The Peace Brigades International-Colombia Project has posted on social media:
“On June 5, we visited @casaculturalpotosi [Potosi Cultural Centre] again alongside @justiciapazcolombia [Justice and Peace Commission], a community-led initiative that supports peacebuilding and cultural resistance among young people and children in Ciudad Bolívar through art and education.
This space was born out of the memory of teachers murdered for rescuing teenagers in Ciudad Bolívar, and today it continues to thrive with a community library, a communal kitchen, and a music collective, @cocinolproduce [Cocinol Produce Collective], which has its own rap recording studio. In the garden, the organization @engativacultiva [Sergio Engativa farms] works on environmental education and the propagation of native species to restore the subxerophytic ecosystem of Cerro Seco.
During the tour, we reached the Palo del Ahorcado [Hanged Man’s Tree], a tree that symbolizes this resistance and has already survived two attempts to cut it down. We also had the opportunity to meet @emisoralaterraza [La Terraza Radio Station], a voice that, through artistic expression and grassroots communication, strengthens the community fabric of the area and contributes to the defense of Cerro Seco against mining interests and uncontrolled urban expansion.
At PBI Colombia, we continue to stand in solidarity with those who, through culture and memory, defend life and the territory in Ciudad Bolívar.”
PBI-Canada has previously highlighted this situation in these articles:
–PBI-Colombia accompanies Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission in defence of “Hanged Man’s Tree” near Bogota after fire (February 4, 2026)
–PBI-Colombia accompanies Justice and Peace Commission to Casa Cultural de Potosi after it was vandalized (March 22, 2026).
We continue to follow this.
