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About Valentina Donato

Valentina Donato is pursuing a Master's in Urban Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussels and Université Libre De Bruxelles. She is engaged in questioning power dynamics and social inequality issues within the built environment. She is interested in storytelling, shared food practices, and bottom-up initiatives for a degrowth-based society. 

Justice • 15.08.2025

Colombia’s flower industry: a story of extractivism and resistance

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By: Valentina Donato

The industrial production behind flower shops tells a dark story of human exploitation, environmental destructions and health threats. Valentina Donato writes about women organizations in Columbia fighting for their rights.