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LASC Peace Coffeehouse: Kino Border Initiative

LASC’s February 2023 featured speaker will be Emma Marzec presenting on the Kino Border Initiative (Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera).

 

Emma Marzec, Emma Radel, & Julianna Falsone from Canisius College, did a project last summer with the Kino Border Initiative (KBI). KBI is a binational, inclusive Roman Catholic organization, inspired by the spirituality of the Jesuits and Missionaries of the Eucharist; locally rooted in Ambos Nogales on the Mexico- US border. Since 2009, KBI has worked at fostering bi-national solidarity  through humanitarian assistance, education and advocacy, on each side of the Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

ROCLA & LASC: Religion & Politics in Contemporary Brazil

Ana Cortez is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Her research focuses on the interactions between evangelical organizations and the State in creating public policy. Ms. Cortez holds a master’s degree in Human Rights and Citizenship, and a B.A. in International Relations and Social Sciences. She is a researcher for the Center for Metropolitan Studies and has extensive experience in designing and managing social and advocacy projects.

 

Event sponsored by:

  • Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA)
  • Latin America Solidarity Committee (LASC), a task force of the WNY Peace Center

 

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