CERLAC is Co-Sponsoring: Colombia in Exile / Exilio: Colombia fuera de Colombia

Colombia in Exile

Exilio: Colombia fuera de Colombia

Presentation of Report of the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition

Tuesday, February 28, 6:30-8:30 pm | Friends Meeting House, 60 Lowther Ave, Toronto (1 minute walk from St. George Subway Station)

The Final Report of the Colombian Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition (CEV) was published in 2022. Over three years the CEV recorded more than 30,000 interviews, including more than 2,000 with persons outside of Colombia, in 24 countries including Canada, the largest undertaking of its kind ever by a truth commission.

Keynote Speaker:

Carlos Martín Beristain, Commissioner of the CEV, Coordinator of Exilio: Colombia fuera de Colombia, report on Colombians in exile, Doctor of Medicine and Psychology, with 25 years experience working with communities impacted by human rights violations.

Other Featured Speakers:

Diana Barrero Jaramillo, Researcher, Educator, Community Organizer, University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Member of CEV committee in Toronto.

Luis van Isschot, Professor of History and Chair of Latin American Studies, University of Toronto, Member of CEV committee in Toronto.

For Further Information:

Luis van Isschot, Professor of History, Chair of Latin American Studies, University of Toronto

luis.vanisschot@utoronto.ca

Sponsoring Organizations:

Department of History, University of Toronto

Latin American Studies, University of Toronto

Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC, York University)

NORDIK Institute, Algoma University

Mukwa Waakaa'igan, Algoma University

Canadian Jesuits International

Mary Ward Centre

FCJ Refugee Centre