1. June 2004 CSN Peace Delegation June 2004 CSN Peace Delegation
The Peace Community of
San José de Apartadó
Colombia
The Peace Community of
San José de Apartadó
Colombia

3. Arrival in Bogotá

4. First night in Bogotá Meeting with Father Javier Giraldo
Background on Peace Community
Current political events

5. Road to San José

6. San José Town Square

7. Banana Harvest

8. Drying Cacao Beans

9. What is a “Peace Community”?
A set of rules for members
Non-cooperation with “armed actors”
Legal and political training
Participate in “work groups”
Members comprise roughly 50% of town

10. Carpenter Shop

11. Greeting at Pre-School

12. "Seeds of Peace", Pre-School

13. Nan and Diane with Friends

14. Elementary School

15. School Group

16. Meeting with San Jose Leadership

17. What we Saw and Did Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
Concerns of the people in the Community
Military harassment, theft and violence
Non-cooperation from the judicial system
Testimony
Illegal detentions and interrogations
Detention of Gloria Elena Osorio
Murder of 3 year old girl

18. Lunch Table at San José

19. San José Memorial

20. Sign at San José Memorial

21. Peace Brigade Office

22. San José de Apartado

23. Street Scene

24. Public Transportation

25. Village Scene

26. Street Scene

27. Road from San José

28. Cecilia with
Father Leonidas

29. Visit with Bishop

30. Position of the Church (in Apartadó)
Historically very involved in Peace Community under Bishop Duarte (murdered)
Now, tries not to take sides
Believes the FARC influences community
Recognizes the Military is abusive
Involved in Negotiations with Paramilitaries
Spoke about role of US agencies
Spoke about role of narco-terrorists

31. Flight Via Medellin

32. Return to Bogotá

33. `
Bogotá Taxis

34. Back in Bogotá Meetings, Meetings, and more Meetings
Researcher from Sintraminercol (Miner’s Union)
Gloria Cuartas, opposition party leader
US Embassy
Role of US in Negotiations
Truth, Reconciliation, Human Rights and Impunity
Fumigation
Concerns of people in San José

36. US Embassy

37. Back in Bogotá 2 Still more Meetings
Meeting with Colombian High Commissioner for Peace, Maria Paulina Riveros
Meeting with Colombian Vice President, Francisco Santos
Constitutionally responsible for Human Rights
Seemed very concerned
Arranged meeting with Human Rights officer, Carlos Franco
Santos

38. Bogotá Street

39. Full Delegation, between meetings

40. CINEP Office, Bogotá

41. Friday Meetings in Bogotá
Carlos Franco – President’s Advisor on Human Rights
Listened to some of our concerns
Repeated Military assertions about San Jose de Apartadó
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Independent Voice for Human Rights
Verified much of what we heard, that government denies
Encouraged our involvement
Meeting with NGO’s
CINEP Data Bank, Father Javier Giraldo
Oil workers Union
Flower industry Workers
Indigenous representative
Food Industry union

42. Tourists in Bogotá

43. Diane's Colombian Family