Berta Caceres, Presente!

Friday, March 20
5:30 – 7 p.m.
Thomas Dunn Learning Center, 3113 Gasconade St, 63118

On March 3rd, 2016, Berta Caceres, a Lenca indigenous leader and world-renown environmentalist was assassinated inside of her home in Intribuca, Honduras.

Join us May 20th from 5:30 to 7:00 as we discuss her life and legacy learn more about her homeland of Honduras, the work that she and her organization did and will continue to do against the left of their ancestral lands and about the involvement of the United States government and the World Bank in her death.

For more information on COPINH’s work and her assasination visit: http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/18/slain_activist_berta_caceras_daughter_us

Katerina Canyon

Katerina Canyon serves as Executive Director of the Peace Economy Project, where she combines her passion for community advocacy, creative expression, and social justice to challenge militarization and uplift human-centered policy. Drawing on experience in tech, nonprofits, and international communication, she leads research and organizing focused on peace, accountability, and community investment. She is also a poet whose work explores trauma, resilience, and collective healing.