Delegations to Colombia

El Guayabo: Protecting the land to defend life

April 1 - 7

For over ten years, the community of El Guayabo has been organizing itself to defend the community’s right to its land. Located three hours north of Barrancabermeja, this fishing and farming community have nonviolently resisted land grabs, multiple evictions and threats by legal and illegal armed groups. El Guayabo is an example of the power of organizing and non-violent action.

Join CPT this Easter week for a delegation to El Guayabo to learn from the community about their experience and to encourage them. In this delegation, you will learn about the work of CPT and its mission to transform violence and oppression and participate in advocating from what was learned to call attention to human rights violations and promote active non-violence as a tool for conflict resolution.

CPT can offer limited scholarships to cover a part of the cost of the delegation to participants from communities that have been targeted by colonialism and racism. Please send an email with inquiries to: delegations@cpt.org.

Language: Spanish

Cost: 700,000 COP or USD 150

The cost includes all housing, food and transportation in from Barrancabermeja to Barrancabermeja. This cost excludes airfare, visa, or transport costs to Barrancabermeja.

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You can Pay online here. If you are in Colombia, you can send a Nequi Payment to this number 3134206928.

For checks in Canadian dollars send to
Community Peacemaker Teams – Canada,
103 Bellevue Ave;
Toronto, Ontario; M5T 2N8
Canada.

For checks in U.S. dollars or other foreign currency, send to
Community Peacemaker Teams
at PO Box 6508;
Chicago, IL; 60680

Human Rights, dignity and land: A call from the mining and farming communities of Northeast Antioquia

June 24 - July 3

The mining and peasant communities of Northeast Antioqueño fear a new escalation of violence by different armed groups in their territory. The lack of implementation of the Peace Agreements signed between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia -FARC- in 2016 has created an environment without guarantees for establishing a comprehensive and lasting peace. Faced with the panorama of abandonment, the communities that walk in resistance, accompanied by the Humanitarian Action Corporation for Coexistence and Peace of Northeast Antioqueño – CAHUCOPANA, weave alternatives to war and build paths to move towards peace with social justice.

In this delegation, you will share with communities and grassroots organizations that resist violence and oppression, building peace day by day. You will hear directly about their commitment to a dignified life based on respect for Human Rights, and you will be able to discover how you can be part of the change. (You will also learn to sleep in a hammock and scare away mosquitoes). It will be a transformative learning experience.

Join this delegation to get to know and support these peace-building communities in solidarity.

Language: English

Cost: USD 1300

The cost includes all housing, food and transportation from the start of the delegation in Bogota/Medellin to the end in Bogota/Medellin. This cost excludes airfare, visa, or transport costs to Bogota.