2019 Smedinghoff Award Recipient

Erlendy Cuero Bravo was born in Buenaventura, Colombia and is currently based in Cali. Among her many community engagements, she is Vice President of the National Association of Displaced Afro-Colombians (AFRODES) and a legal representative for victims of violence and torture. As a result of her activism, Cuero-Bravo has faced assault, forced displacement, attempted homicide, attempted homicide of her son, and homicide of her father, brother, and other relatives. “On many occasions,” Cuero Bravo reflects, “I’ve felt afraid, I’ve cried, and thought that I didn’t have the strength to continue. But the depressing situation in which the Afro community and victims in this country live has been my incentive to carry on.”

Monday, February 18, 2019 at 8 PM – 9 PM | Mason Hall