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Colombian –Canadian teacher hunger strike in Fredericton Canada

 

Santiago Mora; a Colombian –Canadian professor, started a hunger strike last Friday November the 1st, as a way to protest against the decision of a Canadian judge. The judge ordered  83% of Santiago’s salary as university professor to be sequestrated in order to give it to his ex-wife so that she could pay for the lawyer she had hired to represent her at the divorce trial.

 

Mora, who is now 57 years old, has a permanent position as a professor at the St. Thomas Aquinas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. After getting his degree in anthropology at the Los Andes University in Bogotá, Colombia, Mora obtained his masters in Amazonian Studies from the Gainesville University in Florida, where he attended thanks to a Fullbright scholarship. His academic performance was outstanding with a perfect 5.0 average score all along his masters.

 

Later on, Professor Mora started his doctorate studies in archeology at the Calgary University where he was soon awarded the Silver Anniversary Graduate scholarship and furthermore the Izaak Walton Killiam Memorial Scholarship.

 

Santiago was highly commended to the national ecology award José Celestino Mutis, by the FEN[1] in 1991 in Colombia and he was awarded the Colombian National Prize for Archeology in 1994.

In addition to these, he was prized at the  St. Thomas Aquinas University in Fredericton Canada with the Student’s Union. Dr. Sheila Andrew Award for excellence in teaching in 2005.

 

Professor Mora is a Colombian-Canadian renowned and highly respected  academic and researcher. He has written 12 books and 23 articles published in specialized indexed magazines. He is an expert in the Amazon and the Orinoco river area. He is one of the most respected anthropologists and archeologists both in Colombia and Canada

 

http://www.stu.ca/academic/anth/santiago/Publications-Books.pdf

 

http://201.234.78.173:8081/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0000243248

 

Two of his children have lived with him since his wife decided to leave him in 2008. He assumed full responsibility for all his three children, he currently sponsors the education of all of them, they are 18, 23 and 26 years old. He lives with his daughter. With this hunger strike Santiago wants the honorable judge Troy Lifford, Minister of Justice at New Brunswick, to intercede for him so that he can be heard by a judge and his case can be reviewed.

 

For further information:

http://aurelianob22.wix.com/santiagomora - !home/mainPage

e.mail: aurelianob22@gmail.com

cell phone: (57) 312-362-7938

 

 

 

 

 


 

[1] FEN (Financiera Eléctrica Nacional- National Electric Finantial institute of Colombia)

 

Huelga de Hambre de profesor colombo-canadiense en Fredericton Canadá

 

Santiago Mora comenzó una huelga de hambre el vienes 1 de noviembre  debido a que un juez canadiense le embargó el 83% de su salario, como profesor universitario, para entregárselo a su ex esposa y cubrir el pago de la abogada contratada por ella para representarla.

 

Mora de 57 años es profesor titular en St. Thomas University en Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canadá. Egresado de antropología de la Universidad de los Andes, con maestría en Estudios Amazónicos de la Universidad de Gainesville, Florida, a la que asistió con una beca Fulbrigth. Su promedio acumulado en la maestría fue de cinco. Más adelante fue a la Universidad de Calgary donde adelantó sus estudios de Doctorado en arqueología, obteniendo la beca Silver Anniversary Graduate de la Universidad y la la Izaak Walton Killiam Memorial Scholarship.

 

Santiago ganó la Mención de Honor, premio nacional de ecología “José Celestino Mutis”, fondo FEN en 1991 y Premio Nacional de Arqueología de 1994. En St. Thomas University obtuvo el Student’s Union. Dr. Sheila Andrew Award for excellence in teaching en el 2005.

 

Mora es un importante y reconocido académico e investigador canadiense y colombiano con 12 libros y 23 artículos publicados en revistas especializadas indexadas. Es un experto en la Amazonía y la Orinoquía. Es uno de los más respetados antropólogos y arqueólogos de Colombia y Canadá.

 

http://www.stu.ca/academic/anth/santiago/Publications-Books.pdf

 

http://201.234.78.173:8081/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0000243248

 

Dos de los hijos de Santiago vivieron con él desde su separación en el 2008 cuando su esposa decidió dejar la casa. Él se hizo responsable de sus tres hijos jóvenes. En la actualidad Mora contribuye económicamente a la formación de sus tres hijos de 18, 23 y 26 años. Santiago vive con su hija. Con esta huelga de hambre Santiago busca que el honorable juez Troy Lifford, Ministro de Justicia de New Brunswick, interceda para que él sea escuchado por un juez  y revisen su caso.

 

Para mayor información:

http://aurelianob22.wix.com/santiagomora - !home/mainPage

e.mail: aurelianob22@gmail.com

celular: (57) 312-362-7938

 

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