Aluna Hosts Panel Discussion on Canadian Mining Activities in Latin America 3/24

Aluna Theatre, a multiple Dora Award-winning Latin-Canadian company that creates original works with a focus on Latin American and women artists, presents a panel discussion on Canadian mining activities in Latin America on Thursday March 24 following the performance of Nohayquiensepa (No one knows), currently running at The Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen Street West, through to March 27.

The guest speakers are Cory Wanless, Malcolm Rogge and Olimpia Boido who will participate in a special panel discussion on the current state of Canadian mining activities in Latin America. Members of the audience are invited to participate and ask questions.

Aluna Theatre's Nohayquiensepa (No one knows) begins at 8pm followed by the panel discussion at 9:20pm. To purchase tickets ($20) to this event, contact the Theatre Centre at 416-538-0988, or visit the TOTIX box office at Yonge-Dundas Square, or purchase tickets online at www.totix.ca.

About the Guest Speakers:
Cory Wanless is a lawyer with Klippensteins Barristers and Solicitors who represent Mayan activist Angelica Choc in a lawsuit against Canadian company HudBay Minerals over the killing of her husband Adolfo Ich Chamán in Guatemala.

Malcolm Rogge is a documentary filmmaker whose latest release, Under Rich Earth, follows local residents in Junín, Ecuador, as they faced off against Ascendant Copper

Olimpia Boido is a member of the Breaking The Silence network which supports Guatemalans in their struggle for justice.

About the show:
Nohayquiensepa is a multimedia dance-theatre piece that explores how we react to the death of strangers - and is a requiem for those who have been forced off their land. Inspired by events in the Colombian river town of Puerto Berrio and by reports on the activities of Canadian mining conglomerates, we have assembled a team of artists from Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Venezuela to investigate the connections between our lives here and in those places where human rights violations are common.

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