Headlines

• 11 year old eligible for Colombia's first legal abortion; hospital thus far refuses to conduct the operation (Google English here)
• Colombian flower workers (Dole is a major employer) exploited, provide 60% US flower market
• Colombia hot spot for human trafficking and organ stealing, result of high unemployment, displacement caused by war

Today I went by the local mayor's office in Chapinero, where I signed up for the series of assemblies in which each neighborhood will decide its priorities for social spending over the next two years. I'm so excited about this! I finally found an instance of participatory planning to study. Nerd party at my house tonight! Oh wait, I'm home alone reading articles. So appropriate.

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes in the heart of Chapinero (from Wikipedia)