Resident travels to Colombia on fact-finding delegation
Beth Kuntz, a junior and Spanish Education major at Bluffton University from Covington, Ohio, traveled to Colombia on Wednesday, July 14, as part of a delegation sponsored by Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT).
Based in the oil-refining city of Barrancabermeja, the delegation will visit and support the Colombian Women's Social Movement Against War and for Peace.
"We, as women, do not give birth nor raise children for the war," say the members of the Popular Women's Organization (OFP), one of the 40 organizations in the movement, which opposes the militarization of Colombia.
Delegates will also meet with human rights workers and church leaders in Bogota and travel to a rural community. The delegation -- consisting of six people from across the U.S. and Canada -- hopes to gain a better understanding of the situation in Colombia and the effects of US and Canadian policy.
Kuntz returns on Tuesday, July 27, ready to share what she has learned about the challenges facing the people, particularly the women, of Colombia.
Christian Peacemaker Teams is an ecumenical initiative that sends teams of trained peacemakers to places of conflict around the world. CPT Colombia has had a continuing presence in the Magdelena Medio region since May 2001, and accompanies communities and organizations that are struggling non-violently to create peace with justice, and to resist economic violence and imperialism.
For more information about CPT contact the Chicago office at 773-376-0550; email: [email protected].
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025
- Community Dog Park officially opens as memorial to Katrina Riepenhoff
- Obituary for Ian Christopher Shriner
- 2025 Blaze of Lights theme is "Home for the Holidays"
- Pirate volleyball win vs. Defiance Ayersville
- Highway Patrol focused on removing impaired drivers from the road
- Beaverdam Bunch 4-H results at 2025 Allen County Fair
- Porchfest brings live music to Bluffton neighborhoods
Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Pirate girls golf close 2nd at tri; Bauman 1st
- Pirate boys golf 2nd in NWC quad-match
- Pirate girls tennis loss at Wapak
- "You Made It" Forum welcomes Class of 2029
- 2nd annual Bluffton Porchfest celebrates live music
- Learn to play bridge at the Senior Center
- Blanchard Valley Health System enhances “Find-a-Doc”
- Taste of Bluffton serves as mixer for students and residents
- Heart to Heart: New Blood Pressure Guidelines
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Mayberry Rd. closure Aug. 27-28
- Janet M. Leonard was a teacher
- Pirates boys golf wins NWC tri
- Inside Innovations brings established design studio to Bluffton
- Walking thru Autumn hikes include Motter Park
- Colloquium Presentation: Emotional Education in 18th Century Germany
- Student to Share Lessons from Study Abroad Experience in Mexico