{"id":2399,"date":"2011-09-07T02:01:19","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T02:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redcolombia.org\/wordpress\/2011\/09\/07\/the-land-you-love\/"},"modified":"2011-09-07T02:01:19","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T02:01:19","slug":"the-land-you-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redcolombia.org\/?p=2399","title":{"rendered":"The Land You Love!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Call to the People of the World to Support the<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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National Congress on Land, Territory and Sovereignty<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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The Land You Love<\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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Call to the People of the World to Support the<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

National Congress on Land, Territory and Sovereignty<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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From September 29 to October 3 of 2011 the city of Cali, Colombia will celebrate the <\/font>National Congress on Land, Territory and Sovereignty<\/em><\/font> in which indigenous, afro-Colombian, popular, social and human rights organizations will work to liberate, decide and legislate on the issues that Colombian society faces.<\/font><\/p>\n

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This Congress' objective is to strengthen proposals for the country coming from the Colombian people; it will confront the development model and policies expressed in the legislative agenda of the current government; it will recognize and collect what has been achieved so far of the various agendas and social processes; it will articulate the grassroots struggles of social and popular movements.<\/font><\/p>\n

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As international accompaniers of various social movements in Colombia, we believe that the security and protection for people who are reclaiming their lands is lacking. In only 2011 so far, more than 15 leaders of these struggles have been assassinated; for that reason we are accompanying the <\/font>National Congress on Land, Territory and Soveriegnty<\/em><\/font>.<\/font><\/p>\n

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We think it is very important to support this initiative and give the citizens of our countries the opportunity to show their solidarity. We urge you to show your support and solidarity with the <\/font>National Congress on Land, Territory and Soveriegnty<\/em><\/font>, demanding that the state provide the necessary guarantees for indigenous, afro-Colombian and peasant communities in Colombia to exercise their legitimate right to return to or stay on their lands without putting their lives at risk. <\/font> <\/p>\n

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Stand up in solidarity with the Colombian people! During the month of September help us flood the emails of the Colombian government and the US embassy with this message of <\/font>hope that every Colombian live without fear and with dignity on the land he or she loves.<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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Directions<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

1)<\/strong><\/font> Cut and paste the message below into an email of your own<\/font><\/p>\n

2)<\/strong><\/font> In the "to" field, include both of the following emails:<\/font><\/p>\n