Honoring the Living Earth: Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Communities in Colombia

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Date: 
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location : 
DC

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Room 4018, Fourth Level
4th Street & Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC

Celebrate Earth Day with special presentations by Luis Gilberto Murillo-Urrutia, Dr. Alicia Rios Hurtado, and Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Vega. Murillo was elected governor of Chocó, Colombia, at the age of 31 after successfully instituting pioneering programs to protect biodiversity and the tropical rainforest, and to defend the land rights of Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities.  As governor, Murillo won wide praise for his innovative proposals and strategies for sustainable development and environmental protection. Alicia Rios Hurtado has served as Vice-President for Research and Director of the Institute of Biodiversity at the Technological University of Chocó and currently leads the university research group on sustainable use of biodiversity. Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Vega is the President of the State University of Chocó and former Director General of the Institute for Environmental Research of the Pacific Coast of Colombia.  This program is presented by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the Smithsonian Latino Center, and the Embassy of Colombia.  To RSVP or for more information, please email NMAI-SSP@si.edu.