Fight shoulder to shoulder, accompaniment process from the university to the farmers from Cabrera for the defense of their territory
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Abstract
This article presents a series of reflections on the participative-action-research process carried out with the community of Cabrera in order to stop the construction of the “El Paso” microelectric plant in its territory. The article is divided into four sections: the first deals with the Colombian context once the negotiations between the State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - Army of the People (Farc-EP) were finished; the second describes the experience of working together with the community of Cabrera; the third reflects on the social role of the university; and finally, there are some comments on late events related to the construction of the microelectric plant.
Keywords:
Resistance, extractivism, peace, university, IAP