October 29th, 2020, 3-4:30pm EST
This session will take place via zoom and can be accessed via this link. The session will also be streamed via Facebook live here. Please note that the event will be held in Spanish with interpretation to English, but the interpretation to English is only accessible via the zoom link, not the Facebook live page.
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The environmental crisis in the Caribbean has deep roots in colonial patterns of exploitation of human labor and nature. Exploring environmental history allows us to delve into that past as part of the struggle for a "Culture of Nature".
La crisis ambiental del Caribe tiene raíces en patrones coloniales de explotación del ser humano y la naturaleza. Explorar la historia ambiental permite profundizar en ese pasado como parte de la lucha por una "Cultura de la Naturaleza".
Our speakers for this session include:
- Tania López Marrero, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
- Juan Giusti Cordero, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
- Claudia Martínez Herrera, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba
- Jorge Nieves Rivera, Universidad Ana G. Méndez, Gurabo, Puerto Rico
- Reinaldo Funes Monzote, Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez y Universidad de La Habana, Cuba
Moderado por Margarita Fernández Pérez, Caribbean Agroecology Institute & Cuba-US Agroecology Network.
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