RAGKO, Untamed Territory: Mapuche Film Screening & Q&A

Name: RAGKO, Untamed Territory: Mapuche Film Screening & Q&A
Start: 2024-09-14T18:30:00-07:00
Location: 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94705

Schedule

Sat Sep 14 2024 at 06:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94705 | Berkeley, CA

Engage with Mapuche culture's resilience and resistance against colonialism and environmental destruction in RAGKO with guest Lonko Juanita Millal
Date & Time: Saturday, September 14th, 2024 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM)
Come and learn how a 5,000-year-old culture is still alive and resisting by embracing their interactions with the environment and each other, offering ancestral perspectives that could provide answers to current societal issues. Join us for an engaging screening of "RAGKO, Untamed Territory," an independent documentary offering a contemporary view of the Mapuche culture.
Ticket Prices: $10-$25
What to Expect:
Film Screening: Participate in this early screening of "RAGKO," which reveals the Mapuche culture's fight against colonial injustices, oppressive actions by Chilean and Argentine governments, and environmental harm from industrial activities. The film offers a perspective that honors Mapuche wisdom and culture.
Special Guest Q&A: Engage in dialogue with Lonko Juanita Millal, chief of the Chol Chol Group of La Granja (Santiago) and a member of Chile’s Lonko Council.
About Lonko Juanita Millal
Juanita Millal is Lonko (chief) of the Chol Chol Group of La Granja (Santiago) and a member of the Lonko Council, recognized by Chile’s National Corporation for Indigenous Development (CONADI). Lonko Juanita has dedicated her life to uplift Mapuche culture, protect the land, waters and the people, creating solidarity among marginalized communities and bringing awareness of the Mapuche peoples’ present day fight against colonization, displacement, incarceration and violent repression. Lonko Juanita Millal is currently in a Political Asylum Process in the Bay Area.
About Javier Tavolari Muñoz
Javier is a Chilean artivist. Dedicated to the Mapuche cause, he finds in San Francisco the people and the spaces to make KIÑE, our first episode. This process is crucial due to intricacy of speaking about the Mapuche struggle in Chile, a country that calls them terrorists.
Learn More:
Support Lonko Juanita Millal: campsite.bio/lonkojuanita
About the Film: ragkofilm.wixsite.com/ragko
Don't miss this opportunity to deeply engage with the Mapuche culture and their ongoing fight for justice, including their struggle against displacement, land dispossession, and violent repression by the state. We look forward to seeing you at La Peña!