Image: Promotion for the public forum.
On October 30, Peace Brigades International-Spanish State/ Euskal Herria co-organized a public forum on “Nonviolent civil resistance as a tool for peacebuilding”.
The forum took place in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque Autonomous Community in northern Spain.
The speakers included representatives from the PBI-Colombia accompanied Apartado Peace Community, Women Against War (Emakumeok Gerraren Aurka), the Sumud Global Flotilla, and Peace Brigades International.
This social media video clip posted by Emakumeok Gerraren Aurka highlights:
“We know our murderers, but we don’t hate them.” We respond with alternative and creative ways to life. ” Arley Tuberquia (member of the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartadó)
In the framework of the Colloquium “Nonviolent Civil Resistance as a Tool for Peacebuilding”, Arley reminded us that resistance is not held in hate, but in dignity, creativity and love for life. A profound lesson on how communities can build peace from the ground up, even in the midst of violence.
And this social media video clip notes:
Ledis Arteaga tells us when and why the Peace Community of San Jose de Apartadó was founded, in the framework of the Colloquium of the Nonviolent Civil Resistance as a tool for peace.
An example of how communities can build peace from the ground up, resisting and gambling for life in the midst of conflict.
More from PBI-Spanish State about the tour here.
PBI-Spanish State also highlights: “The visit to Euskal Herria is framed within a European tour organized in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spanish State and Belgium.”
Image: Promotion for the tour.
Additional reading
– PBI-Spanish State supports the October 15 strike against the genocide in Palestine (PBI-Canada article, October 14, 2025)
– Solidarity rally in Ottawa to call for release of Cree/Dene land defender Mskwaasin Agnew and all others detained from Gaza flotilla (October 8, 2025)
– PBI-Colombia accompanies the one-year anniversary of the murder of two members of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó (March 23, 2025).
