Hector Aristizabal is a native of Medellin, Colombia currently living in Pasadena, CA. His commitment to human rights work forced him to leave his country in 1989 because of death threats. He is a theater director and actor and a practitioner of the techniques known as Theater of the Oppressed. He is currently the clinical director and co-founder of CITYSCAPE, an Art Therapy program. He is the cofounder of the Colombian Children Peace Fund and is a member of The Colombia Peace Project.