Theatre connecting the topics of women’s rights and national sovereignty is performed in Andes, Antioquia during the protest, Un abrazo a la Montaña.
Land disputes in Colombia often revolve around the use of one resource in particular: water. Colombia is one of the richest countries in the world when it comes to freshwater supply, placing it at the forefront of a global economy where water is in high demand.
Thanks to the increasing privatization of water, both in terms of the decisions about its use as well as its contamination and appropriation by private, national and multinational mining and energy companies, water rights have been a major focus of Colombian social movements over the last few years as a direct result. Whether for public or private enterprise, the practices of mining, fracking, monoculture agro-industry, as well as the creation of dams for hydroelectric energy all come back to the common denominator of water.
