In a defiant act to pressure the Colombian Congress in approving the National Development Plan and Health Reform of the government of President Gustavo Petro, some 400 members of the Indigenous Guard are occupying the steps of the Capitol.
On 1 May, International Workers’ Day, comrades of the International Marxist Tendency (IMT) mobilised all over the globe, raising the standard of revolutionary Marxism. We raised our banners, flags and voices; and through dozens of speeches, and the distribution of thousands of newspapers, books, pamphlets and leaflets, we were able to connect Marxist ideas with more people than ever. Below is a taster of some of this activity.
After a tumultuous week in Colombian politics, President Gustavo Petro will push his reforms on the "street" with a May 1 address from the presidential balcony.
Colombia's animal rights activists, and movements, are pressuring Congressional lawmakers for a total ban on bullfighting and "cultural events" involving cruelty to animals, including the coastal spectacle: corralejas.