Today we are preparing for noche de las velitas, a beautiful fiesta of light, to prepare the way to Bethlehem where the Prince of Peace is being born.
A low-flying helicopter showered Barranquilla with thousands of 3.5"x5" papers with the message "I accept to live without firearms..because I believe in the institutions of my government."
Impunity for crimes committed by armed actors, legal -police and military, and illegal -paramilitary groups and guerilla forces, is a tremendous obstacle to peace in Colombia.
Two days ago I was in an international observer role as human rights lawyers presented cases to police, military, and government officers. The media daily presents a daily stream of abuses.
Peace Park at noon, December 7
8" crucifixion image tied to street tree near Peace Park in Barranquilla
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