• The Two Faces of Cartagena
    October 13, 2011 - 11:12am

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  • Photos No-FTA vigil in Dewey Square
    October 11, 2011 - 12:03am

    Colombia Vive expressed opposition to the passage of the abominable FTAs.

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  • National No-FTA Vigil (Mon) and Call-in Day (Tues) / Vigilia Nacional para Oponerse a los TLC
    October 8, 2011 - 12:30pm

    Oppose these abominable economic policies!

    Join the national vigil to oppose the passage of the FTAs with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.

    Mon 10/10 6pm Dewey Square (South Station)

    Let Obama know that his broken promises will not be tolerated.

    Show Massachusetts's U.S. legislators that WE OPPOSE THE FTAs!!

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    NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY: TUES 10/11

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  • Colombia Vive at the Honk parade 2011
    October 4, 2011 - 3:55pm

    Colombia Vive participated in the Honk parade. This is our intro video.

    Check out some pictures here.

    Colombia Vive hizo parte del desfile de Honk. Este video es nuestra introducción.

    Puede ver algunas fotos aquí.

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  • Gira del otoño - Las Dos Caras de Cartagena, las Dos Caras de Colombia: el Desplazamiento y la Violación de los Derechos Humanos
    October 1, 2011 - 4:08pm

    Colombia Vive da la bienvenida a

    ADIL MELÉNDEZ INVITADO ESPECIAL PARA

    LA GIRA DEL 2011

    Defensor y promotor incansable de los derechos humanos individuales y de los derechos fundamentales constitucionales de las comunidades vulnerables en Colombia, el abogado Meléndez hablará sobre

    LAS DOS CARAS DE CARTAGENA, LAS DOS CARAS DE COLOMBIA:

    El Desplazamiento Forzado y la Violación de los Derechos Humanos

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  • Fall Tour: The Two Faces of Cartagena, the Two Faces of Colombia: Forced Displacement and Human Rights Violations
    October 1, 2011 - 3:01pm

    Colombia Vive Welcomes

    ADIL MELÉNDEZ AS FEATURED GUEST FOR THE

    2011 SPEAKING TOUR
    A tireless defender and promoter of individual human rights and the fundamental constitutional rights of vulnerable communities in Colombia, attorney Meléndez will describe

    THE TWO FACES OF CARTAGENA,
    THE TWO FACES OF COLOMBIA:
    Forced Displacement and
    Human Rights Violations

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  • Photos from the "No FTA" rally in DC
    July 15, 2011 - 10:37pm

    Colombia Vive volunteers traveled from Boston to Washington, DC to participate in the July 11 rally against the Colombia-US Free Trade Agreement.

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  • Colombia Vive attends "No FTA" rally in D.C.
    July 15, 2011 - 12:45pm

    Amig@s/Friends,

    Thank you for your support. Colombia Vive volunteers went down to D.C. at the beginning of the week for the rally to oppose the FTAs.

    There were symbolic acts: a procession with mock coffins (in remembrance of the 51 slain union leaders), which were placed in front of the White House, there were chants to say "No to the FTA", singing and rhythm in support of the victims and those arrested in acts of civil disobedience.

    Here is the video from Telesur in Spanish and a video in English.

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  • Notes on the proposed US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    June 4, 2011 - 3:50pm

    Much of the discussion of the proposed US-Colombia US Free Trade Agreement has centered on the murder of unionists and the loss of jobs in the United States due to outsourcing, both very important considerations. As is well known, Colombia is the most dangerous place in the world to engage in union activities and the murder of union leaders and activists goes almost entirely unpunished. The standard of living in the United States is reduced as well-paying jobs are eliminated and production is exported to low-wage countries including our neighbors Mexico, Central America, and Colombia.

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  • Colombia Vive statement in opposition to the FTA
    June 2, 2011 - 6:46pm

    1) Just as the North American Free Trade Agreement in Mexico, the Central American Free Trade Agreement in Central America, and the Caribbean Basin Partnership Act in Haiti, the proposed Free Trade Agreement with Colombia will severely damage the agricultural sector in that country. If enacted, the agreement will further cripple the ability of small farmers in Colombia to compete with heavily subsidized farm products from the United States, such as corn, rice, beans and potatoes, traditionally produced by Colombians in their own country.

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  • Colombia Vive's letter to Harvard re: showcasing Uribe (and responses)
    March 25, 2011 - 8:27am

    Harvard has invited Uribe to be the key-note speaker of an event in which he will speak about the wonders of his achievements.

    Here is Colombia Vive's response upon learning about such one-sidedness and misrepresentation; the thread follows with the ensuing responses.

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  • Flor Hilda Hernandez in Boston (Gallery)
    October 17, 2010 - 8:17am

    Photos from Colombia Vive's series of events featuring human rights lawyer Pillar Castillo and Flor Hilda Hernandez. Hernandez' oldest son, Elkin Gustavo, is one of the most well-known victims of the Colombian Army's "body count scandal."

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  • Speaking the Truth, Seeking Justice: Flor Hilda Hernandez in Boston
    September 4, 2010 - 2:17pm

    From October 9–16, 2010, Colombia Vive presents a series of talks in the Boston area by two courageous Colombian women.

    A single mother, Flor Hilda Hernandez lost her oldest son, Elkin Gustavo, in 2008 when he and 16 others from his neighborhood of Bogotá joined a countless number of falsos positivos, innocent young men kidnapped and murdered by Colombian soldiers motivated by government promises of bonus pay for each “guerrilla” killed in combat.

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