justice for columbia 7 june

The Justice for Colombia campaign has organised a public meeting in Wrecsam for 2.30pm, Saturday, 7 June in the Miners Institute, Grosvenor Road, Wxm with Ana Lucia Pinzon as the guest speaker.It's all been organised by someone in Cardiff, but they have asked if local campaigners want to speak.
Here are some details about Ana:

“Ana Lucia Pinzon is the leader of the Colombian public sector workers’ trade union FENALTRASE. She is the most senior female trade unionist in Colombia and has been at the forefront of anti-privatisation struggles for thirty years. FENALTRASE is the third largest union in Colombia and has had numerous of its members assassinated in recent years.

An economist by training, Ms Pinzon worked as an auditor before becoming a fulltime union officer. As well as her union work she is also active in human rights campaigns. In 2001 she was the victim of an assassination attempt during which she was shot twice in the back.”

She will be visiting the UK for three weeks in June 2008 as a guest of Justice for Colombia (www.justiceforcolombia.org) Whilst here she will be participating in the conferences of the GMB, CWU, UNISON and Unite as well as speaking at a major event in the Welsh Assembly, speaking at the SERTUC international conference and meeting with MPs to update them on the situation faced by Colombian trade unionists