CRLN will provide Chicago area venues for the annual NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) Fall Speaking Tour. This year’s tour features Alex Escobar Prado, activist, educator, and member of the Guatemalan environmental justice organization Youth Organized in Defense of Life (JODVID). Born out of the struggle for community self-determination and resistance to Tahoe Resources’ Escobal silver mine in southeastern Guatemala, JODVID uses the arts and popular education to mobilize youth in local and regional movements to protect the environment and defend territory. The group was founded in 2015 following the murder of 16-year-old Topacio Reynoso, a local artist and vocal opponent to mining activities in the area.
The tour will be a unique opportunity to learn about the essential role that Guatemalan youth play in building movements for social justice and liberation, and to hear firsthand accounts of the environmental and community impacts of mining in Guatemala. The tour will also create an opportunity for direct exchange with youth activists in the U.S. fighting for social justice in their communities.
Here is a schedule of his speaking engagements (all are open to the public):
Group |
Date |
Time |
Location |
| DePaul University | 10/9/2017 | 4:20 – 5:50 pm | Arts & Letters Hall, Rm. 306
2315 N. Kenmore Ave. Chicago 60614 |
| DePaul University | 10/9/2017 | 7:30 – 8:30 pm
(please do not enter classroom until 7:30—class will be in session) |
College of Education
2247 N. Halsted, Rm. LL105 Chicago, IL 60614 (Room is in basement – press “A” button on elevator) |
| DePaul University | 10/10/2017 | 9:45 – 11:10am | Arts & Letters Hall, Rm. 101
2315 N. Kenmore Ave. Chicago, IL 60614 |
| “Worldview “ | 10/10/2017 | 2:00 pm | WBEZ, Navy Pier
Show will be taped and broadcast at a later date. |
| North Park University | 10/10/2017 | 4:00 pm | Collaboratory for Urban and
Intercultural Learning Caroline Hall 3225 W. Foster Chicago, IL 60625 |
| University Church | 10/10/2017 | 7:30 pm | 5655 S. University Ave.
Chicago 60637 |
