Mural in the ADUC (Campesino movement) building in Saravena, Arauca. "Plan Colombia: sterilizes the earth, displaces farmers, destroys crops, strengthens large landowners, generates displacement, and is imported from the USA."
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Several progressive human rights organizations have their offices in the ADUC building. It is a place for farmers and civilians who are part of the social movement to gather, organize, strategize, and build community.
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A banner promoting the international boycott of Coca-Cola. "Because I love life, I don't drink Coca-Cola; (the Coca-Cola company) is implicated in the assassinations of 9 union leaders in Colombia."
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A banner at the pre-trial for the Permanent People's Assembly. "Occidental Oil Company (Oxy) Kills". Oxy, a Los Angeles based company, owns the Cano Limon oil fields in Colombia, the second largest source of Colombian oil
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Oxy has been accused of displacing indigenous people (U'wa), paying very low royalties to the Colombian government despite huge profits from oil extraction, and violations of workers rights that have led to death in some cases.
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An indigenous leader from Ecuador participates in the event, sharing the story of how his people were successful in evicting Oxy from Ecuador in 2006.
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