Now that the news of the reparations are finally public, I thought it would be fun to share a little of the behind the scenes activity. After all, it’s not every day that a reparations process takes place! Although, in the case of Mampuján, hopefully we will get to go through it all over again
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We walked the 73 kilometres to from Mampuján to Cartagena in December of 2011 together to demand the rights of compensation for forced displacement. Then, on August 27 and 28 of 2012, I watched my friends and community members walk forward to receive their cheques of individual reparations. It was a wonderful, indescribable moment to
There is a special energy when women on the coast get together. Maybe it is because it does not happen very often or maybe it is because there is extra joy in having someone to help with the dishes, but whatever the reason, I am always glad to participate. A few weekends ago, fellow Coast
Here’s my latest article from the Seed website! Be sure to watch/read/listen to the other Seeder’s reflections as well. Mampuján has big dreams and big opportunities to match. The displaced Afro-Colombian community is the first in Colombia to undergo a process of reparations under the Transitional justice process of Law 975. The law remains controversial,
Here’s a link to an article I wrote for the Seed website a couple of months ago. For a small community of around 320 families, Mampuján has a surprisingly large number of eating options. These range from two restaurants at the front of the town, another along a side street, several fruit stands, including women
There is a popular article circulating around the internet about the 30 things every woman should have and know by the time they are 30. As someone who is preparing for an especially intense annual birthday crisis on June 16, I read the article with interest, only to find myself almost laughing out loud. The
“Anna, do you think the reparations will arrive by Friday? I really need some money by Friday.” “Normally, I’d be planting corn at this time of year, but they told us the reparations were coming soon, so I decided to wait until I had the money to buy the seed. Now, I don’t know what
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