Environmental Racism in Colombia: An Interview with Activist Francia Márquez
In April 2018, Afro-Colombian activist Francia Márquez won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, thanks to her work to retake her community’s ancestral territories from illegal gold mining. However, her international recognition comes at a very risky price.
Francia was born in Yolombó, a town nestled in the southwestern department of Cauca, where …
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