LUZ MARINA
Secretary General of the National Association of Displaced Afro-Colombians
(AFRODES)
Wednesday, November 30, 2005, 7 p.m. @ The Southern California Library
LEARN ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION IN COLOMBIA, DISPLACED COMMUNITIES, LABOR
ISSUES, WOMEN & YOUTH ISSUES, AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS WORK OF LUZ MARINA ON BEHALF
OF AFRO-COLOMBIANS
Born in 1973 in Choco, Colombia, Luz Marina has worked as an activist for
Afro-Colombian rights since the 1990s. In 1998, Luz was displaced by
paramilitary groups and fled to a refuge in Bogota. Since 1999 she has been an
integral part of the Organization of Displaced Afro Colombians (AFRODES) and in
2002 was elected General National Secretary. She has become a recognized leader
for the National Colombian Women's Movement, the National Women's Afro
Colombian Movement, youth issues, labor and workers' rights, indigenous issues,
and displaced Afro-Colombian rights. Luz is especially dedicated to working
with the women and children of Afro-Colombia. Speaking tour sponsored by
Witness for Peace Southwest.
FREE. EVERYONE WELCOME
@ The Southern California Library
6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles
(323) 759-6063 • www.socallib.org
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