JFC fringe at Labour Conference 2022 with Senator María José Pizarro and others
26 September 2022
If you are attending Labour Party Conference, don’t miss our fringe event, supported by the National Education Union and Thompsons Solicitors:
Colombia: A New Era for Peace and Human Rights?
Monday 26 September, 2pm
Grace Suite 2, Hilton Hotel
3 Thomas Steers Way, Liverpool L1 8LW
Sandwiches, soft drinks and tea/coffee provided
Colombia’s first progressive government faces a huge task to tackle extreme inequality, ongoing conflict and the human rights crisis. JFC brings María José Pizarro, a Senator for Gustavo Petro’s governing party, to Labour Party Conference to discuss what lies ahead. We’re also joined by MPs and trade unionists who have visited Colombia with JFC.
Colombia’s first progressive government faces a huge task to tackle extreme inequality, ongoing conflict and the human rights crisis. JFC brings María José Pizarro, a Senator for Gustavo Petro’s governing party, to Labour Party Conference to discuss what lies ahead. We’re also joined by MPs and trade unionists who have visited Colombia with JFC.
Speakers
- Senator María José Pizarro – Historic Pact governing coalition
- Fabian Hamilton MP – Shadow Minister for Peace & Disarmament (visited Colombia in May 2022)
- Kim Johnson MP – Liverpool Riverside (visited Colombia in May 2022)
- Hasan Dodwell – Director, JFC
- Eddie Cassidy – Executive Committee, Unite (visited Colombia in May 2022)
- Clare Mellor – Chief Executive, Thompsons Solicitors
- Chair: Kevin Courtney – Joint-General Secretary, NEU (visited Colombia in May 2022)
Join JFC for this important event on the election of Colombia’s first progressive government and the implications for peace and human rights.