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Peace News #2449 December 2002 - February 2003

Imprisoned refuser pays tribute European Social Forum Large protests against FTAA in Ecuador Anti-war feeling mounts around the world Japanese activists take to the streets Castor alarm! Korea talks

Rob Fairmichael, Stories and Strategies Milan Rai, Staying Power

Howard Clark, Dreaming of a different tomorrow Various, Statements on the breakdown of peace negotiations Howard Clark, An obstacle to "progress" Adriana Castano, No army defends peace! Pastor Jaramillo, It's easier to begin an armed struggle than to end one Sean Donohue, Rebirth of solidarity Vida y Paz Colombia Unreal thing Peace organisations involved in Colombia solidarity work San Jose de Apartado Jeronimo Perez, "We will not stay quiet" Martha Colorado, A permanent process Mujeres de negro, Blood and fire Kristian Herbolzheimer, Decentralised cooperation on peacebuilding PBI, Unarmed bodyguards Peter Clark, A volunteer's letter home PBI, Organisations accompanied

FactFiles () Colombia link collection ()

Edgardo Buscaglia and William Ratcliff, War and Lack of Governance in Colombia: Narcos, Guerrillas and US Policy Russel Crandall, Driven by Drugs - US Policy Toward Colombia William Ospina, Dónde Está La Franja Amarilla? (The Yellow Stripe) Arundhati Roy, Power Politics Mukulika Banerjee, The Pathan Unarmed: Opposition and Memory in the North West Frontier Danilo Zolo, Invoking Humanity: war, law and global order International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS), The Responsibility to Protect Polyp, Big Bad World: cartoon molotovs in the face of corporate rule Race and Class; A Journal for Black and Third World Liberation (July-September 2002) Josette and Ba Luvmour, Win Win Games for All Ages: Cooperative Activities for Building Social Skills

Special Broken Rifle pullout (print version only; but available online at http://www.wri-irg.org/news/2002/pfp02-en.htm) Special web-feature with extra articles in English and Spanish Campaigns and Events