A webinar to discuss the critical issues surrounding environmental rights and justice for youth and the gendered impact of disaster capitalism in our region.
Category Archives: Colombia
Raizal Youth Organization
The Raizal Youth Organization stands as a symbol of empowerment, fighting for the rights and self-determination of the Raizal people in the San Andrés Archipelago. This ethnic-based organization shares the Raizal values to transform perspectives, both between and beyond the archipelago, and amplifies the voices of the youth, addressing the myriad challenges stemming from land …
Quiet Victory: Court Ruling Protects Biodiversity in San Andres and Providencia.
Read the full Article Read the full Article The Raizal community of Providencia successfully challenged the construction of a coast guard station in a protected mangrove area. The court ordered the pier’s destruction, prioritizing environmental protection and honoring the community’s right to a healthy environment. This victory sets a precedent for the fight against similar …
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Collective Planting in Colombia and Puerto Rico
This podcast features SCT network partners Marcela and Ana Elisa whose organizations in Providencia and Vieques have both experienced the negative effects of disaster capitalism. Marcela and Ana Elisa lead organizations that provide alternative solutions to the problems faced by their communities. They focus on food sovereignty, seed exchange, agricultural training, and creating markets for locally produced goods.
Questioning Disaster Capitalism in the Caribbean
Introduction to disaster’s impact and explained how its origins often come before a storm makes landfall or an earthquake ruptures the terrain, and how those at the frontline have organized in response.
The Case for Reclaiming Ancestral Architectural Knowledge
This production seeks to raise awareness and support the communities’ struggle to rebuild and preserve an ancestral legacy that is part of their memory and identity. This legacy has been threatened by successive interventions from external cultures and practices outside the Caribbean region. The importation of materials from the mainland and the interruption of raw material trade with neighboring countries in the Western Caribbean have affected their traditions related to the construction of houses and buildings with fine woods. The video highlights the need to rescue and implement ancestral knowledge of architectural and agricultural techniques.
Food, Land and Climate Justice in San Andres and Providencia
The Project, Food, Land and Climate Justice is a collaborative work between the local organization Raizal Youth from San Andrés Island and the National University of Colombia, supported by AgrProvidencia Food Producers Association from Providence Island.
United Nations Expresses “Grave Concern” Over Raizal Crisis
United Nations Special Rapporteurs sent a joint communication to Colombia, drawing attention to the humanitarian and environmental crisis faced by the Raizal.
