Colombia Vive Welcomes

ADIL MELÉNDEZ AS FEATURED GUEST FOR THE

2011 SPEAKING TOUR
A tireless defender and promoter of individual human rights and the fundamental constitutional rights of vulnerable communities in Colombia, attorney Meléndez will describe

THE TWO FACES OF CARTAGENA,
THE TWO FACES OF COLOMBIA:
Forced Displacement and
Human Rights Violations

Meléndez will draw on his personal and professional experiences as an organizer in community groups, campesino movements, and the national Movement of Victims of State Crimes–MOVICE–to describe the ongoing human rights crisis in Colombia, with a particular emphasis on the displacement of communities in Bolivar and Sucre. He will offer insight into the “other side” of Cartagena, a city known best in the US as a popular beach resort, but one also characterized by large infrastructure projects that improve conditions for tourism and commercial development while leaving thousands of poor and politically disenfranchised residents without basic services.
Where to hear Adil Meléndez speak in Boston:

9 de Octubre, 11:45 am Fellowship Hall, Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street, Boston

10 de Octubre, 10:00 am WUNR 1600 AM entrevista de radio con William Peña Lopera

11 de Octubre, 6:00 pm Boston University School of Law, Barrister’s Hall, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

12 de Octubre, 10:00 am Salem State College, Sullivan Building 109, Salem

12 de Octubre, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm North Shore Labor Council, Local 201 Hall, 112 Exchange Street, Lynn
12 de Octubre, 7:00 pm Tufts University, Barnum 104, Medford

13 de Octubre, 1:15 - 2:15 pm Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle Street, Cambridge

13 de Octubre, 6:00 pm DRCLAS Harvard University, CGIS South, Belfer Case Study Room, S-020, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

14 de Octubre, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Encuentro 5, 33 Harrison Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston

Colombia Vive’s co-sponsors for the 2011 Speaking Tour are the Colombia Human Rights Committee in Washington, DC, and Movimiento por la Paz en Colombia in New York City. Each year, the three organi- zations bring Colombian human rights activists to the US to educate the public and policymakers about the ongoing struggle for peace in Colombia and to highlight the inspiring initiatives of Colombians working for peace. With a critical Congressional vote on a dangerously flawed free trade agreement between the US and Colombia scheduled for this fall, vulnerable populations in Colombia need our solidarity more than ever.