Luis Evelis Andrade is a member of the Indigenous Embera People of Colombia and is current President of ONIC, the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia.

Indigenous Peoples in Colombia are in the process of reclaiming some of the territory that has been illegally seized from them over the past century and a half. They are organizing to protect their languages, cultures and authority over their own lands. Those lands are often coveted by multinational corporations involved in the oil, mining, timber and palm oil industries. Indigenous communities are caught in the crossfire of an armed conflict in which they do not wish to be involved.

They are calling for the army, police, paramilitaries, guerrillas and all other armed groups to leave Indigenous territories and respect Indigenous control of Indigenous land. Luis Evelis is on Britain for one week and will be speaking about the Indigenous struggle to Reclaim Mother Earth.

Organised by Colombia Solidarity Campaign, all welcome.