UCSB Latin American and Iberian Studies Program

Social Mobilization and State Violence in Colombia

REGISTER: bit.ly/laiscolombia Since April 28, 2021, thousands of people have been protesting in Colombia to demand immediate changes and structural transformations that meet historically neglected social needs. The government has mainly responded through force and the criminalization of the protests. Dozens of people have been murdered, hundreds are missing, and more than 3,405 cases of police …

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Weston Roundtable Series: How to Help Protect the Amazon

Register here for zoom link: https://go.wisc.edu/weston_silva Brazil's former Minister of Environment, Marina Silva, will discuss the challenges we need to face in order to preserve the Amazon and its indigenous population in the context of the multiple crises that Brazil and the world are currently experiencing. These reflections are the result of more than 30 years …

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The Bones of Contention

Hatlen Theater

MAR 2 - 5, 2022 / 7 pm MAR 5 - 6, 2022 / 1 pm See full details on the Theater and Dance website:https://theaterdance.ucsb.edu/news/event/911

LAIS Welcome Back Lunch / Tertulia

McCune Conference Room HSSB 6020

Khipu, and Andean Instrument of Management, Memory and Power with Dr. Lydia Fossa In our first tertulia of the year, Peruvian researcher Lydia Fossa will discuss her most recent findings on khipus, the famed bunches of colored cords dotted with knots used by the Inkas, revealing them as instruments of management, memory and power. Was …

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Tertulia: “Historical Maya Displacements and the Invasion of Extractive Industries in Guatemala”

HSSB 4020

Welcome to our  second tertulia of the year! "Historical Maya Displacements and the Invasion of Extractive Industries in Guatemala"With Prof. Giovanni Batz (Chicana/o Studies UCSB) When: Fri. Dec 1st 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (PST) Where: HSSB 4020About the presentation. Through the use of the concept of the four invasions, this presentation provides an examination …

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