Mario Cardoza is the very first person
in Colombia to be recognized by the state as a conscientious objector for
non-religious reasons. After receiving the Muhammad Ali award for
conviction, he’ll be doing a speaking tour to form relationships between the
Colombian CO community and groups/orgs in the states and raise funds for their
struggle. The Colombian CO community is looking to make connections with
people in the states that are also working to resist and transform
violence and militarism in their lives. Mario grew up in Soacha, a rather
infamous slum of Bogotá, and works as a lawyer and hip-hop artist to support
young people there who resist the many manifestations of violence and
militarization in their lives. You can see more background info in
the flyer above.
He should be in Pittsburgh from October 13-14, but those dates
may fluctuate a bit depending on how speaking events shake out.
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