Political education
Conversations on Colombia
Events on political education for Colombians in New York, organized by Freddy Castiblanco since 2011 at Terraza 7 and The CUNY Graduate Center: fourteen talks, screenings and dialogues on Colombia, trade and human rights. Most recent first.
- 2022
Minga in New York for the Colombia we dream of
Conversation with Karmen Ramírez Boscán and Mario Valencia.
Organizer. Terraza 7, June 11, 2022.
- 2019
Education: a right, not a privilege
Conversation with Jennifer Pedraza.
Co-organizer. Terraza 7, April 13, 2019.
- 2017
Pizarro: film screening and discussion with María José Pizarro
Co-organizer. The CUNY Graduate Center, April 14, 2017.
- 2016
Education for the full exercise of democracy
Community dialogue with Rodolfo Arango.
Co-organizer. Terraza 7, September 7, 2016.
- 2015
Impacts of the Colombia–US free trade agreement
Co-organizer. The CUNY Graduate Center, November 12, 2015.
- 2014
The True Cost of Coal: Labor, Environment and Big Mining in Colombia
Talk by Aviva Chomsky.
Co-organizer. Terraza 7 and The CUNY Graduate Center, March 26, 2014.
- 2013
Judicial system for peace in Colombia
Talk by Germán Navas Talero.
Co-organizer. Terraza 7 and The CUNY Graduate Center, May 17, 2013.
- 2012
Impacts of the free trade agreement in Colombia and Latin America
Talk by Senator Jorge Enrique Robledo.
Co-organizer. Terraza 7 and The CUNY Graduate Center, May 18, 2012.
- 2012
The Untold Story of Colombia’s Disappeared
With Marta Viviana Burbano Arrechea, Doria Yanette Bautista and José Humberto Torres (Inter-American Court of Human Rights).
Co-organizer. Terraza 7 and The CUNY Graduate Center, March 29, 2012.
- 2012
Interdisciplinary dialogue on enforced disappearance in the Colombian conflict
With Iván Cepeda and Alfredo Molano, moderated by Michael Taussig.
Co-organizer. Terraza 7 and The CUNY Graduate Center, February 10, 2012.
- 2012
A night of solidarity and music
Conversation with Francia Márquez and Clemencia Carabalí.
Co-organizer. Terraza 7, January 16, 2012.
- 2011
La Toma: film screening and discussion
With filmmaker Paola Mendoza.
Co-organizer. Terraza 7 and The CUNY Graduate Center, October 14, 2011.
- 2011
The Other Face of Cartagena: a talk on human rights in Colombia
Talk by Adil José Meléndez.
Co-organizer. Terraza 7 and The CUNY Graduate Center, October 7, 2011.
- 2011
Land restitution and the free trade agreement in Colombia
Discussion with Luis Jorge Garay.
Co-organizer. Terraza 7, April 16, 2011.