Colombian miner families ‘resurrect’ colleague slain by the military
-26/09/06
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Colombian miner families ‘resurrect’ colleague slain by the military
-26/09/06
Indignant over the murder by the Colombian Army last Wednesday of a union miner and community leader, over a thousand colleagues and family members are gathered in Colombiaís Southern Bolivar region in his memory to curb a series of abuses that have taken place during the militaryís ìOperation Pharaohî ñ reports Christian Peacemaker Teams.
The families who arrived in Santa Rosa del Sur through the weekend organized a public action Sunday evening (24 September 2006), in which they claimed the presence and power of Alejandro Uribeís life in support of their struggle. Murdered defender of the poor Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador once famously said: ìIf they kill meÖ I will rise again in the peopleî
Uribe, President of a local town council, was murdered last Wednesday, according to local residents, by members of the Armyís Nueva Granada Battalion. Less than two weeks before, he had publicly denounced Army abuses against civilians aimed at facilitating mineral extraction by the Colombian KEDAHDA S.A. company, affiliated with multinational AngloGold Ashanti, among the worldís largest gold producers.
Public witness actions by the displaced minerís and families are expected to continue Monday, and a meeting between local and national government officials and representatives of the communities and human rights defenders is scheduled for Tuesday 26 September.
Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) Colombia is a community made up of trained volunteers from different cultures that forms part of the international, ecumenical organization, CPT. Its work is based in, though not limited to, the Middle Magdelena region of Colombia.
The Team cooperates with grassroots initiatives to expose and transform structures of domination and oppression through active nonviolence in order to make possible a world grounded in respect, justice and love, even of enemies.
CPT is an initiative of the historic peace churches (Mennonites, Quakers, and Brethren in Christ) but works ecumenically with people of all faiths and none. It aims to ëget in the wayí of violence and injustice.
[Also on Ekklesia: Christian peacemakers help save lives in Colombia; Catholics begin peace initiative in Colombia; Priest under death threat begins UK tour; Football teaches non-violence to Colombian street children; Colombian theologian harassed over human rights; Mennonites and Catholics seek to cooperate on peacemaking; Peace workers hold a key to Iraq solution, says think tank]
Colombian miner families ‘resurrect’ colleague slain by the military
-26/09/06
Indignant over the murder by the Colombian Army last Wednesday of a union miner and community leader, over a thousand colleagues and family members are gathered in Colombiaís Southern Bolivar region in his memory to curb a series of abuses that have taken place during the militaryís ìOperation Pharaohî ñ reports Christian Peacemaker Teams.
The families who arrived in Santa Rosa del Sur through the weekend organized a public action Sunday evening (24 September 2006), in which they claimed the presence and power of Alejandro Uribeís life in support of their struggle. Murdered defender of the poor Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador once famously said: ìIf they kill meÖ I will rise again in the peopleî
Uribe, President of a local town council, was murdered last Wednesday, according to local residents, by members of the Armyís Nueva Granada Battalion. Less than two weeks before, he had publicly denounced Army abuses against civilians aimed at facilitating mineral extraction by the Colombian KEDAHDA S.A. company, affiliated with multinational AngloGold Ashanti, among the worldís largest gold producers.
Public witness actions by the displaced minerís and families are expected to continue Monday, and a meeting between local and national government officials and representatives of the communities and human rights defenders is scheduled for Tuesday 26 September.
Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) Colombia is a community made up of trained volunteers from different cultures that forms part of the international, ecumenical organization, CPT. Its work is based in, though not limited to, the Middle Magdelena region of Colombia.
The Team cooperates with grassroots initiatives to expose and transform structures of domination and oppression through active nonviolence in order to make possible a world grounded in respect, justice and love, even of enemies.
CPT is an initiative of the historic peace churches (Mennonites, Quakers, and Brethren in Christ) but works ecumenically with people of all faiths and none. It aims to ëget in the wayí of violence and injustice.
[Also on Ekklesia: Christian peacemakers help save lives in Colombia; Catholics begin peace initiative in Colombia; Priest under death threat begins UK tour; Football teaches non-violence to Colombian street children; Colombian theologian harassed over human rights; Mennonites and Catholics seek to cooperate on peacemaking; Peace workers hold a key to Iraq solution, says think tank]