Cerrejon: Labor and Health Conditions

Cerrejon: Coal for the World Powers = Misery for Colombia

Peace Process in Colombia with Guerrillas

The peace process in Colombia with the Guerrillas has begun. Read here an interesting statement by the AfGJ talking about some of the obstacles that this process faces, including the influence of US and other multinational companies

Peace Talks Begin in Colombia » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

click to read an article on Counterpunch by academic and activist, Daniel Kovalik, talking about the Peace Process in Colombia
Peace Talks Begin in Colombia » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

Conclusions from Maicao Forum

During the months of June and July of 2012 several forums discussing the effects of large-scale mining in La Guajira and Colombia took place in different municipalities of La Guajira. This document includes some brief conclusions of the forum that took place in the city of Maicao.

Communique to the municipal, departmental, and national public opinion

COMMUNIQUÉ TO THE MUNICIPAL, DEPARTMENTAL, AND NATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION

We, The political organizations signing below, after meeting in the headquarters of Sintracarbon located in the city of Riohacha, La Guajira, on July 19 2012, wish to express to the local, departmental, and national public opinion our position and arguments regarding the mining projects in La Guajira, the change of the course of the Ranchería River, the modification of the Cañaverales Spring, and the new royalties’ regime:

Letter from a Wayuu woman to the Colombian President Santos

Pancho, April 4th, 2012

JUAN MANUEL SANTOS

President of the Republic of Colombia

Bogota

Greetings:

I am writing to you from Pancho, a Wayuu village made of mud houses with zinc roofs, that exists on the right hand side of the banks of the Ranchería river, the only river in the Mid to High Guajira.

Tens of settlements exist in Pancho because we, the Wayuu people live throughout this dessert God gave us.