FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 5, 2021
CONTACT:
Fernanda Durand | (214) 402-0186 | fernanda@communicationsshop.us
Nancy Treviño | (786) 201-8958 | media@presente.org
**MEDIA ADVISORY**
WHAT: As part of the series “Root Causes of Migration from Central America,” Alianza Americas and its members CARECEN Washington DC, CARECEN San Francisco, Central American Black Organization (ONECA), Hondureños Contra el SIDA, Casa Yurumein, Centro Presente and its partners Presente.org, Latin American Working Group, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, and OXFAM, will host the live virtual conversation “What Are the Root Causes of Migration from Central American? Part 4: Violence,” this Thursday, April 8. The conversation will feature leaders and experts from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador who will discuss systemic violence in these countries, the current approach to security policies, and urgently needed solutions to address violence in the region.
WHO:
- Danielle Mackey, (Contracorriente) Honduras
- Alejandra Gutiérrez, (Agencia Ocote) Guatemala
- Jeanne Rikkers (Cristosal) El Salvador
WHEN: Thursday, April 8, 2021
TIME: 12:00 p.m PT | 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET | 1:00 p.m. Central America Time
WHERE: Via Zoom; RSVP at https://bit.ly/2OrD1kU
The “Root Causes” series includes two more conversations on gender discrimination and gender based violence, and climate change. The recordings of our first conversations: democratic governance and the rule of law, social development, and fiscal management and inequity are available here.
Find the remaining program for the series below
- Part 5: Gender Discrimination and Gender Based Violence
Date: April 15
Time: 12:00 p.m PT | 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET | 1:00 p.m. Central America Time
Panelists: TBA
- Part 6: Climate Change
Date: April 22
Time: 12:00 p.m PT | 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET | 1:00 p.m. Central America Time
Panelists: TBA
If you have any questions please contact to press@alianzaamericas.org.
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