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Alice Winters' Full Biography
In honor of Alice Winters' retirement in June 2011, the IPC composed the following booklet, which includes a full biography of her work in Colombia.
The Prophet Amos and Trade
Thus says the LORD:
For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment;
because they sell the righteous for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals
Amos 2:6
Buenaventura, Colombia: Where Free Trade Meets Mass Graves
by Kelly Nicholls and Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli
from NACLA Report
In April, President Obama and Juan Manuel Santos, the president of Colombia, reinitiated discussions on establishing a free trade agreement. The United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA), as it is officially called, was signed in November 2006 but has been on hold in the U.S. Congress because of grave concerns about Colombia’s labor and human rights record, the worst in the Western Hemisphere. If the agreement is implemented by the end of the year, as officials in both countries are hoping, the city of Buenaventura will be one of the most directly affected places in Colombia.
Op-Ed on Torture in the Arizona Republic, by Phil Gates
Phil Gates' Op-Ed in the Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2011/09/05/20...
Gathered for God’s mission
Sarah Henken's presentation from Big Tent 2011:
https://andeanjourney.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/gathered-for-gods-mission...
Understanding White Privilege
Handout from Undoing Racism Workshop at the 2011 Convocation of Peacemakers (facilitated by Sylvia Morrison of Christian Peacemaker Teams).
Click here to download (pdf)
by Frances E. Kendall, Ph.D.;
Equity Competencies for White People Challenging Racism
Handout from Undoing Racism Workshop at the 2011 Convocation of Peacemakers (facilitated by Sylvia Morrison of Christian Peacemaker Teams).
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Tina Lopes and Barb Thomas, developed from Paul Kivel’s work, Uprooting Racism:
NACLA Report on Colombia Military Bases
John Lindsay-Poland's article "Retreat to Colombia: The Pentagon Adapts Its Latin America Strategy," which was a handout at the Colombia workshop of the 2011 Convocation of Peacemakers.
