Join us for a Center for Women's Studies Brown Bag on "Las Mujeres Cuidan la Paz: Women Keep the Peace” with Mayda Velasquez and Professor Pilar Mejía-Barrer.A presentation of the work of the women collective “Enredhadas Por La Paz”, group active in the southeaster region of Colombia—one of the epicenter’s of the Colombian Civil War and site of a Peace Agreement. The collective brought together women who survived the violence perpetrated by members of opposing factions of the political armed conflict. It gave voice and sanctuary to victims of domestic violence; mothers searching for their lost children; and the families of victims of “feminicidios.”Mayda Velasquez is a Colombian social activist and feminist for peace. She is a popular culture researcher with studies in psychology, and human rights and an MA in peacebuilding from Universidad de los Andes. She is the co-Founder of “Enredhadas Por La Paz."Professor Pilar Mejía-Barrera was born in Colombia. She received her BA in philosophy and linguistics from the Universidad de los Andes, and her MFA in film from San Francisco State University .She is a board of trustee member from Millay Arts, senior adviser for “Enredhadas por La Paz," founding director of Colgate's Hancock Commons, and Spanish senior lecturer at Colgate University.