{"id":46624,"date":"2016-04-17T23:54:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T23:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=46624"},"modified":"2016-04-20T17:38:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-20T17:38:51","slug":"blacklivesmatter-in-latin-america-race-space-and-consciousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=46624","title":{"rendered":"#BlackLivesMatter in Latin America: Race, Space and Consciousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/blacklivesmatter-in-latin-america-race-space-and-consciousness-tickets-24572175037\" target=\"_blank\">#BlackLivesMatter in Latin America: Race, Space and Consciousness<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sca.as.nyu.edu\/page\/home\" target=\"_blank\">New York University Department of Social &amp; Cultural Analysis<\/a><br \/>\n20 Cooper Square<br \/>\nNew York, New York 10003<br \/>\n<strong>Monday, 2016-04-18 18:30-20:00 EDT (Local Time)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/blacklivesmatter-in-latin-america-race-space-and-consciousness-tickets-24572175037\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_20160415_114441.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hashtag turned social movement, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BlackLivesMatter\" target=\"_blank\">#blacklivesmatter<\/a>, has thrust police brutality and institutionalized racism into the American consciousness. African descendants in Latin America are concurrently mobilizing around issues not unlike those faced by blacks in the U.S., drawing inspiration, in part, from #blacklivesmatter. What are the points of convergence in past and present Afro-Latin American and African American struggles to attain human rights? Join us for a multi-media panel discussion on #blacklivesmatter as a globalized from of protest, declaration of black pride and transnational solidarity throughout the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>Moderator:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/anthropology.as.nyu.edu\/object\/arlenedavila.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Arlene Davila<\/a><\/strong>, Professor of Anthropology, Social and Cultural Analysis<br \/>\n<em>New York University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Panelists:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carmen Perez<\/strong>, The Gathering for Justice<br \/>\n<strong>Johanna Fernandez<\/strong>, PhD, CUNY Faculty<br \/>\n<strong>Diana Palacios<\/strong>, DRECCA<br \/>\n<strong>Wendi Muse<\/strong>, PhD Candidate, NYU<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supported by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gallatin Dean&#8217;s Office Human Rights Fund<br \/>\nCenter for Multicultural Education &amp; Programs<br \/>\nCenter for Latin American &amp; Caribbean Studies<br \/>\nDepartment of Social &amp; Cultural Analysis<br \/>\nDepartment of Spanish &amp; Portuguese<br \/>\nAfro-Latin@ Forum<\/p>\n<p>For more information, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/blacklivesmatter-in-latin-america-race-space-and-consciousness-tickets-24572175037\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#BlackLivesMatter in Latin America: Race, Space and Consciousness New York University Department of Social &amp; Cultural Analysis 20 Cooper Square New York, New York 10003 Monday, 2016-04-18 18:30-20:00 EDT (Local Time) The hashtag turned social movement, #blacklivesmatter, has thrust police brutality and institutionalized racism into the American consciousness. 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