We Are Subjects of History - Social Sciences Forum Event
Indigenous communities' fight for autonomy and human rights
Location
On Campus : AOK Library Gallery
Date & Time
September 24, 2015, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Description
“We are subjects of History”: Indigenous communities’ fight for autonomy and human rights in Chiapas Mexico and Beyond.
Guadalupe Moshan Álvarez (Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Human Rights Center)
Guadalupe Moshan Álvarez is a human rights defender that works as the principal attorney that gives legal advice at the front desk of the Fray Bartolomé Human Rights Center (FrayBa) in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. As an indigenous, Tzotzil woman from the highlands of Huixtan, Chiapas, Guadalupe knows well the context of socio-political struggle against the political class' development plans that threaten communities in her state.
In this talk, Guadalupe will speak on the human rights situation in Chiapas, Mexico, FrayBa’s work, and the role of international solidarity. The center has been widely recognized for accompanying indigenous communities under attack, documenting abuses, and pushing back agains state and paramilitary forces.
This event is part of UMBC’s Social Sciences Forum. It is co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication; the Department Sociology and Anthropology; the Language, Literacy & Culture Program; the Global Studies Program and the Department of Political Science.
Special thanks to the Mexico Solidarity Network .
