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

[Brian Dolinar]

Hola Nico.  
I am a member of the collective that puts out the Public i, the newspaper
published by the UCIMC.
I'm going to be in DC on Dec. 27 and in Bogota on the 30th.
Incidentally, my good friends in Bogota have a digital camera and shoot
documentary video.
We certainly have to network.
Drop me a line and lets talk.  
 
In solidarity, BD  
 

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Brian Dolinar, Ph.D. 
204 S. Lynn St. 
Champaign, IL 61208 
(217) 355-7947 
bdolinar at uiuc.edu 

 

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From: imc-print-bounces at lists.ucimc.org
[mailto:imc-print-bounces at lists.ucimc.org] On Behalf Of Nico
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 6:33 PM
To: imc-newsroom at ucimc.org; imc-print at ucimc.org; imc-video at ucimc.org
Subject: [UCIMC-print] Colombia work


 Hi compañer at s,

      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 ca! rry 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.

   I don't really have any contacts in the Chicago area, but h! ere 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.

    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.
   
  Thanks.

  Nico Udu-gama



 
Nico Udu-gama
International Peace Observatory (IPO)
Bogota, Colombia
www.peaceobservatory.org <http://www.peaceobservatory.org/> 
info at peaceobservatory.org
+57 1 281 8391 ---- +57 310 321 7549
 
el mico

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