Bridging the Americas: Black Lives Matter from Colombia to the US
This event has already happened.
Friday, November 18th 2016
7:30 pm
Red Emma's
Buenaventura, Colombia, considered one of the world’s most
violent cities, is a place of ongoing nonviolent civilian resistance and
resilience. Faced with deadly attacks and ongoing threats, a courageous
Afro-Colombian community is taking a stand against the illegal armed groups
that had controlled their daily lives for over 15 years. In the United States,
an African-American is killed every 28 hours, and the Movement for Black Lives
has vividly drawn national attention to an epidemic of state violence against
Black communities.On November 16, join this face-to-face exchange with Black
community leaders from Colombia and the U.S. demanding respect for their lives,
lands, and rights. Learn what strategies other communities are implementing to
uproot the systemic barriers and injustices that prevent us from gaining the
resources, leverage, and capacity needed for our communities to be
self-sufficient. Bring your experience and wisdom to share strategies about how
communities can more effectively organize to confront and take control of
policing as well as to transform decision-making processes for greater
community control.