Francia Márquez

Francia Elena Márquez Mina (born 1982)[1] is an Afro-Colombian human-rights and environmental activist in Colombia. She first became an activist at 13, when construction of a dam threatened her community

Márquez during a panel organised by GUE/NGL at the European Parliament (10 December 2019).

She was awarded in the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2018 for her work to stop illegal gold mining on her community of La Toma and the organising a protest march of 80 women who trekked 350 miles to Bogotá, the capital, to demand the removal of all illegal miners and equipment from their community.[2][3][4]

A single mother of two, she was born in Yolombo, a village in the Cauca region. She went on to study law at Santiago de Cali University. [5]

References
  1. Proenza, Anne (5 June 2018). "D'or et de sang, le combat de Francia Marquez pour les terres des Afro-Colombiens". Le Temps.
  2. "Francia Márquez - Goldman Environmental Foundation". Goldman Environmental Foundation. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  3. "This Woman Who Saved Her Afro-Colombian Community's Land From Miners Won Prestigious Prize". Remezcla. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  4. Moloney, Anastasia (27 April 2018). "Death threats won't stop Colombian anti-mining activist". reuters.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  5. "Francia Márquez 2018 Goldman Prize Recipient South and Central America". Goldman Environmental Prize.

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