{"id":12981,"date":"2023-02-06T11:38:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fcpr.org\/?p=12981"},"modified":"2023-03-20T17:10:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T21:10:57","slug":"especialista-internacional-en-derechos-de-afrodescendientes-visita-puerto-rico-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcpr.org\/en\/especialista-internacional-en-derechos-de-afrodescendientes-visita-puerto-rico-2\/","title":{"rendered":"International specialist in Afro-descendant rights visits Puerto Rico <\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

He will give a keynote lecture and participate in the presentation of the book (Own) views on the International Decade for People of African Descent 2015-2024.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ATTENTION: <\/strong>Change in place and time of the keynote lecture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Juan | Monday, February 6, 2023 <\/strong>| International specialist in the rights of Afro-descendants, Colombian attorney Pastor El\u00edas Murillo Mart\u00ednez<\/strong>, will visit Puerto Rico from February 21 to 24 to deliver the keynote address Afrodescendants: Recognition, Justice and Development.<\/em> In addition, the also member of the United Nations Permanent Forum of People of African Descent<\/strong> will participate in the presentation of the book he co-authored, (Own) views on the International Decade for People of African Descent 2015-2024.<\/em>, with co-authors Palmira N. R\u00edos Gonz\u00e1lez, PH.D., and Senator and attorney Ana Irma Rivera Lassen.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The keynote lecture, Afrodescendants: Recognition, Justice and Development<\/em>, will be held on Thursday, February 23, at the Law School of the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in Hato Rey, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the presentation of the book: (Own) views on the International Decade for People of African Descent 2015-2024.<\/em> will be held on Wednesday, February 22, at the Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico (CAAPR), in Miramar, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Ebenecer L\u00f3pez Ruyol, president of the CAAPR Special Commission to Promote Racial Equality in Puerto Rico; and the presenters will be Dr. Francis D. Nina Estrella, president of the Pen Club of Puerto Rico International and editor-in-chief of El Post Antillano, and Dr. Doris Qui\u00f1ones Hern\u00e1ndez, president of the Pen Club of Puerto Rico International and editor-in-chief of El Post Antillano, and Dr. Doris Qui\u00f1ones Hern\u00e1ndez, editor-in-chief of El Post Antillano. Doris Qui\u00f1ones Hern\u00e1ndez, coordinator of the Caribbean Region of the Network of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women (RMAAD) and director of the Department of Social Sciences of the School of General Studies at UPRRR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both events are free of charge. Please register<\/strong> in the following link<\/a> or write to FCPR@fcpr.org<\/a>, because space is limited.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe issue of people of African descent is of critical importance in addressing several major global challenges, including migration, the climate crisis, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the disruptive impacts of artificial intelligence, democratic stability and international peace and security,\u201d said Murillo Martinez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit of Murillo Martinez is presented by the Institute for Building Racial Equity in the Americas<\/strong><\/a> (ICERLA), a program of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation<\/strong> (FCPR), which has as one of its objectives to promote the exchange of experiences and learning among countries in the region to achieve a more just and equitable society for Afro-descendant communities. \u201cThe visit of Pastor Murillo, an active member of the Permanent Forum of Afrodescendants of the United Nations, represents for Puerto Rico a unique opportunity for the exchange of knowledge that strengthens the construction of racial equity. In particular, it makes visible the search for effective responses to the manifestations of inequity still prevalent in our communities,\u201d said Dr. Nelson I. Col\u00f3n Tarrats, president and chief executive officer of the FCPR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, R\u00edos Gonz\u00e1lez, a member of ICERLA's Advisory Council, noted that \u201cPastor Murillo's visit offers us a great opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the work plans of the United Nations Permanent Forum of People of African Descent, identify opportunities to influence the development of this international agenda, and develop an agenda for the recognition, justice and development of people of African descent in Puerto Rico and the Diaspora.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United Nations Permanent Forum of People of African Descent<\/strong><\/a>, established in 2022, was created after the Declaration of the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024).<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>of the United Nations, which ends next year. As it was recently created, the Permanent Forum is working in its initial phase of designing the agenda and proposals for the world community, so the exchange that Murillo Mart\u00ednez will have in Puerto Rico will enrich the process of developing proposals. On the other hand, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the Decade in December 2014 to strengthen actions and measures that guarantee the full exercise of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights of people of African descent, as well as their full and equal participation in society. It also seeks to encourage states to eradicate social injustices and combat racism, prejudice and racial discrimination.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interesting facts about Murillo Mart\u00ednez:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n