Here is an article in Spanish from Aporrea.org which has a picture and gives some info on the social movements, left groups and international groupings who were at the event
Cort P.S. low estimates of those killed in the conflict is over 200,000 people and it is probably more. http://www.aporrea.org/actualidad/n201641.html On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Cort Greene <cort.gre...@gmail.com> wrote: > This tribute was organized by some social movements and Leftists, the > event was on Saturday in CaracasÂ’ 23 de Enero neighborhood, which has > been one of the mostly highly organize radical areas for decades. > > The right wing government of Colombia forgot to mention with the backing > of the US military and government, that the conflict in modern times has > existed since approximately 1964 between the Colombian government and > peasant guerrillas and other left wing groups but is historically rooted in > the conflict known as "La Violencia" that was triggered by the 1948 > assassination of populist political leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan. > > Colombia is still till this day is in conflict and one of the unsafest > places for trade union organizers in the world. > > Many social groups and leftists have been upset with Venezuelan government > over the arrest and deportation of FARC members to Colombia. > > > Cort > > ********************************* > > http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/23056-colombia-rejects-venezuelan-tribute-to-farc-leader.html > Colombia rejects Venezuelan tribute to FARC leader > <http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/23056-colombia-rejects-venezuelan-tribute-to-farc-leader.html> > Monday, 26 March 2012 06:24 Arron Daugherty > > > <http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcolombiareports.com%2Fcolombia-news%2Fnews%2F23056-colombia-rejects-venezuelan-tribute-to-farc-leader.html&title=Colombia%20rejects%20Venezuelan%20tribute%20to%20FARC%20leader> > > [image: Tirofijo] > > The Colombian government rejected a recent homage conducted in Caracas > Venezuela to a deceased > FARC<http://colombiareports.com/component/tag/farc.html>co-founder, in > a government press release Sunday. > <http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/news/news/node/2857> > > The press release said, "The Colombian Government rejects the tribute > expressed by certain parts of Venezuelan society to military leaders who > are internationally recognized as terrorists. Military leaders who have > committed multiple crimed against humanity, the Colombian people, and the > democratic institution." > > The recent homage was to Manuel Marulanda Velez alias, "Tirofijo." Velez > was co-founder of Colombia <http://colombiareports.com/>'s largest > guerrilla group the FARC. > > Upon his death Velez was buried in Venezuela in > 2008.<http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/1297-tirofijo-buried-in-venezuela.html>That > same year Venezuela > built a statue in honor of > Velez.<http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/1437-tirofijo-statue-revealed.html> > > > <http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/1437-tirofijo-statue-revealed.html>Former > Colombian president Alvaro > Uribe<http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/profiles/20404-alvaro-uribe.html>often > accused Venezuela of harboring and even funding the > FARC <http://www.insightcrime.org/criminal-groups/colombia/farc>, > Colombia's largest rebel group. The two countries cut diplomatic > ties<http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/10928-colombia-recalls-ambassador-to-venezuela.html>several > times and periods of extreme tension prompted international > intervention<http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/11089-ecuador-urges-meet-to-calm-colombia-venezuela-row.html>. > Relations seem to have normalized under current Colombian President Juan > Manuel > Santos<http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/profiles/9075-profile-juan-manuel-santos.html> > . > --------------------- > > Colombian government accepts FARC's hostage release delay > <http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/23057-colombian-government-accepts-farcs-hostage-release-delay.html> > Monday, 26 March 2012 06:59 Arron Daugherty > > > <http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcolombiareports.com%2Fcolombia-news%2Fnews%2F23057-colombian-government-accepts-farcs-hostage-release-delay.html&title=Colombian%20government%20accepts%20FARC's%20hostage%20release%20delay> > > [image: Hostages] > > Colombia <http://colombiareports.com/>'s Deputy Defense Minister accepted > the FARC <http://colombiareports.com/component/tag/farc.html>'s > postponement of the release of ten hostages held by the group, said local > media Sunday. > > The minister's comments were made shortly after Colombia's largest > guerrilla group the FARC announced they were pushing back the release > date<http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/23054-farc-postpone-hostages-release.html>from > March 31 and April 1 to April 2 and April 3. > > In a meeting in > Bogota<http://colombiareports.com/travel-in-colombia/bogota.html>Sunday, > Deputy Defense Minister Jorge Enrique Bedoya said he lamented the > delay but hoped the FARC would follow through with the release on the new > dates. > > According to the agreed upon protocol the FARC must inform the Colombian > government of the location for the release before March 31. The government > must then halt military operations in the chosen area. > > The hostages are made up of ten police and soldiers, some of whom have > been held by the FARC for as long as 14 years. > > - Hostage news > archive<http://colombiareports.com/component/tag/hostages.html> > > Last month the FARC announced their intention to release all hostages held > by the group and to discontinue the practice of kidnapping. > <http://colombiareports.com/Last%20month%20the%20FARC%20announced%20their%20intention%20to%20release%20all%20hostages%20held%20by%20the%20group%20and%20to%20discontinue%20the%20practice%20of%20kidnapping.> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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