We have spoken about building a program of employability with care. We must care for and restore our rivers, soils, rural and urban ecosystems, and c… - Francia Márquez

when I announced that I wanted to be president of Colombia, people said, “Francia, you’re crazy, because you think that” — they can’t imagine it. They think that’s reserved for white men who are privileged elites. But today, those of us who are nobody, those of us who haven’t had a voice, those who have been historically silenced and subjected to violence, are standing up to say that we are going to go forward from resistance to power until dignity becomes something that our country becomes accustomed to.

It is not enough to promote more jobs; there needs to be a guarantee of training, remuneration, and stability.

The strength of my ancestors and the women who gave birth to freedom and taught us the path of dignity motivated me to start on this road to the Colombian presidency.