Tag Archives: National Strike
THE PROTESTS IN COLOMBIA ARE ALSO EXPLODING AGAINST DECADES OF SILENT RACISM
170 years after the abolition of slavery in this South American country, the Black and Indigenous communities are raising their …
THE VISIT BY THE CIDH CAN SAVE LIVES
Why the CIDH visit is important in the midst of the police abuses and human rights violations in the month …
NEVERLAND, HOUSE OF NARIÑO
By Santiago Gamboa, EL ESPECTADOR, May 28, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/neverland-house-of-narino/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) I no longer know …
THE STRIKE IS A REASON FOR HOPE, ACCORDING TO THE INVAMER POLL
ByJuanitaLeón, La Silla Vacía, May 25, 2021 https://lasillavacia.com/paro-motivo-esperanza-segun-invamer-poll-81721 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The social mobilization that is …
THEY’RE LEAVING THE SINKING SHIP AND DUQUE DOESN’T GET IT
By Cecilia Orozco Tascón, EL ESPECTADOR, May 25, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/cecilia-orozco-tascon/saltan-del-barco-que-se-hunde-y-duque-no-se-entera-column/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) In spite of …
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MARGINALIZED
By Julio César Londoño, EL ESPECTADOR, May 21, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/la-hazana-de-los-marginados/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The Strike has …
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL STRIKE COMMITTEE ASKING FOR AND HOW VIABLE IS IT ECONOMICALLY?
By María Alejandra Medina Cartagena, and Valeria Cortés Bernal, EL ESPECTADOR, May 8, 2021 https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/el-gobierno-y-el-centro-democratico-una-relacion-tormentosa/202100/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN …
CSN Statement on the Repression in Colombia
The shocking actions of the Colombian government of President Ivan Duque in its response to public demonstrations against its proposed …
“YOU CAN’T HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH A GOVERNMENT THAT TALKS IN THE DAYTIME AND KILLS AT NIGHT”
EL ESPECTADOR, May 6, 2021 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Sandra Borda, along with Vivian Newman, and Camilo …
ARROGANCE IS NOT A GOOD ADVISER
By Elisabeth Ungar Bleier, EL ESPECTADOR, May 5, 2021 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Arrogance is not a …