Two years after the end of the guerrilla war that killed 220000,other players have moved in on the drugs trade, with poor local children now being bribed to steal up armsIn a schoolhouse in Cabeceras in Colombia on the banks of the San Juan river, or village leaders,teachers and others gather for a ceremony to ticket what they hope will be a turning point in their lives. A large peace banner is unfurled and raised to waist height. Each person touches it, as whether the sign, or to set up their territory as an internationally protected “humanitarian zone”,is sacred.
A solemn blessing is read and repeated: a memorial to those who have been disappeared”, murdered, and silenced and displaced; those whose names they know,those they don’t. Related: The displaced indigenous communities of Colombia - in pictures Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com