Honoring Berta Cáceres: Music, Art, & Resistance in Oakland
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Description
Popular Honduran protest singer Karla Lara, in performance with Melissa Cardoza, author of “13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance”
Cardoza, an afro-indigenous feminist poet and journalist, and Lara, whose songs are the soundtrack of today’s popular struggle, will perform stories of women resisting brutal repression and finding unyielding hope.
A post-performance dialogue will examine the parallels between current struggles in Honduras and the U.S.
Signed copies of 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance will be available in a bilingual English/Spanish edition.
“13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance,stories of bravery, of struggle and pain, and ultimately of a resilience rooted in a love for freedom, will grip your heart. - Alicia Garza, co-creator of the Black Lives Matter Network
Click here for the 5/3/17 event in San Francisco.
For samples of Karla Lara’s music visit: http://karla-lara.com/. To preview Melissa Cardoza’s book see: https://vimeo.com/54083577