RESISTENCIA: STOLEN LAND + Panel Discussion
The Nasa people of southern Colombia are fighting to reclaim their ancestral land. Charismatic leader Lucho Acosta believes in non-violent civil resistance, but as clashes with police intensify and the government reneges on its promises, Acosta's beliefs are tested to their core.
Joining us for a dicussion after Stolen Land, will be...
Grace Livingstone - author of Inside Colombia: Drugs Democracy and War and a journalist specialising inLatin American affairs.
Javier Farje - Peruvian journalist, editor of Latin American Bureau & presenter at Hispan TV.
Andy Higginbottom - Secretary of the Colombia Solidarity Campaign and Lecturer in International Politics and Human Rights.
Geoffrey Kantaris - Director of the Centre of Latin American Studies, with research on contemporary urban cinema from Latin America.
A panoramic view across Latin America today, from life at the Mexican border, through the Peruvian jungle, and all the way to the streets of Santiago. Join us for a day of revealing documentaries and illuminating discussion.
