{"id":1182,"date":"2022-11-02T19:26:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T23:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demos.famethemes.com\/screenr\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2023-07-14T12:20:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:20:16","slug":"our-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourhealingbridges.org\/our-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing Healing Bridges\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486977780?h=61d0cf7901&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Healing Bridges and the Traditional Authorities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The heart of our work is the ritual ceremony of traditional indigenous medicine, the drinking of Yag\u00e9. Also known as Ayahuasca, Yag\u00e9 is a sacred medicine made with a jungle vine and other plants and is administered by the A&#8217;i <em>curacas <\/em>(shamans) who are the A&#8217;i\u2019s Traditional Authorities, spiritual leaders who safeguard A&#8217;i traditions and culture through their ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A typical gathering lasts four days and three nights. The <em>curacas<\/em> and their followers from five territories meet, and we all share information and brainstorm next steps. The <em>curacas<\/em> lead ceremony each night, during which they obtain their vision, and share their reflections. This two-way intercultural dialogue leads to our translating their thought into targeted petitions to the Colombian Government. We then engage outside actors, such as the United Nations, the Inter American Commission on Human Rights, and\/or the U.S. Government to support the petitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>LEGAL DEFENSE OF TERRITORY AND OTHER RIGHTS<\/strong> before the Colombian courts and the Inter American Commission on Human Rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY<\/strong> before the Colombian and U.S. governments, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS<\/strong> in aquaculture, aviculture, and crops to enhance food security, foster development with culture and identity, and encourage an earth-friendly economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>ENGAGEMENT<\/strong> to civil society, religious institutions, academia, student groups, and activist networks in Colombia and the United States to garner political support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Suspension of the construction of the military base of the Special Roads and Energy Brigade No. 9.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Judgement through a Constitutional Recourse (Tutela) that ordered prior consultation with the Kofan Indigenous Reservation of Santa Rosa del Guamu\u00e9z regarding the highway construction Santa Ana &#8211; San Miguel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Judgement through a Constitutional Recourse (Tutela) that ordered the restoration of the Kofan territory to the Kofan Indigenous Reservation of Santa Rosa del Guamu\u00e9z.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Construction of three ceremonial houses, several chicken coops, and the enlarging and\/or new construction of eight aquaculture ponds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The heart of our work is the ritual ceremony of traditional indigenous medicine, the drinking of Yag\u00e9. 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