Join us for a conversation with Patricia Gualinga, Indigenous rights defender from the Kichwa Pueblo of Sarayaku.
In-person event. RSVP here (link)
Patricia Gualinga is a leader from the Kichwa Pueblo of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon. For over 20 years, she has been on the frontlines of Sarayaku’s struggle against extractive violence, working with Mujeres Amazónicas Defensoras de la Selva (Amazon Women in Defense of the Jungle). In 2012, she was a key representative in a successful court case denouncing the Ecuadorian government before the Inter-American Human Rights Commission. She is a frequent speaker at international conferences such as COP, Recipient of the 2021 Alnoba International Indigenous Award, and Recipient of the 2022 Olof Palme Prize 2022.