The Decade of the Diaspora; A conversation on the Afro-descendant experience in Latin America

Member(s)

• 

  Hank Johnson

  Congressman
  U.S. House of Representatives

Invited Panelist(s)

• 

  Alessandra Ramos

  President
  Instituto Transformar Shélida Ayana
• 

  Douglas Belchior

  Coordenador
  Uneafro Brasil - Coalizão Negra por Direitos

Accepted Panelist(s)

• 

  Rony Castillo

  Coordinador
  Consejo Nacional de Educacion Garífuna (CONEGAH)

Special Guest(s)

• 

  Julio Guity-Guevara

  Executive Director
  SUDECC, Inc.
• GS

  Gimena Sanchez

Invited Panelist(s)

• 

  Johana Guicel Lacayo

  Congresistas
  Congreso Nacional de Honduras

Special Guest(s)

• GA

  Gilberto Amaya
• 

  Eduardo Guity

  Senior Consultant
  SUDECC

Invited Panelist(s)

• 

  Marino Cordoba

  Legal representantive
  AFRODES
• 

  Richard Moreno Rodriguez, Señor

  Procurador Delegado para Asuntos Étnicos
  Procuraduría General de la Nación
• 

  Ramona Houston, Panelist

  Chief Strategist
  Kaliráh Strategist

Special Guest(s)

• ED

  Elvia Duque
• LD

  Ligia Del Carmen
• LS

  Lawrence Sacks

Invited Speaker(s)

• 

  Anita Bonds, Chair of the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization

  At-Large Councilmember
  The Council of the District of Columbia

Invited Panelist(s)

• DG

  Danny Glover

Special Guest(s)

• JE

  James Early

Special Invited Guest(s)

• CQ

  Carlos Quesada

Special Guest(s)

• LA

  Luis Fernando Arias

A panel discussion on Afro-Latino issues and diaspora, with a focus on recognition, justice and development. We will be joined by representatives from Colombia, Honduras, and Brazil, as well as members of the Washington D.C. community.