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Colombia and Appalachia: The People Behind the Coal
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KFTC and Witness For Peace have joined together over the last three years to forge closer connections between coal-affected community members and miners in Appalachia and in Colombia. Foreign corporations, mainly U.S. ones, mine millions of tons of coal in Colombia every year, even though Colombia does not use coal for its own electricity. And, 80% of coal mined in Colombia is exported to the United States. To bolster this exchange, every year Colombians visit Kentucky and KFTC members visit Colombia.
Join this year's tour!
WHEN
Appalachia: May 31-June 3
Colombia: June 3-10
COST
$2400 for both portions of the tour, includes airfare to Colombia
Colombia only: $2100 (includes $900 airfare)
Appalachia only: $300
To sign up or for more information, please contact:
Avi Chomsky Steve Striffler
978-542-6389 479-283-4795
achomsky@salemstate.edu striffler@hotmail.com
Avi Chomsky Steve Striffler
978-542-6389 479-283-4795
achomsky@salemstate.edu striffler@hotmail.com
Learn more about KFTC's participation in this exchange at kftc.org/colombia.