Human rights activist to speak Oct. 24

Sandra Moran, activist and member of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission, will speak on “Women’s Right to Live: Women Confronting Violence in Guatemala” Oct. 24, 7 p.m., at University of Richmond’s Carole Weinstein International Center.

Moran has worked with the Guatemalan women’s movement for 20 years and is employed by Colectivo Artesana, a nonprofit organization that combines art and the fight for equality for women.

Moran is the second of three speakers in the series, jointly sponsored by the university’s Women Involved in Living and Learning and the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies programs. The lectures are free and open to the public.

For more information, call 804-289-8578 or email koconne2@richmond.edu.

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