[Imc-newsroom] Re: [UCIMC-print] Colombia work

[Wendy Edwards]

That sounds pretty promising - I'd be interested in following this
up.  If we get good stories, are there any other like-minded publications
that we could share them with?

Wendy

On Sat, Dec 03, 2005 at 06:32:36PM -0600, Nico wrote:
>  Hi compa?er at s,
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>         Greetings from Washington, DC.
>        My name is Nico Udu-gama, and I am just up for  awhile in the states (for personal reasons), but live and struggle for  the most part in Colombia, South America.  For the past year have  been involved in this new project of accompaniment and documentation in  rural communities in Colombia, in the middle of the war.  For our  website, check out www.peaceobservatory.org, but don't laugh - it's not  as nice as yours!! haha!  We work really closely with the IMCs in  Italy, especially the group in Bologna, and have other work groups in  Bergamo (Italy) and Barcelona (Spain).  We are less than one year  old, as a group, and just hoping to get the word out about  Colombia.  Our principal goal in the communities is accompanying,  which means providing a physical presence in conflict areas, so the  communities can carry out their organizational work.
>        I was writing to you guys mostly because word  on the street (and from one DC indymedier) is that UCIMC is one of the  best and most organized imcs in the us.  Was wondering what the  possibilities could be to connect with you guys on the topic of  Colombia, and perhaps establishing permanent communications from  Colombia.  To get word out about what is going on in Colombia (and  of course, neigboring countries like Venezuela, Ecuador, Brasil, etc.).
>         We are also working with a group of  campesino youth in the region of the Magdalena Medio, who want to start  up a communications group.  They have already made documentaries,  and are working on setting up a more permanent flow of information out  of the region.  Perhaps that might be something you would be  willing to hook up with.
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>      I don't really have any contacts in the Chicago area, but  here in DC am connected to the SOAW circle and some other activist  groups.  I hope you all might be interested in helping to get  attention focused on the struggle in Latin America, and specifically  Colombia.  I know some of the people who (barely) put together the  Colombia indymedia, so we could work in that area too.
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>       Please let me know if someone over there is  interested in finding out more, and we can email and call and get stuff  moving.  I will be in the states until the end of January, if  there is interest, i could try to make it out there to you guys and  talk a bit more.
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>     Thanks.
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>     Nico Udu-gama
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