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#PuebloXinkaDijoNo: Canada Must Respect Indigenous Self-Determination in Guatemala
September 23 @ 5:30 pm
Faculty of Social Sciences, uOttawa, Room 5028
Two Xinka women leaders, Marisol Guerra and Marta Muñoz, will visit Ottawa to raise awareness about their struggle for self-determination and the health of their communities.
The Xinka Indigenous People of Guatemala have denied consent for the restart of Canadian Pan American Silver’s Escobal mine in southern Guatemala. They are now calling for its permanent closure. The company and Canadian authorities must respect their decision.
Speakers:
-Marisol Guerra (Xinka delegate)
-Marta Muñoz (Xinka delegate)
-Karine Vanthuyne (FSS, uOttawa)
-Marie-Christine Doran (FSS, uOttawa)
-Marta Muñoz (Xinka delegate)
-Karine Vanthuyne (FSS, uOttawa)
-Marie-Christine Doran (FSS, uOttawa)
Join us in person to learn more and to support the efforts of Indigenous Xinka women to take their struggle for self-determination to Canada.
Event hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Observatory on Violence, Criminalization and Democracy at the University of Ottawa.
In partnership with:
Americas Policy Group coalition (APG)
Canadian Network for Corporate Accountability (CNCA)
Comité pour les droits humains en Amérique latine (CDHAL)
MiningWatch Canada
Inter Pares
Kairos
Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University
Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Carleton University