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		<title>Take Action for Peace in Colombia</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/04/16/take-action-for-peace-in-colombia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theo Sitther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the National Day of Action for Colombia. Join with thousands across the country in calling upon Congress to support policies that promote peace and justice in Colombia. Displacement in Colombia continues to be an ongoing crisis that has forced over 5 million people from their homes. Colombia is currently the world’s leader in internally displaced [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=7189&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Soul-searching for Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacobkanagy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Palmberg, editor for Sojourners, calls on the US to do &#8220;soul-searching&#8221; on our lack of response to the continued violence in Colombia. It&#8217;s ripped from the headlines: A young person is killed, but the police seem to be casting aspersions on the victim. It outrages us when it happens in Florida, and it should [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=7129&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Days of Prayer and Action: Oiga (Listen)</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/03/28/days-of-prayer-and-action-oiga-listen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacobkanagy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the worship packet this year there are a number of multimedia resources available to participants. These resources can be used in a worship service or small group setting. Organizers may choose to use one of multimedia resources or all of them. These resources help to visually and lyrically portray the current crisis in Colombia. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=7095&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Worship Resources for Days of Prayer and Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacobkanagy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The worship packet for this year&#8217;s Days of Prayer and Action has finally arrived! The packet was created by MCC Colombia workers with help from MCC partners and several volunteers. Inside the packet there are a number of helpful resources that will guide participants in constructing a service dedicated to Days of Prayer and Action. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=7072&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Internal Displacement in Colombia</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/03/07/internal-displacement-in-colombia/</link>
		<comments>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/03/07/internal-displacement-in-colombia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacobkanagy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December 2011 the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) produced a report on the Colombian government’s efforts to protect and assist the more than 5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). The report looked specifically at the Santos administration’s lack of tangible action for improving the human rights conditions for IDPs. The IDMC reports, “Colombia’s government, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=6987&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian Churches Call for Peace</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/02/15/colombian-churches-call-for-peace/</link>
		<comments>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/02/15/colombian-churches-call-for-peace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacobkanagy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With more than five million internally displaced people, Colombia is home to the world’s greatest displacement crisis. Minority and indigenous groups such as Afro-Colombians are often affected the most. The violence is also directed at Protestant and evangelical church leaders and members. In 2009, there were at least 69 documented cases of human rights violations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=6815&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peace processes in Mampuján</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/02/08/peace-processes-in-mampujan/</link>
		<comments>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/02/08/peace-processes-in-mampujan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacobkanagy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Colombian community of Mampujan, a rare but exciting peace and reconciliation process is occurring. Mampujan is the only community that has received a sentence under Colombia&#8217;s Justice and Peace Law, allowing the community to receive reparations for their displacement. On January 18, a second hearing was held to ensure the reparations were being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=6696&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mampujan citizens march for justice</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/01/30/mampujan-citizens-march-for-justice/</link>
		<comments>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/01/30/mampujan-citizens-march-for-justice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jacobkanagy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anna Vogt, service worker for Mennonite Central Committee&#8217;s SEED Program, recently wrote an article about the Mampujan community in Colombia. The Mampujan community has experienced the full extent of Colombia&#8217;s previous and current armed conflicts. This past December, members of the Mampujan community decided to march in protest against the lack of reparations given by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=6626&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Earthquake Reconstruction: Another look at progress</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/01/25/earthquake-reconstruction-another-look-at-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jesseeppfransen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wawa and Kristen Chege reflect on the international response to the Haiti earthquake and the need for transparency in reconstruction efforts in the latest Third Way Cafe. In this chaos of reconstruction, with an influx of aid money and the pressure to spend quickly, international companies have instead found an opportune time to push Haiti [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=6616&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We Remember Haiti</title>
		<link>http://washingtonmemo.org/2012/01/12/we-remember-haiti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theo Sitther</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks two years after a devastating earthquake killed more than 300,000 people and displaced more than a million in Haiti. Haitians continue to struggle through the process of recovery with at least half a million people still living in displacement camps and many other survivors struggling to meet their basic needs. We pray for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=washingtonmemo.org&#038;blog=3767563&#038;post=6606&#038;subd=washingtonmemo&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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