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Colombian People in the Frontline of Social Resistance

Andy Higginbottom *
The struggle between the old and the new, between a reversion to extractive capitalism versus socialism of the twenty first century is felt at every level and in every country of the Andean region. Socialists have been rightly drawn to the inspiring developments in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador, but recent months have revealed […]

22Aug2008 | Resistance | 0 comments | Continued
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Act to defend Colombian miners

The Colombia Solidarity Campaign is asking supporters and trade unionists to act in defence of Colombian miners facing death threats.
We reprint  Amnesty International’s Urgent Action below and encourage you to act on it immediately.

The small miners’ federation FEDEAGROMISBOL has been targeted with death threats. Its president Teófilo Manuel Acuña Ribón was one of the […]

22Apr2008 | Resistance | 0 comments | Continued