FRI OCT 12th 12:00-1:30pm Klingenstein Lounge, Ithaca College FRI OCT 12th 12:00-1:30pm Klingenstein Lounge, Ithaca College
IN DEFENSE OF ANCESTRAL LANDS: AFRO COLOMBIAN WOMEN RESIST US MILITARIZATION AND THE WAR ON DRUGS
Nidiria Ruiz Medina belongs to the Naya River Basin community council, an Afro-descendent population in the southern area of Colombia’s Pacific region. She is part of an organizational process that contributes to the defense of territory and human rights. Her organizing work is articulated through the national CONPAZ (Communities Building Peace in the Territories) network, which provides tools and fundamental elements for building community.
Open to the Public! Everyone Welcome! Light snacks provided.
Sponsored by: Latin American Studies minor program and Dept. of Politics, Ithaca College
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https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/2018100511064898