Be a Voice for Peace in Colombia
April 20, 2009—National Day of Action for Colombia
With four million Colombians forcibly displaced from their homes by a debilitating war, Colombia has just been declared the worst internal displacement crisis in the world. On April 20 join tens of thousands across the U.S. and Colombia to call for a new U.S. policy toward Colombia.
On Monday, April 20 people in a half-dozen cities across the US will creatively and publicly present 4000 paper cut-out dolls, each one representing 1000 of Colombia’s four million displaced people, to governmental representatives. These symbolic actions, intended to raise the profile of Colombia’s crisis, will take place in New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
To participate in this colorful grassroots mobilization, to stand up and speak out against the daily displacement of thousands of Colombians, and to urge our leaders to chart a new policy towards Colombia, we encourage you to: