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PICT0133
Despite meeting with the Coronel of the 14th Army brigade in Puerto Berrios, we still suffered the scrutiny of these young soldiers, heavily armed, who refused to recognize our status as an...
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PICT0140
Remedios is a town that lives off of the gold boom. This region is the richest in Colombia in gold. Frontino Mining Company, from the USA, makes a rich profit from the day laborers of this region....
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PICT0139
The puppets were a huge hit with adults and children alike. The puppets were a huge hit with adults and children alike.
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PICT0138
The schoolchildren of Remedios are captivated by the puppet theater performed by the Medellin theater group. The story of Cometa la Flecha demonstrates that children have the right to explore who they...
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PICT0137
Don Macias, from Lejanias, is a campesino leader who writes, sings, and performs his songs about the history of the region. He plays guitar and tells the stories of displacement, massacres, empty...
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PICT0136
In Remedios, a paramilitary controlled town in NE Antioquia, we spent the night on the floor of the primary school. The next morning we held an event in the central plaza, with puppet theater,...
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PICT0144
Don Macias, campesino leader from Lejanias, tunes his guitar to sing a song of Revolution. His songs inspired the group of 120 people traveling for days to participate in the Humanitarian Action. Don...
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PICT0143
Don Rayo is a campesino leader from the Cahucopana organization, founded 2 years ago. The regional organizers and leaders continue to suffer threats, murders, displacement, and disappearances by...
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PICT0142
On April 22, 2006 in Segovia, 15 people were killed, 2 disappeared, and 15 wounded by paramilitary troops supported by the Colombian army. On April 22, 2006 in Segovia, 15 people were killed, 2...
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PICT0141
On November 11, 1988, in nearby Segovia, 43 people (including 3 children) were massacred by the paramilitaries. Human rights violations in this region have continued ever since, without complete nor...
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PICT0147
In 1988, the UP won 7 out of 10 municipal government seats in Segovia; the UP candidate also won for mayor. This presented a grave threat to the traditional elite power holders of the region. In 1988,...
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PICT0146
Men like to dress up as women and dance traditional folkdances. These men are wearing plastic rear-ends under their skirts to accentuate their curves. They are from the Sur de Bolivar. Men like to...
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PICT0145
The NE Antioquia region in the 1980's was a stronghold for the Communist Party. In 1985 with the formation of the Union Patriotica party, and resulting genocide (over 2,500 UP members killed to date),...
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PICT0150
We traveled on schoolbuses decorated with fringe, pompoms, curtains, and Catholic statues. Our bus brimmed with backpacks, muddy rubber boots, towels drying, bags of chips, and all sorts of inspiring...
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PICT0149
The paramilitary group that committed the massacre in 1988 was called "Death to the Revolutionaries of the Northeast", also referred to as "The Realists". They printed their pamphlets, including death...
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PICT0148
The November 1988 massacre was committed by a group of armed men who arrived in trucks in the center of Segovia. They opened fire and threw grenades, despite the 14th brigade military blockade that...
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PICT0152
None of the roads are paved here in the rural region of NE Antioquia. Although it is one of the richest regions in terms of gold and wood, the money is funneled out of the country by foreign...
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PICT0153
When it rains (often), the roads turn into impassable muddy swamps. Mules are the only transportation that is dependable. When it rains (often), the roads turn into impassable muddy swamps. Mules are...
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PICT0160
Our bus, with 4 members of the Humanitarian Action, are waiting for the other buses to be pulled and pushed through the muddy trenches of the dirt road. Our bus, with 4 members of the Humanitarian...
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PICT0159
After the April 1996 massacre, the region was declared a "Special Zone for Public Order", restricting the movement of vehicles during certain hours, and requiring an authorized pass for entering and...
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