Posts Tagged "colombia"
“Who are the women of courage?” – An Interview with Vernie Yocogan-Diano
August 20, 2010
Vernie dropped into the KAIROS office on her way to meet up with the rest of the delegates in Colombia. We took the opportunity to interview her. This is Vernie’s response to the question, “Who are the women of courage?”….
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
I will struggle with her
August 20, 2010
This blog entry is by Jill Harris There can be no other experience in my life that I can say would match what has happened to me in these past few days in Colombia. What did I expect? I didn’t…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
We listened with heavy hearts
August 19, 2010
We arrived in Pasto Narino in the south of Colombia at 4am this morning, after a flight from Bogota to Cali and followed by an 8 hour bus ride. We were up a few hours later for a day of…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
A woman of courage in Colombia
August 17, 2010
Yesterday we met with Lilia Solano, another woman of courage in Colombia. It was great to see her in person and in her element. I hadn’t seen her since the recent death threats and attacks to the office of Justicia y…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
The adventure begins for some, ends for others, and awaits 2 more
August 16, 2010
Six of us arrived safely in Bogotá, last night. Jill, Marie-Do, Rachel and I flew through Mexico on bankruptcy-protected airline Mexicana. We didn’t know that the airline would be in trouble when we booked the tickets. The only supplies they…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
The excitement builds: Our bags are packed. We’re ready to go.
August 13, 2010
It’s just two days before we leave on the Women of Courage delegation and the excitement is building. We just heard on Wednesday that Chantal Bilulu, our delegate from the Congo, received her visa from the Colombian Embassy in Nairobi…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Women of Courage gathering and delegation
July 20, 2010
From August 15–25, 2010, KAIROS partners and supporters from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Philippines and Canada will travel to Colombia as part of the KAIROS Women of Courage delegation. They’ll visit Colombian communities that face militarization and daily…
Post filed in: Africa, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Latin America
Proposed Amendment to Canada- Colombia Free Trade Agreement no replacement for Independent Human Rights Assessment
March 30, 2010
KAIROS analysis, 30 March 2010 Since Prime Minister Harper announced the Canada-Colombia Free trade Agreement in July 2007, KAIROS and our partners have repeatedly expressed grave concern about signing such an agreement with a country which continues to have the…
Post filed in: Latin America
World Council of Churches calls for a peaceful resolution of the Colombian conflict
March 2, 2010
*The World Council of Churches (WCC) has requested its member churches to advocate for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Colombia, the full respect of human rights and the cessation of the so called “Plan Colombia”. * “The violent…
Post filed in: Latin America, Media Releases