Movie and debate on Bergen Cinema

Norways' double role in Colombia is the theme for this evenings screening and debate.

Through the Government Pension Fund Global (commonly known as the Oil Fund), Norway holds a 3.41% ownership stake in the multinational company Smurfit Westrock, one of the world’s largest producers of paper and cardboard. In Colombia, Smurfit Westrock operates monoculture plantations of eucalyptus and pine, which contribute to the displacement of small-scale farmers and Indigenous peoples from their territories, as well as environmental degradation such as water pollution and soil depletion. One example of this is found in the municipality of Cajibío, in the Cauca region.

Program:

• Introduction to the issue
• Comments from María Carolina González Corzo and Juan Santoyo, from Human Conet, the producers of the documentary
• Documentary screening
• Panel discussion with (panelists will be updated continuously):María Carolina González Corzo and Juan Santoyo, Human Conet

Language: The documentary is in Spanish with English subtitles. The event will be held in Norwegian.

The documentary screening is organized by Spire Bergen and the solidarity brigadistas in the Latin America Groups of Norway (LAG).