Voice of Witness is a really cool nonprofit that gives victims of human right violations a platform to tell their stories. It is vital that people all over the world are exposed to the stories of injustice as a way to help or prevent it from getting worse.
Rodrigo Mejia's story really shined a light on the crisis in Columbia between the guerillas and the paramilitaries and how the peasants are, unfortunately, caught in the crosshairs. I personally first heard about the situation in Columbia on CNN, but did know all of the details, until I watched and listened to Rodrigo's story. Rodrigo is a peasant who was displaced from his home with his family 5 times over 20 years, since 1985. As I learned from he video is that, sadly, his story is not uncommon. In fact, about 5 million people have been displaced since the conflict began.
Reading the materials, makes me exited to learn more about the world and to maybe make it a better place.
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