Corporación Planeta Paz

Corporación Planeta Paz is a Colombian non-profit organization and knowledge platform that works with popular social sectors to build peace in Colombia. Its website, planetapaz.org, presents it as a space for social movements, youth leadership processes, and popular education, and it publishes books, articles, and pedagogical materials through its digital library at bibliotecaplanetapaz.org. The organization's public identity is closely tied to research and advocacy on coca leaf uses, territorial disputes, care ethics, and geopedagogies, and it frequently collaborates with social and political actors such as the Cepeda-Quilcué presidential formula and the Pacto Histórico. The organization runs an Escuela de Liderazgo Juvenil (Youth Leadership School) that convenes young representatives from social organizations in departments including Nariño, Cauca, Tolima, Caldas, Bogotá, Santander, and Norte de Santander. Through virtual pedagogical cafés and in-person replications, it creates spaces for dialogue and debate on topics such as coca use, territorial disputes, and agroecology. Its work is supported by partners including the Liga Española por la Educación y la Cultura Popular, Open Society Foundations, and the Diputación de Cáceres in Spain. Planeta Paz also functions as a publisher and curator of accessible knowledge. Its library offers free downloads of books such as "La coca no se va a acabar: Anotaciones para una propuesta de política de usos lícitos," "Caminando por las geopedagogías y geocomunidades del Eje Cafetero, Huila y Nariño," and "La ética del cuidado: Un diálogo colectivo y diverso hacia la reivindicación amplia de los cuidados." It also hosts a special section on the contributions of Luis Jorge Garay to peacebuilding, marking his 50 years of academic and research work. As a civil-society brand, Corporación Planeta Paz occupies a niche at the intersection of peacebuilding, popular education, and public policy advocacy in Colombia. It does not sell commercial products; its offerings are research, training, and advocacy services, along with free publications. Its positioning is explicitly aligned with social movements and progressive political processes, and its communications emphasize organization, solidarity, and the defense of rights. The organization remains active and continues to publish and convene events, as evidenced by its recent solidarity statement regarding an attack on the CIMA in Cauca and its ongoing youth leadership programming.

Corporación Planeta Paz is a Colombian civil-society organization whose public presence is centered on its website, planetapaz.org, and its digital library, bibliotecaplanetapaz.org. While the exact founding date is not provided in the available evidence, the organization has established itself as a platform for popular social sectors working toward peace in Colombia. Its work is documented through a series of publications and educational initiatives that address themes such as coca leaf uses, territorial disputes, care ethics, and geopedagogies. A significant part of Planeta Paz's history involves its engagement with social movements and political processes. The organization has publicly aligned itself with the Cepeda-Quilcué presidential formula and the Pacto Histórico, framing its work as part of a broader ethical and political alliance for life. It has also issued solidarity statements, such as its denunciation of the May 23 attack on the Comité de Integración del Macizo Colombiano (CIMA) in Mercaderes, Cauca, where members were conducting pedagogical and campaign activities. Planeta Paz operates an Escuela de Liderazgo Juvenil (Youth Leadership School) that brings together young representatives from social organizations across multiple departments, including Nariño, Cauca, Tolima, Caldas, Bogotá, Santander, and Norte de Santander. Through virtual pedagogical cafés and in-person replications, the school facilitates dialogue on topics like coca use and territorial disputes. These activities have been supported by partners such as the Liga Española por la Educación y la Cultura Popular, Open Society Foundations, and the Diputación de Cáceres in Spain. The organization also serves as a publisher, offering free downloads of books and articles. Its library includes titles such as 'La coca no se va a acabar: Anotaciones para una propuesta de política de usos lícitos,' 'Caminando por las geopedagogías y geocomunidades del Eje Cafetero, Huila y Nariño,' and 'La ética del cuidado: Un diálogo colectivo y diverso hacia la reivindicación amplia de los cuidados.' Additionally, it hosts a section dedicated to the contributions of Luis Jorge Garay to peacebuilding, commemorating his 50 years of academic and research work. As of the available evidence, Planeta Paz remains active, continuing to publish materials, convene events, and engage with social and political actors in Colombia. Its history reflects a sustained commitment to popular education, research, and advocacy as tools for peacebuilding and social transformation.

• Planeta Paz denounces attack on CIMA members in Mercaderes, Cauca

• First virtual pedagogical café on coca use held by Youth Leadership School

A civil-society knowledge and advocacy platform aligned with popular social sectors and progressive political processes in Colombia, offering free research, training, and publications rather than commercial products.

• La coca no se va a acabar: Anotaciones para una propuesta de política de usos lícitos

  A book proposing a policy for licit uses of coca, available for free download.

• Caminando por las geopedagogías y geocomunidades del Eje Cafetero, Huila y Nariño

  A book on geopedagogies and geocommunities in the Eje Cafetero, Huila, and Nariño regions.

• La ética del cuidado: Un diálogo colectivo y diverso hacia la reivindicación amplia de los cuidados

  A book on the ethics of care as a collective and diverse dialogue.

• Escuela de Liderazgo Juvenil

  A youth leadership school that organizes pedagogical cafés and training for young social leaders.

• Biblioteca Planeta Paz

  A free digital library offering books and articles for download.

1. 1Planeta Paz | Sectores Sociales Populares para la Paz en Colombiaplanetapaz.org
2. 2Los procesos juveniles hablan sobre la coca y sus usosplanetapaz.org
3. 3Wikidata Q132740935wikidata.org
4. 4Los procesos juveniles hablan sobre la coca y sus usosplanetapaz.org