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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 in Latin 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.