Colombia Solidarity Campaign

Free Our America!

A day of protest, exchanges and celebration of Resistance.

12h00 – 14h00 Vigil in Trafalgar Square
15h00 – 18h00 Workshops SOAS*
19h00 – 23h00 Cultural Event SOAS

SOAS – Students Union, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG

The Friday pickets of the Colombian Embassy in London have been suspended awaiting outcome of negotiations between the farmers’ platform and the government.

Links:
Colombian Protests Show Cracks in Disastrous Economic Model Patrick Kane  Huffington Post
National Farmers and Social Strike gets seeds control law 970 suspended – The Real News 15 September
Tens of Thousands of Colombian Farmers On Strike For Their Survival - The Real News 5 September
Anonymous Eyewitness Report

London Branch 7pm prompt Tuesday 15 October

Finfuture, 225 - 229 Seven Sisters Road, London N4 2DA. (Finsbury Park tube)

La Colosa: Gold vs. Life in the Colombian Andes
Presentation and read through of the full report.

José Antonio Gutiérrez D.

As examples of the unprecedented criminal violence with which the social protest has been repressed here are the cases of two localities in the department of Tolima: the municipality of Cajamarca and the community of Castilla in the municipality of Coyaima. It must be stressed that these are not exceptional cases, rather two more cases of the officially-endorsed violence against the people that has assailed the whole country.

Image of one of those wounded by a bullet in Castilla, municipality of Coyaima (Tolima)

A dozen ‘flying pickets’ visited the London offices of mining multinationals Glencore Xstrata, Anglo American and BHP Billiton yesterday, demanding that they abandon plans to evict the small farming community of Roche in Colombia.

The three companies together own the massive Cerrejon opencast coal mine in the Colombian province of La Guajira. The village of Roche is in the path of mine expansion. Negotiations aimed at relocation of the eight families still living in the village had stalled over the amount of compensation villagers will receive for years of disruption to their livelihoods, health and community life, and the amount of land they will need to continue their cattle herding. Villagers have been dismayed at the contempt shown to them by company negotiators.

Scenes from Tabaco 2001. Stop this from happening again.

STOP THE FORCED EVICTION OF VILLAGERS TO MAKE WAY FOR A BRITISH-OWNED MINE

2pm Tuesday 27 August
Meet Green Park tube station, for flying picket of mining companies.

Information released by her family on facebook

"Well the big moment came SOLIANA COLORADO MARI free, justice was served, dear GOD thanks .... for now I invite arrival home, come and greet MARI today in the afternoon arrival - Accompany us, THOUSAND THOUSAND thanks to all those who believed in her innocence God bless you. "

We go a text message over the weekend specifically thanking the Campaign and friends in UK for support. We thank Caribbean Labour Solidarity and all others involved

Video at www.noticiascaracol.com/nacion/video-300805-ordenan-libertad-para-universitaria-acusada-de-pertenecer-a-farc