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      Erin
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      Colombia
      borders
     
     
      the
      Caribbean
      Sea
      and
      the
     
     
      North
      Pacific
      Ocean
      in
     
     
      South
      America.
      Oil
      is
     
     
      presently
      overtaking
      coffee
     
     
      as
      Colombia’s
      main
      legal
     
     
      export
      but
      earnings
      from
     
     
      illicit
      drugs
      probably
      exceed
     
     
      those
      from
      any
      other
      export.
     
    

    
     
      Colombia
      has
      a
     
     
      tropical
      climate,
      a
      poverty
     
     
      rate
      of
      40%,
      and
      is
      the
     
     
      world’s
      largest
      processor
     
     
      of
      coca
      derivatives
      into
     
     
      cocaine.
     
    

    
     
      Most
      foreign
     
     
      investors
      are
      deterred
      from
     
     
      the
      Colombian
      scene
      by
     
     
      inadequate
      energy
      and
     
     
      transportation
      infrastructure
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      violence
      stemming
      from
     
     
      drug
      trafficking
      and
     
     
      persistent
      guerilla
      warfare.
     
    

    
     
      Colombia
      is
      in
      the
     
     
      midst
      of
      a
      civil
      war,
      and
     
     
      bloodshed
      is
      a
      frequent
     
     
      event
      of
      daily
      life.
      Colombian
     
     
      children
      want
      to
      play
     
     
      hopscotch
      and
      basketball
      in
     
     
      safe
      freedom
      as
      Canadian
     
     
      children
      can.
     
    

    
     
      Colombiais
      the
      site
     
     
      of
      the
      worst
      human
      rights
     
     
      crisis
      in
      the
      western
     
     
      hemisphere.
     
    

    
     
      Evelyn
      Jones
      and
     
     
      Steve
      Law
      have
      recently
     
     
      returned
      from
      Colombia
     
     
      where
      they
      spent
      8
      months
     
     
      volunteering
      with
      Peace
     
     
      Brigade
      International
      (PBI)
     
     
      which
      has
      35
      workers
      in
     
     
      Colombia.
      In
      Colombia
     
     
      they
      provided
      international
     
     
      accompaniment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      communities
      that
      have
     
     
      been
      displaced
      by
      violence.
     
     
      They
      were
      present
      during
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      most
      devastating
     
     
      massacres
      to
      affect
      the
     
     
      civilian
      population
      striving
     
     
      for
      peace
      in
      the
      region.
     
     
      Evelyn
      and
      Steve
     
     
      are
      now
      on
      across-Canada
     
     
      tour.
      On
      March
      15
      at
      7:30
     
     
      PM
      they
      will
      be
      hosting
      a
     
     
      presentation
      about
      the
     
     
      peace
      process
      in
      Colombia
     
     
      in
      Lecture
      Theatre
      ‘A,’
      at
     
     
      the
      Atlantic
      Veterinary
     
     
      College.
      They
      will
      show
     
     
      excerpts
      from
      the
      film
      “In
     
     
      the
      Company
      of
      Fear,”
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      showing
      slides
      from
     
     
      their
      time
      in
      Colombia.
     
     
      Please
      join
     
     
      WUSC-UPEI
      in
      hosting
     
     
      Steve
      and
      Evelyn’s
     
     
      presentation.
      For
      more
     
     
      information,
      contact
     
     
      Erin
      Callaghan,
     
     
      ercallaghan@upei.ca.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      the
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      problem!
     
     
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      the
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      up
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