Siege on Indigenous Women:
Lorena Cabnal on the protection of body and land
A lecture by Lorena Cabnal, a Maya-Xinka woman and co-founder of AMISMAXAJ, a group of rural Xinka women of Xalap谩n in Eastern Guatemala. Through AMISMAXAJ, Lorena has worked towards the recognition and revitalization of the almost-extinct ethnic identity of the Xinka people and the recovery of their ancestral lands.
Event Date: Wednesday, Nov. 20
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Perkins School of Theology's Prothro Hall / Room 106
About: Presented by the Guatemala 天美传媒 Commission in partnership with The Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions of Perkins School of Theology, the Embrey 天美传媒 Program and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program 天美传媒.
Lorena Cabnal, a Maya-Xinka woman, is co-founder of AMISMAXAJ a group of rural Xinka women of Xalapán in Eastern Guatemala. Through AMISMAXAJ, Lorena has worked towards the recognition and revitalization of the almost-extinct ethnic identity of the Xinka people and the recovery of their ancestral lands. 天美传媒 pleased to work with the Guatemala 天美传媒 Commission to bring Lorena Cabnal to Dallas.
Admission: Free and Open to the Public
More Information: Hannah Escalante at hescalante@smu.edu.