Rebuilding Peace in Colombia

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These in-depth interviews with Afro-Colombian social justice leaders bear witness to the injustices visited upon exploited and forgotten populations in Colombia. Washington Office on Latin America

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    • Apr 26, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Darío Mejía: Una visión del futuro

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 45:34


    Las raíces del conflicto armado de Colombia son profundas. Según Darío Mejía, líder social del pueblo Zenú, la lucha por la paz y la igualdad se remonta a la llegada de los colonizadores españoles al continente. Este episodio explora por qué los compromisos del acuerdo de paz de 2016 sobre la reforma agraria son de importancia crítica para los líderes sociales indígenas y cómo la lucha actual es la culminación de 500 años de opresión.Si quieres conocer más sobre la campaña y el podcast, por favor dirígete a conlidereshaypaz.org.

    Erlendy Cuero Bravo: Una visión de comunidad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 31:45


    Cinco décadas de conflicto desplazaron a millones de colombianos de sus hogares, en su mayoría afrodescendientes e indígenas colombianos. Muchos llegaron a la ciudad de Cali, entre ellos Erlendy Cuero Bravo. Este episodio explora el trabajo que Erlendy ha hecho para llamar la atención sobre la negligencia del gobierno hacia las comunidades desplazadas en Cali, especialmente en barrios afrocolombianos como Llano Verde, donde el asesinato aterrador de cinco niños en agosto de 2020 provocó furor.Si quieres conocer más sobre la campaña y el podcast, por favor dirígete a conlidereshaypaz.org. 

    Danelly Estupiñán: Una visión de igualdad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 31:16


    Buenaventura, una ciudad portuaria del Pacífico en Colombia, es codiciada por intereses económicos y criminales. La gente de Buenaventura se ha visto atrapada en medio de brutales batallas por controlar sus hogares y la tierra en la que viven. Danelly Estupiñán, lideresa social afrocolombiana, es parte del esfuerzo por devolver el poder al pueblo y allanar un nuevo camino hacia la paz.Si quieres conocer más sobre la campaña y el podcast, por favor dirígete a conlidereshaypaz.org.

    Leyner Palacios Asprilla: Una visión de paz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 45:01


    La paz en Colombia está en un lugar frágil. Leyner Palacios Asprilla, un líder social afrocolombiano de Bojayá, cree que el ambiente es peor de lo que era antes de la masacre de 2002 en su ciudad natal. Este episodio explora los problemas que socavan la paz en Colombia después de los históricos acuerdos de paz de 2016 y cómo el trabajo de los líderes sociales es crucial para mantener viva la paz.Si quieres conocer más sobre la campaña y el podcast, por favor dirígete a conlidereshaypaz.org.

    Proximamente: Construyendo la Paz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 2:51


    Esta serie realizada por la Oficina en Washington para Asuntos Latinoamericanos te compartirá las historias de los líderes sociales en Colombia, quienes cada día, bajo amenazas de muerte buscan la verdad, trabajan por la reconciliación y luchan por tener justicia para las víctimas del conflicto armado Colombiano, y se aseguran de que el gobierno esté a la altura de las garantías que le hizo a las comunidades étnicas y rurales en el histórico acuerdo de paz en 2016. Ellos frecuentemente confrontan a un gobierno Colombiano que se niega a reconocer sus propios fallos, y se mantienen en pie frente a los grupos armados que aterrorizan a sus comunidades. Cientos de ellos han sido asesinados, y aun así perseveran. En esta serie escucharás la razón directamente desde su voz. Si quieres conocer más sobre la campaña y el podcast, por favor dirígete a conlidereshaypaz.org.

    Darío Mejía: A Vision for the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 36:53


    The roots of Colombia's armed conflict runs deep. According to Darío Mejía, a social leader of the Zenú people, the fight for peace and equality dates back to the arrival of Spanish colonizers on the continent. This episode explores why the 2016 peace accord's commitments on land reform are critically important for Indigenous social leaders, and how the current fight is the culmination of 500 years of oppression.Rebuilding Peace was created by the Washington Office on Latin America for the Con Lideres Hay Paz Campaign. If you would like to learn more about the campaign and this podcast, please head over to conlidereshaypaz.org.

    Erlendy Cuero Bravo: A Vision for Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 27:18


    Five decades of conflict displaced millions of Colombians from their homes, disproportionately impacting Afro-descendant and Indigenous Colombians. Many arrived in the city of Cali, including Erlendy Cuero Bravo. This episode explores the work Erlendy has done to bring attention to government neglect of displaced communities in Cali, especially in neighborhoods like Llano Verde where Afro-Colombians are concentrated, and where the murder of five boys in August 2020 sparked outrage.Rebuilding Peace was created by the Washington Office on Latin America for the Con Lideres Hay Paz Campaign. If you would like to learn more about the campaign and this podcast, please head over to conlidereshaypaz.org.

    Danelly Estupiñán: A Vision for Equality

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 26:19


    Buenaventura, a Pacific port city in Colombia, is coveted by economic and criminal interests. The people of Buenaventura have been caught in the middle of brutal battles to control their homes and the land they live on. Danelly Estupiñán, an Afro-Colombian social leader, is part of the effort to give power back to the people and pave a new path for peace.Rebuilding Peace was created by the Washington Office on Latin America for the Con Lideres Hay Paz Campaign. If you would like to learn more about the campaign and this podcast, please head over to conlidereshaypaz.org.

    Leyner Palacios Asprilla: A Vision for Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 39:56


    Peace in Colombia is in a tenuous place. Leyner Palacios, an Afro-Colombian social leader from Bojayá, believes the atmosphere is worse than it was leading up to the 2002 massacre in his hometown. This episode explores the problems undermining peace in Colombia after the historic 2016 peace accords, and how the work of social leaders is crucial in keeping peace alive.Rebuilding Peace was created by the Washington Office on Latin America for the Con Lideres Hay Paz Campaign. If you would like to learn more about the campaign and this podcast, please head over to conlidereshaypaz.org.

    Coming Soon: Rebuilding Peace in Colombia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 2:17


    This series from the Washington Office on Latin America will share the stories of social leaders in Colombia who, every day, under threat to their lives, search for truth and work toward reconciliation, fight for justice for victims of the Colombian conflict, and ensure the government lives up to the guarantees it made to ethnic and rural communities in the historic 2016 peace accord. Social leaders often face off with a Colombian government that refuses to admit its failures, and they stand up to armed groups terrorizing their communities. Hundreds of them have been killed, yet they persist. In this series you will hear why, directly from them.Rebuilding Peace was created by the Washington Office on Latin America for the Con Lideres Hay Paz Campaign. If you would like to learn more about the campaign and this podcast, please head over to conlidereshaypaz.org.

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