The documentary mini-series “Shared Knowledge on Community Self-Protection” sought to promote knowledge exchange between representatives of communities involved in various projects supported by the Creating Safer Space network in Colombia. It is an outcome of the Creating Safer Space regional meeting in Colombia in 2024, which found that Colombia has a wealth of nonviolent community self-protection experiences but often lacks opportunities to link those localised efforts.
In Episode 1, Norma, who participated in the project developed in collaboration with the Llano Verde Peace Seedbed in Cali, visits Harlequin and the Jugglers in Medellín, who participated in the Art That Protects project.
In Episode 2, Verónica, from the Water Conflicts project, travels with Luz Dey to Bajo Cauca to learn about the functioning of the Social Guarantee Process in that region, while in Episode 3, she shares her experiences at the Water Festival in Nariño, Antioquia.
In Episode 4, researchers from Art That Protects visit Lerma, where they learn about the self-protection experiences of indigenous communities living in the midst of a high-intensity armed conflict.
In Episode 5, Creating Safer Space Network researcher Laura Jiménez travels to Buenaventura to learn how the Cormepaz organisation has promoted unarmed civilian protection measures among communities living in a city marked by conflict and extractive economies.
Access all episodes HERE.