LACIS Lunchtime Lecture
“These Roses Have Thorns: Flower Workers and US Free Trade with Colombia"
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Presented by Josefa Gomez and Leonardo Luna Alzate from CACTUS in Colombia (with simultaneous translation provided by Elise Roberts of Witness for Peace)
Josefa Gomez is a former flower worker who spent almost a decade in the industry.
Leonardo Luna Alzate is an expert on territorial issues and social movements. As the leader of the Cactus program directed toward building solidarity among women flower workers, their families and youth of the savannah.
Josefa Gomez is a former flower worker who spent almost a decade in the industry.
Leonardo Luna Alzate is an expert on territorial issues and social movements. As the leader of the Cactus program directed toward building solidarity among women flower workers, their families and youth of the savannah.
Cost
Free
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