Local Media Show: Supporting Miner's Rights in Columbia
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Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with John Reuwer who traveled with Christian Peacemaker Team to mining zone in Columbia's southern Bolivar province. John shares his efforts to support small-scale miners organizing to protect their rights in the race of Colombian military efforts to "secure" the zone for multinational investment. Christian Peacemaker Teams is an initiative of the historic peace churches (Mennonites, Church of the Brethren, and Quakers) with support and membership from a range of Catholic and Protestant denominations. CPT has had a continuing presence in Colombia since May 2001..
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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives
CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!