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Women’s Voices from Central America, March 8

Online Event
Monday, March 8, 2021 at 7 PM EST – 8:30 PM EST
Price: Free · Duration: 1 hr 30 min
Many people in the United States sympathize with the plight of new immigrants who arrive from Latin America, particularly in light of the mistreatment they receive from US government agencies, like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). However, fewer people are informed about the forces driving migrants to leave their homes, which is why a group of organizations and individuals have come together to highlight the root causes of migration and bring to light the role US policies play in causing people to be displaced.
On International Women’s Day, we will hear from women in three Central American countries that have been heavily impacted by U.S. foreign policy: El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Through a video montage of interviews they will share their personal experiences of being caught in circumstances that threatened their livelihoods and their families. The program will also feature a live conversation with social movement women leaders from the three countries who will connect the dots between the impact of U.S. policies on their countries, including trade agreements, land tenure, military intervention, promotion of fossil fuels and agribusiness and the massive displacement of people from their communities.
Latin American musician Lilo Gonzalez will share some songs with the audience as part of the program.
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Muchas personas en los Estados Unidos simpatizan con la difícil situación de nuevos inmigrantes que arrivan de América Latina, particularmente al saber del maltrato que reciben de las agencias gubernamentales estadounidenses, como el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE.UU. (ICE) y la Protección de Aduanas y Fronteras (CBP). Sin embargo, menos personas están informadas sobre las razones que impulsan a los migrantes a abandonar sus hogares, razón por la cual un grupo de organizaciones e individuos se han unido para resaltar las raíces causales de la migración y sacar a la luz el papel que juegan las políticas estadounidenses en el desplazamiento de personas.
En el Día Internacional de la Mujer, escucharemos a mujeres de tres países centroamericanos que se han visto muy afectados por la política exterior de Estados Unidos: El Salvador, Honduras y Nicaragua. A través de un montaje de video de entrevistas compartirán sus experiencias personales de haber atravesado circunstancias que amenazaron su vida diaria y la de sus familias. El programa también contará con una conversación en vivo con lideresas de movimientos sociales de los tres países quienes establecerán la relación entre el impacto de las políticas estadounidenses en sus países, incluidos los acuerdos comerciales, la tenencia de la tierra, la intervención militar, la promoción de combustibles fósiles y la agroindustria, y el desplazamiento masivo de personas de sus comunidades.
El músico latinoamericano Lilo Gonzalez compartirá algunas canciones con la audiencia como parte del programa.
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