A Neocolonial Preface to Colombia Today

In this episode, we briefly discuss imperialism in Colombia, introduce our podcast and other projects we partake in. One such campaign we are currently involved in is a gofundme page to support protestors and activists in Buenaventura, where Black Colombians are protesting against the violence and economic hardships they are facing due to the state and global capitalist imperialism. Below you can find links to our social media to find out more, as well as our gofundme.

We start by discussing the history of capitalist exploitation and violence in Colombia, and a series of key historical events in the imperialist project of the country. We then talk about how foreign capital, particularly transnational corporations, are a driving force of this violence and exploitation, and how narcotrafficking is also driven by the interests of the ruling class, within Colombia and abroad.
Some of the topics we discuss are:

Spanish colonizationWar of IndependencePanama Canal AnexationBanana Massacres and Banana ImperialismSuarez DoctrineMarquetalia and the birth of the FARCPablo Escobar, Reagan and the War on DrugsPlan ColombiaThe Rise of the Prison Industrial Complex in ColombiaUribe: Uribismo and the "Falsos Positivos" ScandalFarc Peace accords in CubaDuque and the current governmentCoca Cola, Mining Companies and the Coffee IndustryNarcotrafficking

We finish our episode by talking about what we and our listeners can do to support the struggle in Colombia, as well as upcoming episodes we have planned.
Don't forget to check out the hashtag #SOSBuenaventura to find out more about what's going on, or you can check out our social media to learn more about the struggle in Buenaventura, but also in Colombia in general.

Also a note,  this episode was a bit longer than planned, and we expect to keep most of our episodes under 1 hour, however considering the depth and long history of this topic, this episode was inevitably longer than intended. 

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