Afro-Latin@s in the Americas: Visibility and Identity
Join young activists from the U.S., Honduras and Colombia as they discuss their experiences in addressing the challenges of Afro-Latino invisibility and marginalization.
Special Guests:
Paola Andrea Ortiz Murillo, Coordinator, Colombian National Institute for Gender and Equality of the Circulo de Juventud Afrodescendiente de las Américas, a regional Afro descendant youth organization.
Karen Vargas heads the legal department of the Honduran Ethnic Community Development Organization (ODECO) a nonprofit that works for the rights of African-descendant communities.
Afro-Latin@s in the Americas: Visibility and Identity
Saturday, April 10th, 2010 at 4 pm
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street, NYC
Special Guests:
Paola Andrea Ortiz Murillo, Coordinator, Colombian National Institute for Gender and Equality of the Circulo de Juventud Afrodescendiente de las Américas, a regional Afro descendant youth organization.
Karen Vargas heads the legal department of the Honduran Ethnic Community Development Organization (ODECO) a nonprofit that works for the rights of African-descendant communities.
Afro-Latin@s in the Americas: Visibility and Identity
Saturday, April 10th, 2010 at 4 pm
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street, NYC