“Memories of War and Resistance: Women’s voices from the Colombian Caribbean Coast”
María Emma Wills-Obregón, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and Historical Memory Commission of Colombia
October 5, 2012, 12-2pm
The Liu Institute for Global Issues, Multipurpose Room
6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC
A dialogue about sexual violence, gender arrangements, and the social order imposed by illegal armed groups in one of the regions most impacted by war in Colombia. Dr. Wills will also discuss the strategies of resistance employed by women, and ways to document violence and resistance in a participatory manner.
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Sponsored by: Transitional Justice Network, Liu Institute for Global Issues, School of Social Work, Latin American Studies, and Research Group on Gender and Sexuality in Latin America.
See also: Women, War and Resistance in the Colombian Caribbean Coast – A photo gallery.
Oct. 6: Liu Institute for Global Issues, Multipurpose Room.
Oct. 8-31: School of Social Work, The Jack Bell Building, 2080 West Mall