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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results38 Connexions Library6 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 8 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 5 Sources Library 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAnother World is Possible: Globalization and Anti-capitalism  McNally, David Book 2002 A call-to-arms for progressive activists. McNally argues that capitalism is synonymous with imperialism and fundamentally incompatible with democracy. Banacol: A company implicated paramilitarism and land grabbing in Curvarado and Jiguamiando Interchurch Justice and Peace Commission Article 2012 This study focuses on the International Banacol Marketing Corporation’s actions in the Afro-Colombian and Mestizo communities’ collective territories of Curvaradó and Jiguamiandó in the Lower Atrato r... Big Oil's Ethical Violence: BP and the Armed Suppression of Dissent in Colombia Coleman, Lara Montesinos Article 2015 To challenge impunity is not just to attempt to confine abuses to the past. It serves to expose crimes committed, to preserve memory of the past within the present, and to highlight contradictions bet... Bringing Books and Seeking Peace in Colombia: Bringing Peace to a Beleaguered Country Chelala, Cesar Unclassified 2014 A teacher, two donkeys, and a big pile of books are working to enrich the lives of the children in a small community in Colombia. Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb Davis, Mike Book 2007 Mike Davis traces the car bomb's worldwide use and development. In his analysis, he also exposes the role of state intelligence agencies - particularly those of the United States, Israel, India, and P... Climate Change Solutions The Big Switch: New Internationalist June 2003 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 A look at global warming, what it is doing to the world, and what actions are being taken by people to slow it down. Colombia - indigenous defender murdered in gold mining frenz Article 2015 An indigenous leader in Colombia's 'gold belt' has been killed by unknown gunmen as tensions grow between indigenous communities and outside gold mining interests, many of them linked to illegal armed... The Colombia Plan: April 2000 Chomsky, Noam Article 2000 In response to military assistance and "emergency" financial aid for Columbia,
Chomsky explores the negative consequences of US intervention.
Colombia's Agent Orange?: Roundup Not Ready O'Connor, Jenny Article 2012 A core element of U.S. anti-drugs policy in Colombia has been the destruction of coca fields by aerial chemical fumigation thus impacting the cocaine trade at its source. The continuation of this poli... Columbia's Paramilitary Politics: Against The Current vol. 135 Gill, Lesley Article 2008 In a surprise move in the early morning of May 13th, Colombian President Álvaro Uríbe announced the extradition of fourteen top paramilitary leaders to the United States, where they are charged with c... Connexions: Volume 6, Number 1 - February 1981 - Lesbians/Gay Men/Lesbiennes/Hommes Gais Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 7, Number 2 - May 1982 - Canada-Latin America/Le Canada-L'Amerique Latine Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 Connexions Library: South America Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on South America. Damming Magdalena: Emgesa Threatens Colombian Communities Luna, Jonathan Article 2009 Local people protest a project that attacks the region's biodiversity and communities. Drug War Winners and Losers: Drug War Capitalism (Book Review) Young, Kevin (Reviewer); Paley, Dawn (Author) Article 2015 State officials are portrayed as wholly separate from criminal groups. To the contrary, Paley shows that the worlds of state officials, large business interests and drug lords are in fact thoroughly i... Female Well-Being: Toward a global theory of social change Billson, Janet Mancini; Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (eds.) Book 2005 How Human Rights Watch Covers for Companies in Colombia: Down Where the Death Squads Live Kovalik, Daniel Article 2013 Human Rights Watch fails to name the names in its recent report on Colombia entitled, “The Risk of Returning Home, Violence and Threats against Displaced People Reclaiming Land in Colombia.” And, this... How the Colombia Trade Agreement Accelerates Human Rights Abuses: U.S.-Colombia Mass Displacement Policy Succeeding Kovalik, Daniel Article 2012 The Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would lead, indeed by design, to the immiseration and mass displacement of rural peoples, especially Indigenous and Afro-Colombian. The article explores the dis... Interior Ministry protection programme for journalists also used for "close-quarters spying" Article 2009 Journalist Claudia Julieta Duque, who is under an interior ministry protection programme for journalists, has been harassed and intimidated by Colombia's intelligence services, who obtained informatio... Killer Coke Exposed: Against The Current vol. 135 Abbott, Jared Article 2008 In their September-October 2006 Against the Current (ATC 124) article “The Real Life Side of Coke,” Camilo Romero and Leslie Gill documented the growing movement of students and labor organizations th... Last Frontier: Local communities fight mineral exploration and eviction in the Andes Mance, Henry Article 2009 Afro-descendant communities in Colombia are fighting to retain control of their ancestral goldmines in the face of pressure from private interests. Local Places In the Age of the Global City Keil, Roger, Wekerle, Gerda R., Bell, David V.J. (eds.) Book 1996 The contributors to Local Places look at the complex social, economic and political contexts of cities in the 1990s and suggest that cities and urbanity, while part of the problem, also need to be con... Manual teaches intelligence agency employees how to spy on problem journalists Article 2009 The weekly Semana has revealed the existence of an instruction manual for employees of the Administrative Department of Security (DAS), Colombia's leading intelligence agency, that explains how they s... Massacres Under the Looking Glass: The ICC and Colombia Kovalik, Daniel Article 2012 The International Criminal Court (ICC) just published its Interim Report on Colombia. In the Report, the ICC explains that Colombia has been under preliminary examination by the ICC since June 2004. T... NATO Sets Its Sights on Colombia: Trouble Brewing in South America Feldman, Dave Article 2013 Colombian Defence Minister Juan Carlos Pinzón and the Deputy Secretary-General of NATO, Alexander Vershbow, signed an Agreement on the Security of Information which include future collaboration in mat... The No-Nonsense Guide to Terrorism Barker, Jonathan Book 2003 An in-depth look at the nature of terrorism that discusses questioning terrorism, assessing it, the difference between state terrorism and group terrorism, morality and history, and war and politics. Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Galeano, Eduardo Book 1971 A political economy, a social and cultural narrative, and a powerful description of primitive capital accumulation. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 13, 2014: Libertarian Socialism Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 The topic of the week is Libertarian Socialism. Articles on no-state solutions in Kurdistan; right-wing dirty tricks used to attack labour and environmental groups; scientists unravelling the risks of... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 17, 2017: Collective Memory and Cultural Amnesia Diemer, Ulli Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Our society is obsessed with the short-term present. It devalues memory and the past. But there are those who do remember, and who work to preserve and share our collective memory. But they have to co... The rising repression of social protest in Latin America Castro, Nazaret Article 2017 On 17 October, 2017, the corpse of Santiago Maldonado appeared in the Chubut River. The young activist had been missing for 80 days. The suspense surrounding Maldonado’s whereabouts aroused a great se... The Selective Compassion of the Media & Human Rights Establishment: Ignoring the Victims of State Crimes Kovalik, Daniel Article 2012 “Human rights” doctrine has devolved into a mere tool used by the U.S. to carry out its imperial aims, and many times by means (such as war) which cause many more human rights violations than they pur... Should Russia Attack Colombia?: Another Case for Military Action Alexandrov, Nick Article 2013 Debating the case on whether Putin should or should not attack Columbia. Will Russia follow the example of the US? The Socialist Register 1989: Volume 25: Revolution Today. Aspirations and Realities Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Special Report: Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Smith, David; Tremlett, Giles; Hodal, Kate; Franklin, Jonathan; Borger, Julian; Brodzinsky, Sibylla Article 2014 An examination of how countries around the world affected by civil war or internal conflict have approached justice. They Are Still Killing Trade Union Leaders: Global Capital's Death Squads and Night-Riders Macaray, David Article 2012 Question: So what happens these days in developing countries when a prominent, charismatic union activist - with the courage to stand up to sinister, government-supported business groups who have, on ... The U.S. Empire & Modern Day Christian Martyrs: 80th Priest Killed in Colombia Since 1984 Kovalik, Daniel Article 2013 there has been almost no media coverage of the killings of the “two bishops, 79 priests, eight men and women religious, as well as three seminarians” killed in Colombia alone between 1984 and 2011. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesChomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Europe Solidaire Sans Frontieres ESSF est une association de solidarit‚ internationale. Traitant d'un large ‚ventail de questions, notre site pr‚sente une information militante sur de nombreuses luttes et campagnes ; ainsi que des ar... KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives KAIROS brings together churches and religious organziations to respond to issues of common concern, advocate for social change and join faith with action for social transformation. Narco News Bulletin Reporting on the drug war and democracy. Fostering authentic journalism. Peace Brigades International PBI is an international NGO that has been promoting nonviolence and protecting human rights since 1981. Our work is based on the principles of non-partisanship and non-interference in the internal aff... PLAN International Canada Plan International Canada strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of children, families and communities in more than 30 developing countries in Africa, Asia and Central and Sout... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCaribbean Experts and Information in the Sources Directory Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources Organizations and experts on Caribbean topics. Colombian farmers risk death to reclaim lost land Brodzinsky, Sibylla 2013 The government wants to correct decades of 'land reform in reverse'. But powerful criminal, armed and business interests are ranged against the country's displaced peasants. Fabricated attacks by Colombian journalists mask real dangers Otis, John 2015 In a profession climate of threats, criminals and corrupt politicians, two journalists attempted to capitalize on the situation by sending fake death threats to their fellow reporters. IFJ Condemns Alarming Levels of Violence against Journalists in Latin America after Murders in Guatemala and Colombia Sources News Release 2009 International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Condemns Alarming Levels of Violence against Journalists in Latin America after Murders in Guatemala and Colombia. Know who you’re working for and why you’re working Huertas, Carlos Eduardo 2012 Colombian ICIJ member Carlos Eduardo Huertas talks about the traits of a good investigative journalist, his experience with Wikileaks and why tackling the big, important themes – and sticking to them ... From the Connexions ArchivesEmbassy Row Online Website Contact names and numbers for all embassies to Canada and all Canadian embassies abroad. The Narco News Bulletin Website Reporting on the drug war and democracy. Fostering authentic journalism. |
