Public event with the Popular Feminist Organization of Colombia, a KAIROS partner
Friday, May 4, 2018, 6 – 8 p.m. (with refreshments)
University of Toronto, Multi-Faith Centre, Main Activity Hall
569 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2J7
Panel and Discussion with:
• Yolanda Becerra Vega, National Coordinator of the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP)
• Kelly Johanna Campo, youth activist, human rights defender. leader in the youth movement of the OFP
The Organización Femenina Popular, has 46 years of experience working with marginalized women, advocating for human rights and building conditions for peace amidst the conflict in Colombia.
The event will also be a memorial to the 20th anniversary of the massacre that took place on 16th May 1998 in Barrancabermeja (Santander), when highly-armed paramilitaries murdered seven local inhabitants and disappeared another 25 people. This massacre marked the beginning of a reign of terror for human rights workers, activists and feminist organizations including the OFP.
Co: sponsors:
Amnesty Canada
CASA, Colombia Action Solidarity Alliance
Colombia Working Group
Christian Peacemaker Teams
LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN SOLIDARITY NETWORK
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