My name is HyunGu and I’m a student at UBC’s Faculty of Forestry! I’m also an organizer with Amnesty International, and it’s in this capacity that I’m reaching out to you about the Karuara (People of the River): Indigenous Amazonian Resistance tour –  

Date: Monday October 23rd, 2017

Time: 6:30 pm 

Place: Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver BC) 

The tour features Mari Luz Canaquiri, a leader of the Kukama Indigenous people who has organized resistance against pipeline plans and a massive Water Highway project on the Marañón River in Peru. Mari Luz will be speaking and the tour will also present short films and a book of Kukama origin stories illustrated by Kukama children.  

The event is free of charge! I and a group of UBC students are planning to go together, and we’d love to see the LFS grad community there!  

Best, 

HyunGu