Virtual Meeting on SLAPPs in Panama

The program 'Dialogando con Cholo García' invites to a virtual meeting with Susana Serracín, who will explain how SLAPPs—strategic lawsuits used to suppress social movements in Panama—work.

The program 'Dialogando con Cholo García' invites you to participate in a virtual meeting with architect Susana Serracín, who will explain how so-called SLAPPs or Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation operate. These lawsuits have become harsh mechanisms to isolate and control social movements through the courts in Panama. The event will take place on Wednesday, February 25th, at 7:00 p.m. Participants can join the program's analysis session via the Zoom digital platform using the following access codes: ID: 315 354 3314, PASSCODE: 129031.

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