Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo

Colombia's resistance to Canadian mining interests is multi-faceted and fearless

MiningWatch — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:03:32 +0000

Edith Taborda is an Indigenous mother of two girls who belongs to the Embera Karamba community in Quinchia (Risaralda). She is also an activist against mining projects.

Since 2011 her community has observed the actions of Canadian company corporations such as Batero Gold Corp through its Colombian subsidiary Minera Quinchia SAS and Seafield Resources Ltd. in their territory.

Early on, some people thought their presence was good but local opinion quickly turned against the mining companies.

Three Colombian women tell us why preserving seeds is an act of resistance

rabble staff — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:05:33 +0000

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Colombian women are fighting to protect native seeds. Why? We spoke with three seed guardians about the importance of this work.

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Protection of native seeds is growing strong in Colombia. Colombian women are preserving seeds from multiple threats such as mining, free trade agreements, agrochemicals, hybrid and transgenic seeds among others.

Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo spoke with three women from three different provinces in Colombia about how being a seed guardian is an act of resistance, promotes food security and maintains cultural identity.

Criminalizing farmers' activism in Colombia

rabble staff — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:18:45 +0000

Monday, April 4, 2016

Farmers in Colombia are being systemically detained, say many human rights lawyers. Why is this practice occuring and what is the impact of these mass arrests?

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Alexander Guzmán Romero was five years old when his mother died. His father raised him and six siblings and at the age of ten, he started working on someone else's farm to be able to afford groceries and clothing.

He completed elementary school when he was 18 years old and afterwards, continued working to support his family, including two relatives with special needs.

Colombia: Is peace possible?

rabble staff — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:28:09 +0000

Friday, October 4, 2013

The Peace Dialogues in Colombia are a wind of hope for Colombians, who have spent more than five decades living in a conflict which has soaked their land in blood and pain.

The Peace Dialogues in Colombia are a wind of hope for Colombians, who have spent more than five decades living in a conflict which has soaked their land in blood and pain. The following is an interview with Carlos Lozano Guillén, Marcha Patriótica's spokesperson, newspaper editor and a consultant for previous peace dialogues, conducted by Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo, a Colombian journalist and union advocate based in Vancouver, Canada.

FSJ: You were in Havana recently. Who did you meet with and how was the atmosphere there?