Community Peacemaker Teams
Settler colonialism will never win: the resistance of Grassy Narrows First Nation
Jenny, an organizer with SURJ and the Grassy Narrows Solidarity Group, joined a CPT delegation to Turtle Island three years ago. Since then, she has found ways to continue to support the people of Grassy Narrows. Here she reflects on lessons she learned and ways settlers can get involved in dismantling settler colonialism.
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The distance of dignity
Just before sunrise, in the middle of June, at 4am, the team and I headed out of our homes, reaching out to our parents for one last hug before embarking on the journey that awaited us. We left for a retreat after a year of service and accompaniment in our community. Technically, the road to […]
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The longer view
In the aftermath of the election, CPT Colombia has been meeting with the community of El Guayabo to assess what the result means for them and the risks that lie ahead. With the election of far-right Abelardo de la Espriella – a man who vows to smash his opponents, put them in mega-prisons, and hand […]
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The longer view
A march through Thunder Bay underscored the enduring impacts of mercury poisoning, and the growing resistance to another threat facing Grassy Narrows.
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A summer of change: the implementation of the new EU Migration Pact
The European Union is implementing its new Migration Pact, a raft of measures to clamp down on migration and speed up deportations. CPT Aegean Migrant Solidarity reflects on its potential local impact.
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Is peace on the horizon?
Last weekend, Colombia’s future looked set to take a sharp turn to the right. Preliminary results from the presidential election give a razor-thin lead, less than one per cent, to Trump-backed far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. With a margin so narrow, Colombia’s National Elections Council is conducting an official recount. Many of us who […]
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