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Zapatista Women speak on Cultural Resistance, Fair Trade and Human Rights Gabriela Martinez Lopez, researcher and sociologist Mujeres por la Dignidad (Women for Dignity), Zapatista women weavers cooperative
Monday, November 20, 7pm at Hallwalls at the Church 341 Delaware Avenue, downtown Buffalo Tuesday, November 21, 2-4 pm at UB Clemens 322
The Mexico Solidarity Network Presents: Gabriela Martinez Lopez, from CAPISE in the Mayan Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, a sociologist and researcher who focuses on collective rights of indigenous communities, fair trade and women's cooperatives; and Mujeres por la Dignidad (Women for Dignity), a cooperative of several hundred Zapatista indigenous weavers in Chiapas. Co-sponsors include the UB Department of American Studies, The Hispanic Women's League, the Indigenous Women's Initiative, UB Gender Institute, UB American Studies GSA, UB Anthropology GSA, and the LASC Task Force of WNY Peace Center. |