As Guatemala´s fist female Attorney General, Dr. Paz y Paz Bailey prosecuted organized criminals and perpetrators of mass human rights abuses despite threats to her own safety. She was a 2013 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. Join us in a conversation with Dr. Paz y Paz. Date: Thursday, October 1st 2015 Time: 7:00- 8:30 … Continue reading Dr. Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey “Struggles for Justice: From Guatemala to Ayotzinapa”
July 16th Salon Documentary: Canción de Barrio
DJPC’s 2015 Summer Salon Film Series Documentary screening and discussion of: CANCION DE BARRIO (with English subtitles) is a musical documentary directed by Alejandro Ramirez Anderson, presenting the experience of the first two years of the “Never Ending Tour”, which, since 2010, the singer/composer Silvio Rodriguez has performed in Havana’s poor neighborhoods and throughout Cuba. … Continue reading July 16th Salon Documentary: Canción de Barrio
June 18th Salon documentary: Split Estate
DJPC’s 2015 Summer Salon Series Documentary screening and discussion of: SPLIT ESTATE is a compelling Emmy Award winning documentary that shows the dirty side of hydraulic fracturing and natural gas, an energy source the industry touts as a clean alternative to fossil fuels. See the conflicts and human consequences typical of the extraction industry whether … Continue reading June 18th Salon documentary: Split Estate
Salon Roundtable Discussion on Cuba, May 21
DJCP May 2015 Salon Discussion Series NEWS & VIEWS ABOUT CUBA: a roundtable discussion At this Salon you can join us in a “roundtable discussion” led by DJPC members who have been to Cuba in 2015. If you have been to Cuba, your insights will be very helpful. What is happening in Cuba today? What … Continue reading Salon Roundtable Discussion on Cuba, May 21
Salon Discussion on Climate Solidarity
DJPC April 2015 Salon Discussion Series DENVER TO PERU: Climate Solidarity with Latin America At this Salon Discussion you will hear “underrepresented media reports onunderrepresented voices” from members who attended the COP20 Climate Change Conference (http://unfccc.int/meetings/lima_dec_2014/meeting/8141.php) and the People’s Summit on Climate Change (http://cumbrepuebloscop20.org/) in Lima,December 2014. Presenters: Irene Rodriguez, KGNU reporter: The Early Morning … Continue reading Salon Discussion on Climate Solidarity
March 12th Salon: TPP
DJCP March 2015 Salon Discussion Series Trans Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: Secret Attack on Democracy This presentation will highlight concerns with the proposed agreement’s process, provisions and global impacts. Fast Track/Trade Promotion Authority, the enabling legislation, may be introduced the week of the salon. Action appropriate to its status at that time … Continue reading March 12th Salon: TPP
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DJPC Salon & AFSC/CFIR Skill Share
DJPCers: We are teaming up with American Friends Service Committee’s project Coloradans for Immigrant Rights (CFIR) for our monthly Salon, on February 17. Please note it is a new day (Tuesday, not Thursday), a new place (901 W. 14th Avenue) and a new time (5 – 7 PM, not 7 – 9 PM). You won’t … Continue reading DJPC Salon & AFSC/CFIR Skill Share
800 Mile Wall Salon
DJPC’S 2015 Salon Series Documentary screening and discussion of: The 800 Mile Wall covers the construction of the border walls along the U.S. Mexico border as well as the effect on migrants who attempt to cross into the U.S. This powerful 90 minute film is an unflinching look at a failed border strategy that many … Continue reading 800 Mile Wall Salon
October 16th Salon: PERU IN PERIL
October Salon Discussion Series 2014. Peru in Peril by the Peru Delegation (Jane Covode, Lynn Holland, Steve Piper, Kathryn Rodriguez, and Jerry Stookey ) The Peru delegation went to Cajamarca in July 2014 to witness firsthand the human rights abuses surrounding Newmont’s proposed Conga Mine. The Chaupe Family of Celendin, Peru Thursday, October. 16, 2014 … Continue reading October 16th Salon: PERU IN PERIL