Panel: Feminists Against Empire, Tuesday March 7
Photo: Umass Department of History
Source: UMass Department of History
The UMass History Department will present a panel discussion entitled “Feminists Against Empire: Resistance To Us Sanctions And Embargoes.”, on Tuesday March 7, at 7 p.m. over Zoom. A Q & A will follow the discussion. This event will be in Spanish and English with simultaneous interpretation in both English and Spanish, and English closed captions. The event is free and open to the public and is part of the History Department’s ongoing Feinberg Series: Confronting Empire. This event will be recorded and made available on the Feinberg Lecture Series website.
Learn more about the event and register here.
On the eve of International Women’s Day, this panel of Latin American feminists will discuss the relationship between patriarchy and U.S. imperialism, specifically the fatal impacts of U.S. sanctions against the Cuban and Venezuelan people. U.S. sanctions against Cuba have been in place since 1962, while as of 2019, U.S. sanctions against Venezuela have killed over 40,000 people. The consequences of these policies for women and Black people will be emphasized. Panelists will explore how revolutionary feminists are building small- and large-scale economic alternatives, from workers’ councils to communes.
The Panelists
Liz Oliva Fernández
Liz Oliva Fernández is an award-winning Cuban journalist, filmmaker, and producer with Belly of the Beast and a dedicated anti-racist and feminist activist.
Alejandra Laprea is a Venezuelan documentary filmmaker and a co-founder of the Feminist Spider Network of Collectives, among numerous other projects.
Diana Sierra Becerra (moderator) is a popular educator, public scholar, and historian focused on women, gender and revolutionary social movements in Latin America.
About The Feinberg Lecture Series
The 2022-2023 Feinberg Series, Confronting Empire, is exploring histories of U.S. imperialism and anti-imperialist resistance. It is presented by the UMass Amherst History Department with the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy and partners.
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