José Clareth

The March and I

"Soñemos para que la paz
florezca en ésta primavera”
Ven hermano
agita tu bandera y marcha en tu silencio
porque en octubre
el mundo se pondrá
su vestido de esperanza.

Ven, que Francisco el Santo
nos enseñó a orar por la paz
y nuevamente
esta sembrando las semillas
del amor , el perdón,
la fe y la alegría.


Ven, que en el mundo
se han silenciado los fusiles
y desarmados sus espíritus
sacaron hoy
a marchar la paz

en un horizonte

más ético y humano.

Ven, que la reconciliación
recorre los pueblos, naciones

senderos y montañas
y un bullicio de esperanza
silencia los fusiles y las bombas.

Ven, para que juntos
convoquemos la audiencia
del perdón, la tolerancia
el respeto por el otro, el diferente.

Ven, para que libres de trincheras
reconciliemos nuestras almas
y así, unidos de la mano
esperemos que la paz
florezca en ésta marcha por la paz.

José & Memoscopio

dec/18/2009

Spanish

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Bibiana Angel

Testimonio about the World March

. Bibiana is a Colombian student and activist who helped coordinate the group of Colombian marchers known as Viajer@s por la Paz. During the first stop in the journey to Argentina, Bibiana spoke about representing Colombia during a reception with the governor of Armenia. (Transcription and English translation below):

dec/17/2009

video

Spanish

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Alberto

Testimony about the March

. Albert is a union lawyer and health rights activist from Colombia. He shared his testimony while crossing the line of the Equator. He later asked to recite a poem while waiting in Tumbes for a bus to Lima.  He argues that health rights belong in the March because health injustice is a “slow genocide” and because “the situation in Colombia amounts to an undeclared war on those who cannot afford medical attention.”  

Spanish

Diego Guevara

Testimonio about the World March

Diego is a teacher from Bogota, Colombia, who marched in the pacific route of the March in South America. He shared his testimonio about the March in Tiwanaku, Bolivia (English translation below):

Diego & Memoscopio

dec/23/2009

videoDiego is a teacher from Bogota, Colombia, who marched in the pacific route of the March in South America. He shared his testimonio about the March in Tiwanaku, Bolivia (English translation below):

Spanish

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Shayuri Gárnica

Testimonio about the World March

Shayiru was one of the Colombian university students who came together under the name of Viajer@s por la Paz and accompanied the March from Bogotá to its end point in Punta de Vacas, Argentina. She shared the following testimonio while waiting at the Colombian customs office to attend a WM rally for binational cooperation at Ecuador border (Transcription and English translation below):

La Marcha  y Yo. “Siempre estuve interesada en la lucha por la no violencia; de pequeña veía las noticias y era peor que ver una película de terror porque sabía que era la realidad. Y me preguntaba por qué las personas son capaces de hacer tanto daño a otras. Debe haber una solución para que las personas no actúen de esa forma.
Hace un año que pertenezco a la corporación Humanista y gracias a ello me adhiero a la marcha por la paz y la no violencia.”
La Marcha y el Mundo. “[La March] es un paso grandísimo para generar conciencia de que es muy absurdo ser violento. Es un gran paso para organizarnos en la lucha contra la violencia. ¡No más dinero para la guerra! ¡Más dinero para la educación! ¡No más peleas entre naciones!”
La Marcha y el Futuro. “Contribuimos a un mundo pacífico y conciente  de que debemos cuidar la humanidad y la naturaleza.”
Otros Temas. “Respeto por los derechos humanos. Amor, alimento espiritual y material, salud, educación, trabajo.”

Translation
The March and I. “I was always interested in the struggle for non violence; as a girl I would watch the news and it was worse than a horror movie because I knew it was reality. And I would wonder why people are capable of causing so much pain to others. There must be a solution so that people won’t act this way. It is a year since I belong to the humanist organization and thanks to this I support the march for peace and nonviolence.”
The March and the World. “[The March] is a huge step towards generation wareness that being violent is very much absurd. It is a great step towards organizing in the struggle against violence. No more money for war! More money for education! No more fights among nations!”
The March and the Future. “We contribute towards a peaceful world that is aware of our duty to take care of humanity and nature.”
Other topics. “Respect of human rights. Love, spiritual and material nourishment, health, education, work.”

Shayuri & Memoscopio

dec/17/2009

written testimonio

Spanish with English translation

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