“Latin America’s water wars: In a struggle that has already cost one life, a community founded by those who fled slavery is fighting to save its access to water and way of life against encroaching farmers” theguardian.com/global-develop…

The battle against illegal goldmining in the Amazon – in pictures theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

‘Dirty political games’: Suriname is selling its gold and timber – at the cost of tribal land rights theguardian.com/global-develop…

Solidarity with the communities of Choco. As the conflict escalates in the region, the ELN has announced an indefinite “paro armado” around San Juan - essentially a blockade of the area that confines people to their homes and limits travel. #PazParaElChoco

After the ELN’s announcement of an armed blockade in areas of Choco, first reports of forced displacement of communities now coming through

Join us for a screening of the fascinating short film Cuban Bees: the Organic Revolution at CinemARC (UofGARC) on Thu 17 Sep at 6pm. It will be followed by a Q&A with the director Dani Acosta Register for free below 👇👇👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/cinemarc-cub…

This Sunday, we will be participating in Glasgow Doors Open Day at UofGARC. We will be Room 237C of the ARC from 10:00-13:30, where we will be exploring Glasgow-Latin American Encounters. Come join us!

Join us today at the ARC to mark the anniversary of the disappearance of the 43 students at Ayotzinapa. Details of the exhibition and film screenings are on our timeline.

Exhibition and screening Ayotzinapa: Mexico's Missing Students, ARC, University of Glasgow #Ayotzinapa10años

Check out this excellent piece from Rodrigo SIEMBRA, discussing the fight for the rights of the Atrato River and the fantastic work of the Somos Guardianes del Atrato UofG Soc & Pol Sci SCIAF 🧡 ABColombia scottishlegal.com/articles/rodri…

📢Come and listen to Rodrigo Rogelis, environmental defender and researcher from SIEMBRA, discuss safeguarding the rights of communities and nature in #Colombia ahead of @COP16Colombia Event details on our Eventbrite: bit.ly/4dzg9VL.

In partnership with Colombia Nos Une, we are proud to present Colombia in Dialogue. Come join us next week at UofGARC for discussion of Biodiversity, Environmental Justice and Peace, and a live audio-visual performance. Register here: shorturl.at/4gSLy

Come join us later today!

Thanks to Colombia Nos Une, UBDC, our panelists and audio-visual artists for a fantastic event on biodiversity, environmental justice and peace in Colombia. So much to reflect on - our relationship with nature, activism and the act of forgiving.

‼️TOMORROW‼️ Join ABColombia and Rodrigo Rogelis from SIEMBRA for a discussion on the rights of local communities and environmental rights in #Colombia. Join us in-person or online. Reserve your place NOW! eventbrite.co.uk/e/colombia-rig…

We are proud to support CinemaAttic's screening of Jesús and Avalancha: two short films that use archival footage to trace the Colombian conflict’s roots back to the assassination of political leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán in 1948. Details below.

📹🔴 Hoy Rodrigo Rogelis, subdirector de Siembra, estará EN VIVO desde la @COP16Colombia en el programa "Noches de Opinión" de Señal Colombia dialogando sobre el río Atrato.

Amazing to see efforts in Scotland to replicate processes such as T-622 of the Colombian Constitutional Court, which draws on the worldviews of Choco’s Afro and Indigenous communities to recognise the legal personhood of the Atrato River.

🦋This #IWD2025 Abcolombia highlights the extreme levels of gender-based violence that women & LGBTQI+ communities in #Colombia continue to face. 🧵👇(1/6)

On #InternationalDayofActionforRivers, ABColombia highlights two rivers at the heart of environmental and human rights struggles in #Colombia, the Río Atrato & Arroyo Bruno. 🧵👇