Peace Brigades International

Peace Brigades International después de "reposar" pensamientos me siento aun más admirada por la dedicación y la convicción de todo el trabajo que realizan, agradecida siempre por estos días. Daniel Cloney siempre un enorme aprendizaje el trabajo contigo!

It was a joy to facilitate the General Assembly of Peace Brigades International earlier this month alongside my good friend Mayeli Sanchez Martinez. A hybrid and bilingual event over three days was quite the reintroduction to the craft, but working intensively with such a dedicated group of activists was just the tonic I needed in these times. Many thanks to Joana Kathe and PBI's International Secretariat for their trust in us throughout the process, and the delightful James Lupton and Sandra Young for wonderfully smooth collaboration. And a real pleasure to collaborate again with David Ávila and Ben Leather after many years.

🕊️ Brigadas Internacionales de Paz (PBI) celebra el #DíaDeLosDerechosHumanos, un día para alzar las voces y las victorias de las mujeres que desafían sin miedo el status quo. 🌿 Hoy nos gustaría compartir tres #entrevistas de unas defensoras de los derechos de las mujeres que luchan para la #JusticiaAmbiental, mujeres que luchan en primera línea de una crisis que nos afecta a todos. Estas mujeres desafían a las empresas, los gobiernos y las estructuras de poder arraigadas para proteger la Tierra y a sus comunidades. 🇨🇴 Yuli Velasquez: La defensora anfibia de #Colombia camina al lado de su comunidad Inglés: https://bit.ly/3OOLFp2 Español: https://bit.ly/4gcfo7y 🇨🇴 Jani Silva: La guardiana del corazón, el cuerpo y el alma de la Amazonia colombiana Inglés: https://bit.ly/3ZMYPcc Español: https://bit.ly/3VyS0bT 🇮🇩 Maritjie Kailey: Luchando por la #justicia para su tierra y su pueblo en #Indonesia Inglés: https://bit.ly/4gpKM1Z Español: https://bit.ly/4fckHCk 🍃 Estas valientes defensoras de los derechos humanos no sólo están defendiendo a los derechos; están dando forma al futuro-protección de nuestras libertades fundamentales, nuestro planeta compartido y la dignidad de todas las personas. Durante más de 40 años, PBI ha estado al lado de las personas defensoras para garantizar que todas puedan realizar su trabajo de forma segura y eficaz. A cada persona defensora damos gracias por su #ánimo, su #resiliencia y su visión. Están iluminando el camino hacia un mundo justo, equitativo y sostenible. Estamos con ustedes.

🌍✨ Three Interviews to Celebrate Women Human Rights Defenders Work on Human Rights Day✨🌍 🕊️ Peace Brigades International is celebrating #HumanRightsDay, a day to uplift the voices and victories of women who are fearlessly challenging the status quo. Today we would like to share three interviews of women rights defenders (#WHRDs) in #environmentaljustice, women who are fighting at the frontlines of a crisis that affects every one of us. These women challenge corporations, governments, and entrenched power structures to protect the earth and its people. 🇨🇴 Yuli Velasquez: #Colombia’s Amphibious Defender Stands with her Community English: https://lnkd.in/e2P_u-wv Spanish: https://lnkd.in/eNp4HbF8 🇨🇴 Jani Silva: The Guardian of #Colombia’s Amazon Heart, Body, and Soul English: https://lnkd.in/e97RiBUi Spanish: https://lnkd.in/e4bgnnis 🇮🇩 Maritjie Kailey: Fighting for #Justice for her Land and her People in #Indonesia English: https://lnkd.in/eDm6JzKN Spanish: https://lnkd.in/ehZv7ym8 🍃 These courageous women human rights defenders (#WHRDs) aren’t just advocating for rights; they’re shaping the future—defending our fundamental freedoms, our shared planet, and the dignity of all people. For over 40 years PBI has stood by them to ensure that #WHRDs can do their work safely and effectively. To every #WHRD thank you for your #courage, your #resilience, and your vision. You are lighting the path toward a world that’s just, equitable, and sustainable. We stand with you.

☀️ Today is International Day for Human Rights Defenders! 🌍 🌎 🌏 Human rights defenders (#HRDs) are essential voices from communities globally. They work daily for us to have #dignity, #equality, and #justice. ⚖️ Today we celebrate them and recognize their #Right2DefendRights! 🫂 The United Nations Declaration on #HRDs is a guide on how to protect them: https://lnkd.in/dt5_NwQa

🇨🇴 Amnistía Internacional Américas has released the report "Transforming Pain into Rights": Risks, Threats, and Attacks on Women Searchers in Colombia in which PBI #Colombia accompanied Nydia Erika Bautista Foundation's story, #activism and legal wins are documented. ⚖️ The Nydia Erika Bautista Foundation (FNEB) was created in response to the forced disappearance of Nydia Erika's sister Yanette: “I was the Executive Secretary of a multinational company and at that moment I decided to change my life, take off my high heels and put on my running shoes, and go out to look for Nydia and search for justice, and that’s what I do to this day.” 🫂 FNEB has been working to address enforced disappearance to promote #peace. You can learn more about their work here: https://lnkd.in/dFXz-B-f 👉 Read Amnesty International's report here in Spanish: https://lnkd.in/dt2szTbc #BuscarSinMiedo

🇲🇽 The Mexican media continues to pick up on our report on #BizHumanRights which documents cases where UK businesses are linked to environmental destruction & attacks on #HumanRightsDefenders, focusing on the emblematic case of mining in El Bajío: https://lnkd.in/eWxNhP8N 📑 Read our report, 'The Case For Change: Why human rights defenders need a UK law on mandatory due diligence', here: https://bit.ly/3CGyZO1

🌎 In November, Peace Brigades International UK and Forest Peoples Programme welcomed a cross-regional group of human rights defenders, Indigenous and Afro-descendent leaders and community representatives to the UK to identify what stakeholders in the UK can do to support them in the protection of their land, environment and livelihoods 🌏 👉 Take a look at what we got up to here: http://bit.ly/4eXxx7t #BizHumanRights #HumanRightsDefenders Corporate Justice Coalition Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Peace Brigades International

🌍 ¡Unidos por el futuro! ✨ Nuestra Asamblea General 2024 reunió a nuestros equipos de todos los rincones del mundo. Para nosotros, no se trataba de una reunión más, sino de un hito. Juntos, dimos forma a nuestro plan estratégico para los próximos seis años, que se publicará pronto, con un enfoque claro y apasionado en lo que más importa: ampliar el ámbito de acción de las personas defensoras del medio ambiente y de los derechos humanos (DDH) e impulsar un cambio significativo. La energía en la sala era eléctrica. Fluyeron las ideas, se escucharon las voces y se tomaron decisiones audaces. Fue un testimonio de lo que podemos conseguir cuando nos reunimos, unidos por una misión y una visión compartidas. Desde debates transformadores hasta momentos de risa y conexión, esta reunión fue más que impactante: fue inspiradora. Nada de esto habría sido posible sin nuestro equipo técnico que hizo que la naturaleza híbrida funcionara sin problemas Gabriela Carvalho Nascimento y Pedro Ivo Carvalho, nuestros intérpretes Sandra Young y James Lupton para la interpretación y, por supuesto, nuestros facilitadores Mayeli Sanchez Martinez y Daniel Cloney que contribuyeron con sus habilidades, pasión y el corazón. ¡Celebramos las personas defensoras, por la colaboración y por el increíble trabajo que está por venir! 🚀

🌍 United for the Future! ✨ Our General Assembly 2024 brought our teams from every corner of the world. For us, this wasn’t just another meeting—it was a milestone. Together, we shaped our strategic plan for the next six years which will be released soon, with a clear and passionate focus on what matters most: expanding the scope of action for environmental and human rights defenders (#HRDs) and driving meaningful change. 💫 The energy in the room was electric. Ideas flowed, voices were heard, and bold decisions were made. It was a testament to what we can achieve when we come together, united by a shared mission and vision. From transformative discussions to moments of laughter and connection, this gathering was more than impactful—it was inspiring. None of this would have been possible without our technical team that made the hybrid nature work out smoothly Gabriela Carvalho Nascimento and Pedro Ivo Carvalho, our interpreters Sandra Young and James Lupton for interpretation and of course, our facilitators Mayeli Sanchez Martinez and Daniel Cloney who contributed their skills, passion and heart. Here’s to defenders, collaboration, and the incredible work yet to come! 🚀 #InspirationInAction #StrategicVision #EmpoweringDefenders #ShapingTheFuture