CLAS: Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj Trade, Improvement and Survival: An Indigenous Approach to the Current Immigration “Crisis”

Center for Latin American Studies
University of California, Berkeley

 

Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj. (Photo by Mello van Essen.)

Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj
Trade, Improvement and Survival: An Indigenous Approach to the Current Immigration “Crisis”

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In this talk, Dr. Velásquez Nimatuj will examine the theme of migration from an indigenous perspective, within a larger context of racial oppression.

Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj is a Maya-K’iche’ journalist and activist. She is an international spokeswoman for Indigenous communities in Central America and was the first Maya-K’iche’ woman to earn a doctorate in social anthropology in Guatemala. She was instrumental in making racial discrimination illegal in Guatemala and is featured in the film 500 Years.

Zoom event: REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. You will receive a confirmation email with the link and password to the event. This event will be recorded. If needed, Spanish interpretation is available by request. Interpretación al español disponible a pedido. 

If you require an accommodation for effective communication to fully participate in this event, please contact janetwaggaman@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible.

Thursday, September 24, 4:00 pm Pacific Time
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Source: Center for Latin American Studies