Nonviolent Movements for Peace in Colombia

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Nonviolent Movements for Peace in Colombia
International Solidarity

• Mauricio García-Durán, PhD
• Center of Research and Popular Education - CINEP

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Content of the presentation

• Some conceptual remarks
• Peace mobilization as non-violent movement
• Experiences of resistance in the Colombian
  context
• International solidarity

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Some conceptual remarks regarding the Colombian
context

• Peace initiatives and non-violent perspective a
  claim for peace does not mean necessarily a
  non-violent perspective
• Civil resistance as
• Events of resistance facing the armed actors
• Events that express rejection of violent acts
• Communal efforts to protect life

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A repertoire of collective action for peace

• The Colombian peace mobilization has displayed a
  varied repertoire of collective action, normally
  with non-confrontational style.
• Strategy 1 Educating meetings, forums and
  seminars, campaigns and education, cultural and
  sporting events, religious celebrations, and
  awards ? 50,1
• Strategy 2 Organizing creation of
  organisations and networks ? 3,6
• Strategy 3 Politicking electoral
  participation, processes of citizen coordination,
  and dialogue and negotiation ? 10,1
• Strategy 4 Protesting demonstrations and
  marches, strikes, occupations and blockades ?
  31,5
• Strategy 5 Resisting actions of civil
  resistance, and declarations of peace zones ? 4,7

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Collective action for peace by strategies
(1978-2005)
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A wide mobilizing infrastructure for resistance
and peace
CATEGORIES NATIONAL INITIATIVES REGIONAL INITIATIVES LOCAL INITIATIVES
Protection, Defence and Resistance to Violence Citizens Mandate for Peace The No Más Mo-vement Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres Conscientious Ob-jectors Group Bajo Atrato Peace Com-munities (S. Francisco de Asís, Nuestra Señora del Carmen y Natividad de María) Nasa Project Indigenous Communities in Cauca, Chocó and Antioquia Carare-Opón Campesinos As-sociation S. José de Apartadó Peace Community Self-De-termination, Life and Dignity Communities (Cacarica, Da-beiba and Balsita) Women in Black Murindo Committee of All United for Life and Peace
Peace and Conflict Resolution Education Childrens Movement for Peace Youth Network for Peace Peace Week (Rede-paz) National Pilgrimage for Life, Justice and Peace (Bishops Conference) Mo-vement for Non-Violence in Colombia School of Peace and Coha-bitation (Peace Program-me) Montes de María Co-mmunication Collective Network for Community Justice and Treatment of Conflicts (Justapaz) 100 Territories of Peace (or Municipalities of Peace) 100 Experiences of Participation (Redepaz)
Deepening Democracy Strengthening of Marginali-zed Sectors (Planetapaz) Monitoring of Plan Colom-bia (Paz Colombia) Citi-zens Working Groups for an Agenda for Peace (Inde-paz) School for the Deve-lopment of Democratic Lea-dership (Viva la Ciudada-nia) Initiative of Colombian Women for Peace Departmental Constituent Assemblies of Antioquia, Tolima, and Nariño Cons-tituent Assembly and Pea-ce Laboratory of Eastern Antioquia Governors of the Souths Consensus for Peace Public Consultation in Agua-chica Constituent Assemblies of Mogotes, Tarso, S. Luis, Micoahumado, Samaniego, Floridablanca, Sonsón, Guata-pé, Granada Community Peace Assemblies of Argelia, El Olival, El Hato, Tibu Pensilvania Vivid Community
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CATEGORIES NATIONAL INITIATIVES REGIONAL INITIATIVES LOCAL INITIATIVES
Dialogue and Negotiation National Peace Council National Conciliation Com-mission National Network of Mayors for Peace Civilian Facilitation Com-mission with ELN Ideas for Peace Foundation Peace Observatory 14 Departmental Councils for Peace Association of Municipalities of Alto Ariari Municipal Peace Councils
Peace and Development Network of Peace and Development Programmes 17 Peace and Development Programmes (4 of them as a peace laboratories)
Networks and Coordinating Bodies Redepaz Permanent As-sembly of Civil Society for Peace National Network ( Alliance) of Women for Peace University Network for Peace Businessmen for Peace Media for Peace 24 Departmental Working Groups for Peace Soli-darity Network (Pueblos Hermanos, Lazos Visibles) Municipal Working Groups for Peace (around 150 in the whole country)
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Evolution of resisting as a strategy in the peace
movement
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Types of actions in the resisting dynamic

• Declarations of neutrality and peace zones
• Actions of civil resistance
• Resisting as organizative and community processes

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International solidarity

• Local actions, campaigns and lobbying
• Witness and accompaniment
• Humanitarian assistance
• Funding