Indigenous and women’s rights in Guatemala 20 years after the peace agreement

To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the peace agreement in Guatemala, Maria Canil from the organization Conavigua is visiting UiT. On Thursday November 24 at 09:00-12:30 we organize the seminar: Indigenous and women's rights in Guatemala 20 years after the peace agreement

Organizers: Centre for Sami Studies, Centre for Peace Studies, Centre for women’s and gender research

Program

9:00 – 9:10: Welcome note, presentation of theme and speakers by Else Grete Broderstad, academic director Centre for Sami Studies

9:10 – 9:45: Struggles and achievements of women in post-peace Guatemala by Maria Canil, vice chair of Conavigua

9:45 – 10:20: The Guatemalan peace agreements. Background, content and implementation by Georges Midré, professor emeritus, Department of Sociology, Political Science and Community Planningđ

10:20 – 10:30: Cultural program with Sami artist Niko Valkeapää

10:30 – 10:45: Coffee/Tea break

10:45 – 11:45: Commentaries by executive director Gro Lindstad, Forum for women and development; director Christine Smith-Simonsen, Centre for Peace Studies; professor Halldis Valestrand, Centre for women’s and gender research; advisor Ingrid Hovda Lien, The Norwegian College of Fisheries Science

11:45 – 12:15: Discussion

12:15 – 12:30: Gift ceremony and concluding words

Program may change. There will be interpretation between Spanish and English.

Når: 24.11.16 kl 09.00–12.30
Hvor: TEO H1 1.413
Sted: Tromsø
Målgruppe: alle
Ansvarlig: Else Grete Broderstad
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