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Just a few days ago, Colombia celebrated 197 years of independence from Spain. And Yesterday, at dawn, some 5,000 indigenous people set off on an 800-kilometre journey to ask the government, “what independence?”

From IPS News - “We’re going to the national Congress to make it known that we do not agree with laws they’ve passed that seriously jeopardise national sovereignty and the autonomy of indigenous peoples,” Feliciano Valencia, an indigenous leader, told IPS.

Nasa (or Páez) and Guambian people started their journey in Santander de Quilichao, 100 km north of …

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is currently on a mission in Latin America, pushing forward a “Canadian-made” free trade model which he wants applied throughout the region. Harper has also been going to incredible lengths to improve Canada’s image in the South, making impressive statements claiming that Canada the perfect, Canada the majestic, Canada the awesome — seeks only to free Latin America from the evil scourge that is Latin America.

On the 15th he set out to Colombia, where he met with President Alvaro Uribe to discuss …

For seven years now, the US government has been dispersing large sums of money to the Colombian Military under the premise of aid, aimed at curbing drug production. So far they have sent out nearly five billion dollars… Every six months though, the US Government must first “certify” Colombia’s human rights progress before any additional monies can be sent out.. For seven years now the US government has given Colombia it’s seal of approval, no contest…

From news.nacla.org - When Miguel Moran Acosta graduated from high school …

We are told by Classical Western mythology that a hero is a being of great strength and courage, celebrated for bold exploits, and who is the offspring of no less than a mortal and a god.

Coca-Cola doesn’t quite fit this profile, I know. But if we change a few words–courage to audacity and strength to compulsion– I think we’ll find Coca Cola standing tall and proud. A hero among Men.

From oneworld.net - The Coca-Cola company has been charged with illegally seizing lands communally owned by small farmers and …

Here’s a story about the Palm Oil Industry in Colombia, as recalled by Ian Lander who attended a meeting with a member of Organizacion Nacional Indigena De Colombia (ONIC) which represents those living in the Choco and Amazonas regions of Colombia…

From www.biofuelwatch.org.uk - Colombia has endured civil violence and murder for over 25 years. The paramilitaries claim to force guerrillas out of rainforests when it is clear the land is owned by the indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, who have title to the land.

We were told of one case where paramilitaries displaced 25,000 people and stole from them, 30,000 …

A Cry from the Bottom of a Daughter’s Heart
from Rights Action
March 19, 2007

We re-circulate this article published by Diana Gómez on the anniversary of the disappearance and eventual extrajudicial execution of her father, Jaime Gómez. (Translated for Rights Action by Rosalind Gil)

Planet Earth

I don’t understand why anyone would try to convince me to stop trying to find out what happened to you, why anyone would tell me that I am just shouting at the wind: why did they kill you? Who gave them permission to do this? Who could they be? What special powers do they have? I …

Colombians Gather for the 2nd Permanent Tribunal of the People
Vanessa Burgos, http://upsidedownworld.org
March 14, 2007

As Bush made his way around Latin America promoting neoliberal policies and free-trade in the region, Colombia’s poor closed the 2nd convocation of the Permanent Tribunal of the People, showing they have a different vision of democracy.

On February 26th and 27th, community members from Colombia’s Choco region, along with other national and international organizations and NGOs, gathered in Cacarica, Colombia, for the second in a series of trials that are part of the Permanent Tribunal of the People, a process due to culminate next year in …