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Quechua & Aymara Voices Facing the Crisis of the Peruvian State

March 22, 2023

Quechua & Aymara voices facing the crisis of the Peruvian state event on April 12 from 12-2pm online

Join CLACS on Wednesday, April 12 from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET on Zoom as Cogut Visiting Professor Luis Martín Valdiviezo Arista joins with local representatives from different communities in the Peruvian Andes to talk about their experiences in the political struggles that have impacted Peruvian society since December 2022. Among other issues, they will talk about the reasons that motivate the Andean communities that support these protests and what the Peruvian media hides about the military, police, and judicial repression against them.

Representantes locales de diferentes comunidades de los Andes peruanos conversarán sobre sus experiencias en las luchas políticas que desde diciembre del 2022 atraviesan a la sociedad peruana. Entre otros asuntos, ellos hablarán de las razones que motivan a las comunidades andinas a apoyar estas protestas y de lo que los medios peruanos ocultan sobre la represión militar, policial y judicial contra ellos.

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Luz Alfaro

Luz Alfaro, Secretary of the Organization of Aymara Women of Ilave (OMOACI)

Aymara woman from Collao, in Puno. She is press secretary at the National Organization of Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Women of Peru (ONAMIAP). She is also secretary of the Organization of Aymara Women of Ilave (OMOACI), in Collao. 

Mujer aymara del Collao, en Puno. Es secretaria de prensa de la Organización Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas Andinas y Amazónicas del Perú (ONAMIAP). También es secretaria de la Organización de Mujeres Aymaras de Ilave (OMOACI), en el Collao.

Gavina Cordova

Gavina Córdova Cusihuamán, Education teacher and activist

Quechua woman from Ongoy-Chincheros, in Apurímac. Education teacher and activist in the development of Intercultural Education for all, Linguistic Rights and the exercise of Citizenship. 

Mujer quechua de Ongoy- Chincheros, en Apurímac. Profesora de educación y activista en el desarrollo de la Educación Intercultural para todos, los Derechos lingüísticos y el ejercicio de la Ciudadanía.

Lourdio Flores

Lourdio Flores, Andean singer-songwriter

Andean singer-songwriter (Hummingbird of Umamarca) and director of the radio program in Quechua “Kawsayninchik”. He is an environmental activist from Andahuaylas, in Apurímac. 

Cantautor andino (Picaflor de Umamarca) y director del programa radial en quechua “Kawsayninchik”. Es activista medioambiental de Andahuaylas, en Apurímac. 

Vitka Vanesa Padilla Huaman

Vitka Vanesa Padilla Huaman, Community psychologist, human rights activist and social fighter

Quechua woman from Huanta, in Ayacucho. Community psychologist, human rights activist and social fighter. Member of the Peace Builders Organization and the Ñuqanchik Organization. 

Mujer quechua de Huanta, en Ayacucho. Psicóloga Comunitaria, activista en derechos Humanos y luchadora social. Miembro de la Organización Constructores de Paz y la Organización Ñuqanchik.

Kelyn Leonela Labra Panocca

Kelyn Leonela Labra Panocca, President of the Cusco University Federation

Quechua woman, President of the Cusco University Federation. Student of the Professional School of History of the National University of San Antonio Abad of Cusco. Volunteer at the Yanayawar Cultural Association. 

Presidenta de la Federación Universitaria del Cusco. Estudiante de la Escuela profesional de Historia de la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. Voluntaria en la Asociación Cultural Yanayawar.

Samuel Carbajal Tacuri

Samuel Carbajal Tacuri, Anthropology student at the San Cristóbal de Huamanga-Ayacucho National University

Member of the indigenous community of Canchacancha, in Ayacucho. Anthropology student at the San Cristóbal de Huamanga-Ayacucho National University. President of the Ayllu of harmony and winds Sikuris Taki Wayra. Vararuq minor from his community. 

Miembro de la comunidad indígena de Canchacancha, en Ayacucho. Estudiante de Antropología en la Universidad Nacional San Cristóbal de Huamanga-Ayacucho. Presidente del Ayllu de armonía y vientos Sikuris Taki Wayra. Vararuq menor de su comunidad.