Day of Action for Colombia--Expose the Crisis
Day of Public Action - April 20, 2009
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:
- Participate in a public action to deliver paper dolls to policymakers in your community. Contact your local organizer--listed below. You can also help to plan the activity--plans include speakers, marches, protest, street theater, creative performances and more!
- Host a doll-making party: Ask your student club, church group, or community organization to consider doing a doll-making party in February or March. The parties are an opportunity to raise awareness in your community about Colombia's crisis while making dolls to be used in April 20th’s public actions. Click here to download a displacement fact sheet, a doll-making guide and a compelling video on Colombia’s crisis.
- Send postcards to Obama: Contact Jess Hunter-Bowman to receive postcards that urge Obama and his administration to shape a new policy towards Colombia. Distribute the postcards to your friends, colleagues, family and wider community to sign and send in.
- Send a message to Obama: Click here to let the Obama administration know that the time is now to chart a new policy towards Colombia. Please forward the link widely.
For more information about the action happening in the following cities, contact:
Portland, OregonBeth Poteet:
wfpnw@witnessforpeace.org San FranciscoLiza Smith:
liza@igc.orgLos AngelesTanya Cole:
wfpsw@witnessforpeace.orgChicagoDanielle Wegman:
DWegman@crln.orgNew YorkMartha Hauze:
MarthaHauze@mfpic.orgWashington, DCBen Beachy:
wfpma@witnessforpeace.org
