Chicagoans for a Peaceful Colombia has been hosting national and local Conferences on Colombia in Chicago since 2002. Featuring excellent speakers and workshop presenters from the US and special guests from Colombia, these conferences have attracted numerous activists, scholars and religious leaders, as well as media attention.
2005-2006
PARTNERING FOR PEACE
Colombian & North American Communities in Solidarity
Chicago, October 21-23, 2005
2004
VOICES OF THE DISAPPEARED IN COLOMBIA
Chicago, February 28, 2004
2003
NATURAL RESOURCE EXPLOITATION AND
THE SURVIVAL OF AFRO-COLOMBIANS
The Effects of Transnational Development on the Earth
And Her People Living in Colombia's Pacific Coast Region
Chicago, April 25-26, 2003
2002
GRASSROOTS TO GLOBALIZATION
Non-violent Resistance from the Bottom Up
Chicago, April 5, 6 and 7, 2002