Ithaca College

Odilia is an indigenous Zapotec from the village of Zoogocho, in the northern mountains of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. She is an indigenous language interpreter and works in the areas of humans rights and cultural and political education.

Tuesday, October 11, 5:30 p.m. @ Textor 101

Reception to Follow in Terraces 5, La Casa (1st Floor)

Odilia is an indigenous Zapotec from the village of Zoogocho, in the northern mountains of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.  She now makes her home in Los Angeles, California.  She is an indigenous language interpreter and works in the areas of humans rights and cultural and political education.  Odilia served six years (two terms) as Binational Women’s Issues Coordinator for the Frente Indigena de Organizaciones Binacionales/ Indigenous Front of Binational Organizations (FIOB) and for more than a decade has worked with the binational organization in the areas of human rights and cultural and political education.   

“I’ve witnessed other people’s struggles through my role as an interpreter and advocate. I have seen the crucial need for Indigenous-language interpreters.  Indigenous migrants are at a linguistic disadvantage in courts, schools, hospitals, and the workplace, which often leads to the violation of their rights.”-Odilia Romero, Dialogo, “Indigenous Migrants and Language Barriers in the U.S.”

Co-sponsors:

Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR), Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity (CSCRE), IC Latin American Studies, IC Residential Life.

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Odilia will also speak at Cornell University on October 13. More information here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/190773524691215/