| November 19, 2008 | ||
| 2:30 pm | to | 4:30 pm |
The public is invited to attend a workshop featuring Paula Andrea Galeano Bermúdez, director of Colombia-based La Red Juvenil. “Not Your Soldier: Conscientious Objection and Counter-Recruitment in Colombia on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 from 2:30 – 4 pm in Uris Hall G08.
In this workshop, part of the Drop Beats not Bombs tour, presenters will break down definitions of conscientious objection: what does it mean, and who does it apply to? CO’s from both the US and Colombia will share their stories with students, and discuss the challenges that anti-war organizers face in the US and abroad. Local youth activists will share their counter-recruitment skills, and we hope to mutually inspire as we share the ways in which young activists are resisting military recruitment and wars around the world.
Other Ithaca events of the tour:
Wednesday, Nov 19th: 9:30pm: Folk musician and veteran Colombian human rights accompanier Liza Laytok plays at the Nines in Collegetown, 311 College Ave. $5 at door.
Wednesday, Nov 19th: 12:10-1:10 pm: Not Your Soldier: Conscientious Objection and Counter- Recruitment in Colombia and the US, Friends Hall 207, Ithaca College.
Thursday, Nov 20th: 7-9pm. Art in Action: Workshop, featuring performance by Detroit-based emcee and community activist INVINCIBLE. Join anti-militarism organizers from the US and Colombia to hear how they have harnessed their creativity and put it to use for the movement.
Unitarian Church – 306 N Aurora St, Ithaca. Downtown, at corner of Buffalo/Aurora.
Free & Open to all
Sponsors: The Committee on US Latin America Relations (CUSLAR), Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Latin American Studies, Peace Studies, Government Department, City and Regional Planning, Campus Anti-War Network (CAN), the Bully Pulpit
For more information contact:
Janice Gallagher
PhD Student, Cornell Department of Government
jkg49@cornell.edu
janicekgallagher@yahoo.com
(617) 640-2007
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