Canadian Barbara MacQuarrie was involved in the early days of Peace Brigades International. In January 1990, Peace Magazine reported, “A veteran Peace Brigader, Barbara (a Montréaler) experienced arrest and three days of incommunicado imprisonment in Guatemala in 1987, and a severe bombing in El Salvador last February.” That refers to Read more
Photo: On April 19, 1989, PBI volunteers (seated) observed outside while Salvadoran police prepared to storm the CRIPDES office with 60 people inside, including PBI volunteer Eva Scarfe. Photo by Carolyn Mow. As Peace Brigades International approaches its 40th anniversary in 2021, PBI-Canada is looking back at some key moments Read more
Photos of George Willoughby and Steve Kaal (from Montreal) at Camp NeeKauNis (about 130 kilometres north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada) where a General Assembly first adopted PBI’s Principles and Mandate statement in June 1992. Peace Brigades International (PBI) was founded in 1981 to undertake the task of peace-keeping, peace-making and Read more
Illustration by Sarah John. On January 5, 1998, New Internationalist published this article titled Foreign Bodies about ‘a day in the life’ of Peace Brigades International by Luis Enrique Eguren. As PBI approaches its 40th anniversary in 2021, we share this article for historical memory: Have you ever had the Read more
“Honduras is currently suffering a double epidemic: on the one hand COVID19 and on the other hand the Army.” The director of the LGBT+ rights group Rainbow Association expresses the situation of the Central American country in this way after the government of Juan Orlando Hernández announced the absolute curfew Read more
The Unist’ot’en Camp has expressed its concern that construction on the Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline has continued on Wet’suwet’en territory during the pandemic. On April 2, they posted this 3-minute video to highlight their concerns. Now, on May 11, Western Investor reports, “Work has continued to clear the natural Read more
On May 11, the CBC reported, “Next month, [Trans Mountain Corporation] expects to break ground along the 1,147-kilometre route and begin pipeline construction near Kamloops, B.C. …Trans Mountain officials expect construction to be underway along every section of the pipeline route by the end of the year.” The Trans Mountain Read more
On May 4, the Toronto Star reported, “The federal government’s export credit agency [Export Development Canada] will lend up to $500 million to build the Coastal GasLink, a natural gas pipeline that sparked a national protest movement and reckoning over the Liberal administration’s commitment to Indigenous reconciliation.” That article adds, Read more
On May 4, the Toronto Star reported, “The federal government’s export credit agency [Export Development Canada] will lend up to $500 million to build the Coastal GasLink, a natural gas pipeline that sparked a national protest movement and reckoning over the Liberal administration’s commitment to Indigenous reconciliation.” “EDC says it Read more
On May 7, this feature article about fracking in Colombia was published by Semana Sostenible of Colombia and Mongabay Latam: Toronto-based Sintana Energy and the VMM-37 block in in Santander “Currently, there are 25 families in Terraplén who survive by cultivating plantain, cassava and corn, in addition to raising pigs, Read more