Family, Community and History in Antarctica: Southern Cone Nations as Pioneers in Antarctic Settlements

Marisa-antarctic
February 27, 2025
1:00PM - 3:00PM
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2025-02-27 13:00:00 2025-02-27 15:00:00 Family, Community and History in Antarctica: Southern Cone Nations as Pioneers in Antarctic Settlements Join the Center for Latin American Studies, Columbus State Community College, and the Native Antarcticans organization for a 2-day symposium on Native Antarcticans from Latin American heritage. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please note that some of the talks might be in Spanish.Argentina and Chile have been the only two countries in the world who led pionerism into Antactican territory. The idea of creating family neighbourhoods in the Península was born with Argentine General Pujato in the 1940s and finally materialized around the 1980s with two family neighbourhoods: “Fortín Cabral”, in Base Esperanza, and “Villa Las estrellas,” in Base Frei Montalva. These neighbors allowed folks to foster social life and to inhabit the Souther territories of their nation. While a lot of hard science has been done about the continent, only in the last two decades have questions regarding the bond of humankind and nature in the extreme weather conditions in the White Continent emerged. In this environment, the values of communities co-living without borders were nurtured, i.e. peace, fraternity, solidarity, spirituality, and simplicity. The speakers in this symposium will reflect on what is the nature of the bond that ties the Souther Cone Native Antarcticans to their homeland.ScheduleThursday, February 27, 20251:00 - 1:10 Welcome remarks1:10 - 1:40 Argentine Expeditionaries to Antarctica through History, Professor Juan Jose Brusasca (Ministerio de Educacion de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)1:40 - 2:10 South American Native Antarticans from the International Law Perspective, Professor Fernando Villamizar Lamus (Universidad Bernardo O'Higgings, Chile)2:10 - 2:40 Southern Cone Women Engineers in the White Continent, Alejandra Portatadino, Engineer and member of Ingeniería Sin Fronteras - Argentina2:40 - 3:00 Q&A and general discussionFriday, February 28, 20251:00 - 1:10 Welcome remarks1:10 - 1:40 A Bio-Anthropological Insight into South American Native Antarcticans, Professor G. Raquel Pina (Columbus State Community College) and Marisa de las Nieves Delgado, first woman born in Antarctica and founder of Native Antarcticans1:40 - 2:10 Public Health in Extreme Climate Conditions, Mariano Memolli, MD and Antarctic Affairs Advisor2:10 - 2:40 Memoirs of childbirth: delivering five Argentine Native Antarticans, Ruben Pariggi, MD2:40 - 3:00 Q&A and general discussion3:00 - 3:30 A conversation with native Antarticans, Maria Sol Cosenza and Ruben DeCarli. Send your questions!  Zoom America/New_York public
February 28, 2025
1:00PM - 3:30PM
Zoom

Date Range
2025-02-28 13:00:00 2025-02-28 15:30:00 Family, Community and History in Antarctica: Southern Cone Nations as Pioneers in Antarctic Settlements Join the Center for Latin American Studies, Columbus State Community College, and the Native Antarcticans organization for a 2-day symposium on Native Antarcticans from Latin American heritage. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please note that some of the talks might be in Spanish.Argentina and Chile have been the only two countries in the world who led pionerism into Antactican territory. The idea of creating family neighbourhoods in the Península was born with Argentine General Pujato in the 1940s and finally materialized around the 1980s with two family neighbourhoods: “Fortín Cabral”, in Base Esperanza, and “Villa Las estrellas,” in Base Frei Montalva. These neighbors allowed folks to foster social life and to inhabit the Souther territories of their nation. While a lot of hard science has been done about the continent, only in the last two decades have questions regarding the bond of humankind and nature in the extreme weather conditions in the White Continent emerged. In this environment, the values of communities co-living without borders were nurtured, i.e. peace, fraternity, solidarity, spirituality, and simplicity. The speakers in this symposium will reflect on what is the nature of the bond that ties the Souther Cone Native Antarcticans to their homeland.ScheduleThursday, February 27, 20251:00 - 1:10 Welcome remarks1:10 - 1:40 Argentine Expeditionaries to Antarctica through History, Professor Juan Jose Brusasca (Ministerio de Educacion de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)1:40 - 2:10 South American Native Antarticans from the International Law Perspective, Professor Fernando Villamizar Lamus (Universidad Bernardo O'Higgings, Chile)2:10 - 2:40 Southern Cone Women Engineers in the White Continent, Alejandra Portatadino, Engineer and member of Ingeniería Sin Fronteras - Argentina2:40 - 3:00 Q&A and general discussionFriday, February 28, 20251:00 - 1:10 Welcome remarks1:10 - 1:40 A Bio-Anthropological Insight into South American Native Antarcticans, Professor G. Raquel Pina (Columbus State Community College) and Marisa de las Nieves Delgado, first woman born in Antarctica and founder of Native Antarcticans1:40 - 2:10 Public Health in Extreme Climate Conditions, Mariano Memolli, MD and Antarctic Affairs Advisor2:10 - 2:40 Memoirs of childbirth: delivering five Argentine Native Antarticans, Ruben Pariggi, MD2:40 - 3:00 Q&A and general discussion3:00 - 3:30 A conversation with native Antarticans, Maria Sol Cosenza and Ruben DeCarli. Send your questions!  Zoom America/New_York public

Join the Center for Latin American Studies, Columbus State Community College, and the Native Antarcticans organization for a 2-day symposium on Native Antarcticans from Latin American heritage. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please note that some of the talks might be in Spanish.

Argentina and Chile have been the only two countries in the world who led pionerism into Antactican territory. The idea of creating family neighbourhoods in the Península was born with Argentine General Pujato in the 1940s and finally materialized around the 1980s with two family neighbourhoods: “Fortín Cabral”, in Base Esperanza, and “Villa Las estrellas,” in Base Frei Montalva. These neighbors allowed folks to foster social life and to inhabit the Souther territories of their nation. While a lot of hard science has been done about the continent, only in the last two decades have questions regarding the bond of humankind and nature in the extreme weather conditions in the White Continent emerged. In this environment, the values of communities co-living without borders were nurtured, i.e. peace, fraternity, solidarity, spirituality, and simplicity. The speakers in this symposium will reflect on what is the nature of the bond that ties the Souther Cone Native Antarcticans to their homeland.

Schedule

Thursday, February 27, 2025

1:00 - 1:10 Welcome remarks

1:10 - 1:40 Argentine Expeditionaries to Antarctica through History, Professor Juan Jose Brusasca (Ministerio de Educacion de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)

1:40 - 2:10 South American Native Antarticans from the International Law Perspective, Professor Fernando Villamizar Lamus (Universidad Bernardo O'Higgings, Chile)

2:10 - 2:40 Southern Cone Women Engineers in the White Continent, Alejandra Portatadino, Engineer and member of Ingeniería Sin Fronteras - Argentina

2:40 - 3:00 Q&A and general discussion

Friday, February 28, 2025

1:00 - 1:10 Welcome remarks

1:10 - 1:40 A Bio-Anthropological Insight into South American Native Antarcticans, Professor G. Raquel Pina (Columbus State Community College) and Marisa de las Nieves Delgado, first woman born in Antarctica and founder of Native Antarcticans

1:40 - 2:10 Public Health in Extreme Climate Conditions, Mariano Memolli, MD and Antarctic Affairs Advisor

2:10 - 2:40 Memoirs of childbirth: delivering five Argentine Native Antarticans, Ruben Pariggi, MD

2:40 - 3:00 Q&A and general discussion

3:00 - 3:30 A conversation with native Antarticans, Maria Sol Cosenza and Ruben DeCarli. Send your questions! 


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