Nonviolence

Ruth Sosa at the sustainable farms workshop of the Asociación Madres de la Candelaria In the second installment of this series of four chronicles, Ruth de las Misericordias will return 22 years later to tell the story of her son…

6 September 2022, El Espectador A month ago, Colombia lived through the most symbolic presidential inauguration in its history. In 30 days, fundamental changes have been proposed that had not been outlined in 30 or even 300 years; but we…

It’s tricky to oppose both sides of a war, and rarer even than supporting both sides. The weapons dealers support both sides. By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, September 4, 2022 In obedience to their televisions, people all over the…

Hate outside. With these significant words, the actress and head of the Argentinean Actors Association, Alejandra Darín, closed the central message in front of hundreds of thousands of people in the mythical Plaza de Mayo. An act that was replicated…

In accordance with the festival’s rules, the list of finalist films for the 6th International Film Festival of Nonviolence Active 2022 was published on 2 September. The international organising team, from different cities and countries, following the criteria from a…

In his inaugural speech, Petro said, “peace is the meaning of my life, and it is the hope of Colombia” his words resonated in the ears and hearts of an entire nation striving to overcome the grief of war. The…

After receiving feedback from a previous article titled “US: Guns Have to Go,” I would like to clarify a few points for my friends from the political left who feel that the fight against discrimination and class strangle has to…

As the second week of NPT Review Conference concludes and the nuclear-armed states start to flex their “we can’t accept any commitments because of the international security environment” muscles, a metaphor for our present condition comes to mind: we are…

The government of Gustavo Petro is seeking to resume peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Havana, Cuba. The first rapprochement took place last Thursday, 11 August. Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva announced that he met with ELN representatives…

Thousands of people around Plaza Bolivar in Bogota and in many parts of the country celebrated the historic milestone of Gustavo Petro’s inauguration as president of Colombia. By Fátima Martínez Petro and Francia Márquez, the vice-president, are the most visible…