For over fifty years, Colombians have suffered through unspeakable violence. They have been forced to flee their homes; they have been kidnapped, raped, and killed. Human rights defenders, journalists, union members, and church leaders have been subjected to death threats and assassinated for the work they do. The internal armed conflict has affected every sector…
Twenty one human rights, faith-based, and humanitarian organizations, including Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office, released a statement today calling on the United Nations to take responsibility for the deadly cholera epidemic in Haiti. This statement comes in the aftermath of tropical storm Isaac, which reportedly killed at least twenty four people and caused flooding. But due…
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Today is the National Day of Action for Colombia. Join with thousands across the country in calling upon Congress to support policies that promote peace and justice in Colombia. Displacement in Colombia continues to be an ongoing crisis that has forced over 5 million people from their homes. Colombia is currently the world’s leader in internally displaced…
Today marks two years after a devastating earthquake killed more than 300,000 people and displaced more than a million in Haiti. Haitians continue to struggle through the process of recovery with at least half a million people still living in displacement camps and many other survivors struggling to meet their basic needs. We pray for…
Diego Luna, a Mexican film star, calls for action to stop the flow of weapons from the United States to Mexico. Sign a petition to President Obama calling on him to take action to the stop gun smuggling to Mexico.
Earlier this year ten young adults from the Americas (Canada, US, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru) and two coordinators began a two-year Mennonite Central Committee term in Colombia to reflect, serve and advocate alongside Colombian communities. “Participants of the program come together for two years to reflect on the issues that maintain barriers – from economics,…
Tonight, PBS television stations across the country will broadcast an under-reported story from the front lines of Colombia’s resurgent war in a documentary called The War We are Living. This is the fourth part of a five-part series called Women War & Peace, a comprehensive television initiative exploring women’s strategic role in conflict and peace-building.…
MCC Washington Memo 