Reflections on Conflict and Peacebuilding with Andrei Gomez-Suarez

Event hosted by the Glasgow Latin American Research Network (GLARN) and the Scottish Peace Platform (SPP)

On 24 November, it will be nine years since the signing of the peace accords between the Colombian government and the leftist guerrillas of the FARC. To mark this anniversary, Andrei Gomez-Suarez will share reflections on conflict and peacebuilding from his new memoir, We Are Not Made of Sugar. Andrei played an important role in the peace negotiations with the FARC and continues to be involved in work around the implementation of the agreement. The book tells the story of how Andrei’s childhood shaped his later involvement in peacebuilding. The event will centre around a conversation between Andrei and Juliana Ramírez Muñoz from the University of Edinburgh. Through the interweaving of family history and the trajectory of the conflict, the conversation will explore the opportunities and challenges for peace in Colombia.

The event will be chaired by SPP manager Noor al-Naser. It will also include a performance by academic and musician Magda Angélica García von Hoegen of Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala, currently a visiting scholar at the School of Education, University of Glasgow.

The event will be followed by a drinks reception.