Join CPT's first ever delegation to the Kurdish north of Iraq. Hear first-hand stories of a people subjected to decades of violence and oppression by the Western-backed regime of Saddam Hussein, international economic sanctions, and the US-led invasion, occupation and betrayal. While governments of the West continue to debate the future of lands and peoples not their own, this delegation is an opportunity for you to engage in bridge-building between people here and at home, to experience the hospitality and hope of the Kurdish region and its people, and to come to

Delegates will meet with church leaders and human rights workers in Bogota, then travel to the port city of Barrancabermeja in the Magdalena Medio region, where CPT's long-term team is based, then to the municipality of Micoahumado. The Magdalena Medio region of Colombia has a complex history of engagement with both the armed conflict and the organization of non-violent, civil society alternatives. As Colombia's richest oil and gold producing region--as well as an important region for coca growing, processing, and transportation to northern markets--the Magdalena Medio

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) seeks participants for a delegation to Robertsville Mine (about 80 km north of Kingston, ON) where two Algonquin First Nations communities are struggling to protect their unceded land from uranium exploration and mining.

DELEGATION TO U.S.-MEXICO BORDERLANDS, 27 MAY TO 5 JUNE, 2008

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) seeks participants for a delegation to Robertsville Mine (about 80 km north of Kingston, ON) where two Algonquin First Nations communities are struggling to protect their unceded land from uranium exploration and mining.

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Nariño, a department in southern Colombia, forms part of the traditional territory of several Indigenous groups, including the Awá. Indigenous groups and Afro-Colombians have been seriously impacted by Colombia's armed conflict in this area. Most recently, fumigations under Plan Colombia have pushed coca cultivation from the northeast of Putamayo and southern Cauca into Nariño. Paramilitaries, the Colombian Armed Forces, and further fumigations havefollowed. Two left-wing guerrilla organizations are also active.

January 26-February 3, 2008. (Please apply by January 18.)

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) seeks participants for a delegation to Robertsville Mine (about 80 km north of Kingston, ON) where two Algonquin First Nations communities are struggling to protect their unceded land from uranium exploration and mining.

July 16-29, 2008: The San Lucas Mountains in southern Bolívar house the most valuable and largely unexploited gold reserve in the Americas. More than 30,000 people depend on small-scale mining for a living. Long-recognized as a centre for guerrilla activity, paramilitaries began to move into the area in the last decade.

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DATES:16-29 January

Other Delegations: 14-27 May, 16-29 July, and 24 September to 7 October, 2008.

Each delegation will have a special focus as follows:

As government officials debate official proposals, construction continues on the “security wall” separating Israel from the West Bank and Gaza. Israelis and Palestinians both suffer losses from violent incidents. Expanding Israeli settlements threaten Palestinian land and homes, and West Bank families face road closures, curfews and land confiscation. CPT delegation members will gain a perspective on how daily life is affected by these issues.