Indigenous Roots of the Colombian Communist Movement in the 20th Century

In our second episode, Ezra and Alexis facilitate a conversation with Josué and special guest Carlos, a member of the Red Conder Collective and academic researcher, about the influence of indigenous activism on the Colombian communist movement. The conversation mainly touches on the first half of the 1900s leaving the second half open for further analysis in a later episode. From the Quintinadas of the first decades, to the indigenous and peasant leagues organized and the foundation of the Colombian Communist Party in 1930 with members like Jose Gonzalo Sanchez, Cesar Niño and Eutiqio Timote Tique.

*Correction from in the podcast: the quotes attributed to Juan Bautista at the 3rd National Workers Congress of 1938 were in fact quotes from Cesar Niño the Arhuaco leader

The song we chose for our outro today is Soy Colombiano that was originally composed by Rafael Godoy, who was involved in the indigenous communist movement of Natagaima, Tolima and the union movement in Barrancabermeja. He had to flee to Venezuela from violence due to his activism and that's where he wrote the song from

Sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KojvTDflu9zIfWI9doJ3b_MXF6UyGCUMBJ5jf-1wcTU/edit?usp=sharing

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