Social Injustice in Colombia

Teacher Resources

BBC Profile of Colombia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1212798.stm
An overview of Colombia including key facts and information about political leaders with links to current news articles about Colombia

Latin American School and Educational Resources (LASER)

http://www.laser.msu.edu/
In addition to a country overview, LASER provides extra resources for teachers and students to learn more about Colombia. 

Virtual Truth Commission: Colombia Country Report

http://www.virtual.co.il/city_services/lists/archives/libero-am/nov96/msg00000.html
Outlines various injustices in Colombia by military groups and US foreign policy.  Notes on the School of the Americas as well.

Colombia Solidarity Campaign

http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/
The Colombia Solidarity Campaign is an anti-imperialist organisation, campaigning for a socially just and sustainable peace in Colombia based on respect for the human rights and diversity of the Colombian people. The Campaign actively opposes PLAN COLOMBIA.

Colombian Culture and Arts

http://www.colombiaemb.org/opencms/opencms/arts/
Links from the Embassy of Colombia on Colombian festivals, art, museums, theater, films, universities, etc.

Colombia Maps

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/colombia.html
Comprehensive maps of Colombia, including thematic maps detailing drug-growing areas, centers of economic activity, population density

Books About Colombia:

Killing Peace: Colombia's Conflict and the Failure of U. S. Intervention

Journalist Garry Leech presents an introductory overview of Colombia's internal history, the drug cartels, and the efforts of the United States to stop the drug war.

The Life of Colombia

Photographs by Jeremy Horner and descriptive text by Colombian author Gustavo Wilches-Chau bring the beauty and variety of Colombia and Colombians to the reader.

Killing Pablo

Mark Bowden's riveting account of the rise of Medellin drug lord Pablo Escobar, the manhunt and assassination of Pablo in 1993.

Video Resources

For a list of videos available from the Kellogg Institute, visit http://kellogg.nd.edu/outreach/vinventory.shtml

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