Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA), Ford Lecture Hall
1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, OR, 97403
Roundtable Discussion: will explore how gendered violence in Guatemala leads indigenous women to flee the country as refugees to seek asylum in the United States. By putting experts on gendered violence in Central America into conversation with Oregon-based asylum attorneys, the roundtable will explore the legal reforms with greatest potential to provide effective justice for its survivors. The roundtable will address many critical questions such as: in countries with multiple forms of violence and weak rule of law, what resources are available to displaced women seeking justice and security? What obstacles to gendered justice in Guatemala push women to leave the country? Once in the U.S., what factors prevent women from seeking protection through asylum, and what resources help them create new systems of support and autonomy?
Speakers:
School of Journalism and Communication, Center for the Study of Women in Society, Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies, College of Arts & Sciences, Anthropology, Latin American Studies, Political Science, School of Law, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics
All Students, Faculty/Staff, General Public, Graduate Students
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