Escenarios alternativos de comunicación: mujer fariana como configuradoras de paz

Abstract

The communication strategy of the "Fuerza Alternativa Revolucionaria del Común" (FARC) has had an important period since the signing of the peace agreement in 2016, with Colombia´s President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. However, there are limitations that don’t allow the full participation of ex-combatant women in the reincorporation process. Due to these problems arose, Mujer Fariana, an organization that is part of the FARC political party and works to fulfill the rights of women and men.

Thus, the present investigation was born with the objective of reconstructing the experience of peace scenarios with a gender perspective from the communicative participation of Mujer Fariana, in the framework of the post-conflict in Colombia. Using the systematization of experiences as a methodology and resorting to tools such as meetings, discussion groups, and conducting non-directed interviews for socio-critical interpretation.

In general, the categories contemplated are under the problem nucleus: alternative communication, social movements, and otherness. Where alternative communication enables the configuration of different environments that are linked to memory and the culture of peace, which is surrounded by a context of disarmament, demobilization and reincorporation.

As a result, it was concluded that through the participation of Mujer Fariana the following alternative peace scenarios were found: reincorporation and political incidence; cultural vindication and memorial; collectivism and productive projects. Definitely, alternative communication promoted by farian women, aims to be more integrated into everyday discourses within the public sphere, and all those spaces of social encounter that enable the construction of peaceful citizenship and the reduction of stigma.