20 years of PBI Mexico

We extend our thanks and congratulations to PBI Mexico who are marking 20 years of support for human rights defenders.

It is not easy to explain what 20 years of work mean for Peace Brigades International's Project in Mexico.

Many metaphors came to mind when we tried: People crossing paths, stories, dialogues, jobs, will, heart and emotions which interlace between human rights defenders --the heart of this project-- and the sea of volunteers who have given and continue to give life to the project.

Words turn to threads that weave dialogue, dialogue which is threaded in accompaniment, an exchange that stretches vertically and horizontally to form a network. In the moments and places woven daily from different sets of knowledge and capacities, by different people, threads forming a great plot

We declare that even though in Mexico danger is a constant shadow, we can weave a web of support, comfort, whereinto put forth the whole body, a head, a heart, legs, arms and emotions, to open up the spaces which are needed for peace…

Read their beautiful article, and watch the short film created to mark this momentous anniversary

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