Why is there so much Violence in Colombia?
Colombia Solidarity Campaign | 11.06.2008 23:44 | Analysis | History | Social Struggles | London | World
…nearly 4 million displaced…more than 2000 trade unionists killed in the last two decades…40,000 citizens killed overall since 1998…more than 15,000 disappeared…
Too often, the ongoing conflict in Colombia is naturalized in mainstream media coverage as though it were a timeless, inherent characteristic of the country and its people.
Tuesday, 17th June, 7pm
at the Apple Tree pub, 45 Mount Pleasant, WC1X 0AE
In the next London branch meeting, Andy Higginbottom contests this view and introduces competing historical explanations of the violence of Colombia’s “dirty war.”
This will be an informed discussion with invited participants, done as an attempt at gaining an overall understanding of the circumstances in Colombia
London branch meetings of the Colombia Solidarity Campaign take place at 7pm every third Tuesday of the month at The Apple Tree pub, 45 Mount Pleasant, WC1X 0AE (Russell Square tube station).
Colombia Solidarity Campaign
PO BOX 8446, London N17 6NZ
e-mail:
info@colombiasolidarity.org.uk
Tuesday, 17th June, 7pm
at the Apple Tree pub, 45 Mount Pleasant, WC1X 0AE
In the next London branch meeting, Andy Higginbottom contests this view and introduces competing historical explanations of the violence of Colombia’s “dirty war.”
This will be an informed discussion with invited participants, done as an attempt at gaining an overall understanding of the circumstances in Colombia
London branch meetings of the Colombia Solidarity Campaign take place at 7pm every third Tuesday of the month at The Apple Tree pub, 45 Mount Pleasant, WC1X 0AE (Russell Square tube station).
Colombia Solidarity Campaign
PO BOX 8446, London N17 6NZ
e-mail:
info@colombiasolidarity.org.uk
Colombia Solidarity Campaign
e-mail:
colombiasolidarity@riseup.net