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Episode 22 – Global Platform: Youth Work and Nonviolent Strategies for Social Change
On this occasion, we interviewed Remberto Ramírez, part of the Global Platform coordination team in El Salvador. The Platform provides training opportunities for young Latin Americans and promotes nonviolent campaigns such as “Súbele al mínima” (Turn Up the Minimum).
Episode 21 – PAZame el balón. Give me the ball
Andrea Gutiérrez, an academic and member of the PAZame el pelota Foundation, explains that there are two ways to work for peace. The Foundation focuses its activities in the department of Nariño, Colombia, working with children, adolescents, and young people.
Episode 20– Nonviolent actions around the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Adriana Potel es una activista por la paz y los derechos humanos e integra el Movimiento Mujeres que Activan por la Paz de Latinoamérica. Ante un nuevo episodio conflictivo entre Israel y Palestina, Potel nos comparte el esfuerzo de las mujeres árabes e israelíes para impulsar estrategias y acciones noviolentas.
Episode 19 –Guatemala: Is nonviolence possible in neighborhoods dominated by criminal organizations?
When we talk about “red zones,” we think of spaces lost to violence. Daniel Herrera, a political scientist and specialist in violence and peacebuilding, thinks differently. He shares a study he conducted in Guatemala where residents of two neighborhoods organized to propose nonviolent strategies.
Episode 18– What nonviolent actions are taking place in the Guatemalan protests?
Guatemalan anthropologist Erwin Salazar, who works on conflict resolution, described the various nonviolent actions taking place in the Central American country, in light of the current political polarization following the victory of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo.
Episode 17 –Are nonviolent strategies possible in violent contexts?
Darío Rojas is a Mexican political scientist. He explains why Mexico is a violent country and identifies social groups and organizations that engage in nonviolent resistance. Is this possible in an adverse context?
Episode 16 – Ecuador, the nonviolent resistance of Amazonian women
The government of former President Rafael Correa promoted an initiative to leave the oil underground, which it called the “Yasuní ITT Initiative.” The goal was not achieved, and the government decided to exploit and expand the oil frontier in different Amazonian provinces of Ecuador. What nonviolent actions and strategies did Amazonian women promote? Renata Mantilla, Ecuadorian researcher and ecofeminist, tells us.
Episode 15 –Guatemala: Nonviolent Anti-Corruption Struggle
In 2015, various organizations and citizens in Guatemala took to the streets to protest the corruption cases of then-President Otto Pérez Molina and his Vice President Roxana Baldetti. Carlos Sarti, director of Propaz in Guatemala, places us in the sociopolitical context and explains the nonviolent actions and strategies applied during the demonstrations.
In 2015, various organizations and citizens in Guatemala took to the streets to protest the corruption cases of then-President Otto Pérez Molina and his Vice President Roxana Baldetti. Carlos Sarti, director of Propaz in Guatemala, places us in the sociopolitical context and explains the nonviolent actions and strategies applied during the demonstrations.
Episode 14 – Civil society in Colombia’s peace processes
Peace activism has had a positive impact on social actors, giving sustainability to these types of processes, says Cécile Mouly, research professor at Flacso Ecuador. What nonviolent strategies or repertoires has civil society implemented in the peace processes in Colombia? We answer these and other questions in this podcast dedicated to disseminating strategic nonviolent actions in the Americas.
Episode 13 –Body, territory and land, from nonviolence
This Wednesday we have a new edition of this #podcast dedicated to sharing actions in support of nonviolence. We discuss how Indigenous movements employ nonviolent actions from the perspective of the body, territory, and land. We speak with Sofía Chipana. She is an Aymara national in Bolivia and is part of the community of wise women and Indigenous theologians of Abya Yala.
Episode 12 – Mexico: The Nonviolent Struggle for the Disappeared
Myriam Fraccia, a sociologist and independent researcher, says the situation of the disappeared in Mexico is a process of extermination: “There is a high human cost to people who have no way to defend themselves.” Faced with this situation, the families of missing persons in Mexico have managed to employ nonviolent actions to bring this problem to light. Don’t miss this podcast hosted by Carlos Flores.
Episode 11 – Art as a means of nonviolent expression
Yoco Reyes is a Mexican artist who relates his artistic skills to nonviolent civil resistance movements. In Huitzizilapan, a Mexican community located between Toluca and Mexico City, Yoco has carried out some nonviolent artistic interventions. He learns more about art as a means of nonviolent expression in this podcast hosted by Carlos Flores.
Episode 10 – San José de Apartadó, a community of peace in Colombia
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The fact that the violence does not come only from one armed group but from many pushed San José de Apartado to seek an answer that does not mean collaborating with one of the parties, explains Juan Masullo, professor at the University of Leiden (Netherlands ). The idea of neutrality appeared, how was that achieved?
Episode 9 – Migrants in civil resistance processes
David is the protected name of a Colombian refugee who fled to a second country because of the Colombian conflict. As a migrant, he has articulated efforts with other cross-border displaced persons to carry out nonviolent actions. For what purpose do they do it? Pryanka Cevallos leads the conversation
Episode 8 – Brazil, nonviolent responses to the carrying of arms
It must be clear that Brazil is a very violent country, there is an international stereotype that we are a happy, dance and soccer country, says Thiago Rodrigues, a professor of strategic studies and international relations at the Fluminense Federal University in Rio de Janeiro. Rodrigues also tells us about the nonviolent strategies and campaigns that were promoted to reverse the policies on carrying weapons in Brazil. This episode was made in partnership with CRIES.
Episode 7 – How to support self-protection against armed actors?
Oliver Kaplan is Associate Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver (United States). In this podcast, Oliver explains, from peace and nonviolence studies, about the support of the International Red Cross to the El Bagre community (Bajo Cauca, Colombia), in contexts of armed conflict. This episode was made in partnership with CRIES.
Episode 6 – ReAcción, a fight against corruption
For more than 14 years, a Paraguayan organization has carried out a series of nonviolent civil resistance actions to confront one of the most widespread evils in Latin America: corruption, with a special emphasis on education. A few years ago they promoted the FOCO digital platform, what is it about?
Episode 5 – Spirituality, politics, public space
Arianne Van Andel is a Dutch theologian specializing in gender, spirituality, and environmental issues. She was in Ecuador to talk about spirituality and politics, what relationship do both terms have? How does spirituality manifest itself in nonviolent civil resistance?
Episode 4 – The feminist accompaniment of Las Comadres
To the clandestinity we do not return anymore! This is the slogan of the Las Comadres website, a feminist network that provides support for safe abortion in Ecuador. Sarahí Maldonado, a founding member, tells us about the lines of action and initiatives that they develop for women’s rights.
Episode 3 – Women peacebuilders
Alba Purroy is a social activist and director of Red Diálogo in Venezuela, which works from the concept of women as builders of peace. In a context like Venezuela, marked by deep social and political crises, it is innovative and novel to know organizations that are activated from the strategies of civil resistance and nonviolence. Alba gives us details of the actions they carry out, the national and international alliances, as well as the training that women receive in the organization.
Episode 2 – Bolivia: the path towards autonomous indigenous governments
Bolivia has recently approved a law that affirms the path for the realization of autonomous indigenous governments, legally speaking. However, behind these legal advances there is a historical demand of the indigenous movements. Manuel Menacho, a member of the technical team of the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (Cejis), tells us about the non-violent strategies and struggles that were undertaken.
Episode 1 – Protests and mobilizations, what is happening in Peru?
Since the now former president Pedro Castillo tried to alter the constitutional order and subsequently led to his removal, Peru has gone through protests and mobilizations to demand urgent political changes (new elections and a new constitution). Giselle Huamaní, a Peruvian specialist in conflict management, explains the country’s situation from peace studies.
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