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Andrei Gomez-Suarez
@andreigomezsuarez.bsky.social
Member of the Colombian Government Negotiation Team in Peace Process with Comuneros del Sur. Co-founder Rodeemos el Diálogo, senior policy affiliate PeaceRep, associate researcher SOAS. Newest book: We Are Not Made of Sugar (Fuller Vigil 2025)
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A great conversation with Oscar Guardiola about my new book “We are not made of Sugar: a childhood memoir from #Colombia” at Beyond Borders #Scotland International Festival. All books sold out. But the book can be ordered in @waterstones.bsky.social and Amazon #UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/6280182088
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Colombian military kills 7 children in strike on rebel forces

The incident has ignited a political firestorm for Petro, who promised to bring “Total Peace,” but has instead often relied on the military strategies of his predecessors

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Colombian military kills 7 children in strike on rebel forces
The incident has ignited a political firestorm for Petro, who promised to bring “Total Peace,” but has instead often relied on the military strategies of his predecessors
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November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Un gran encuentro internacional en Pasto, Nariño, Colombia. Para hablar de La Paz territorial. Gracias Julián, Teresa, Alejandro, Jenny, Roddy y María Camila por acompañarnos.
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Join us on 25 Nov at 5pm (42 Bute Gdns) for a special joint event with the Scottish Peace Platform to mark nine years of the Colombian peace process.

@andreigomezsuarez.bsky.social will share reflections on conflict and peacebuilding from his excellent new memoir, We Are Not Made of Sugar.
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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JUST IN: Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race, in a historic victory for progressives
Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It was great to chat about my new book at @edinburghup.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Looking further ahead, we will have book talks with @andreigomezsuarez.bsky.social, @allangillies.bsky.social and Javier Auyero. Details to be confirmed - follow us here or sign up to our mailing list for updates (GLARN@gla.ac.uk)
October 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Looking forward to the next gig. This time in Edinburgh. 22nd Oct 5.30pm @edinburghup.bsky.social - a partnership led by Cinemattic with @uofglasgow.bsky.social @glalarn.bsky.social and Rodeemos el Diálogo
RSVP: share.google/R1Kt4DHDHT88...
October 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Great conversation with Phil Clark about my new book and my role in the peace process in #Colombia @soasuni.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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New event for Fuller Vigil author @andreigomezsuarez.bsky.social in London.

October 7, 6pm-8pm
SOAS University of London.

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Fuller Vigil (Richard) (@fullervigil)
Mark your diaries. 7 October @ SOAS, University of London.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Happy to come to SOAS to talk about peace and my new book. 7 Oct 2025, 6PM. @londomomposino.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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🚨 New open-access article!
🕊️ “A ‘youth-ed’ peace? A framework for understanding youth peacebuilding” bit.ly/43Rx43i
w/ Elly Harrowell, Egoitz Gago Antón, Martha Gutiérrez-Bonilla & Mateo Ortiz Hernández.
#Youth #Peacebuilding #everydaypeace #prefigurativepolitics #Colombia
A ‘youth-ed’ peace? A framework for understanding youth peacebuilding
Young people are profoundly impacted by armed conflicts, yet their contributions to peacebuilding have not been fully conceptualised. Research often frames youth in peacebuilding through a victim-a...
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June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Esta es la reseña de Eduardo Pizarro sobre mi nuevo libro. Eternamente agradecido.
Ser niño en un país atravesado por la violencia
El libro No estamos hechos de azúcar. Memorias de infancia de Colombia, de Andrei Gómez Suárez, se inscribe en una tradición literaria universal que, hoy día, cuenta con innumerables obras de gran val...
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September 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Profundamente agradecido con Eduardo Pizarro por su comentario sobre mi libro “We are not made of Sugar”. Un honor que él considere que hace una contribución innovadora a la comprensión de los años 80 y 90 en Colombia, desde la perspectiva de la memoria.
September 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
8 septiembre 2025, mañana, conversaremos con Eduardo Pizarro sobre mi nuevo libro. Una oportunidad para seguir tejiendo la memoria del país del que hemos sido parte.
September 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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We published @andreigomezsuarez.bsky.social's "We Are Not Made of Sugar," this year and here it is featured in the Latin American Review of Books podcast!

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Fuller Vigil (Richard) (@fullervigil)
Our book: “We Are Not Made of Sugar: A Childhood Memoir,” by Andrei Gómez-Suarez, featured on the Latin American Review of Books podcast.
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September 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM