-Khalil (Hebron).  Setting off at 6:50 a.m. we are greeted by smiling children who take the time

by Julie Myers  For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. – Matthew 18:20 On 22 March, just weeks