[Sust-mar] TRANSFORMATION: LATIN AMERICA ON THE MOVE!

[Isaac Saney]

TRANSFORMATION: LATIN AMERICA ON THE MOVE!
A symposium on social and political change in Latin America: October 2-3, 2009, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.The main focus is on developments in Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador and Venezuela. Unfolding and contemporary events will also be addressed, particularly the coup in Honduras and the establishment of new U.S. military bases in Columbia.  

Participants will include, among others, the ambassadors and representatives in Canada of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela, as well as, activists, scholars and others concerned with change in Latin America.The symposium will open with an address on Cuba's internationalism on Friday, October 2nd, followed on Saturday, October 3rd by workshops on developments in Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador and Venezuela and what they mean for Canada; and, a panel on emerging alternative and new forms of integration in the Americas.The program will include an evening reception, lunch and a dance.Registration (includes refreshments & lunch): $40 Canadian; $15 for students and unwaged.To register email: transformationla at gmail.comFor more information on the symposium contact: Henry Veltmeyer(hveltmeyer at smu.ca),  Jay Hartling: (jay.hartling at gmail.com) or Isaac Saney(isaney at dal.ca).Sponsors include: International Development Studies, Saint Mary's University; Canadian Network On Cuba and Nova Scotia Cuba Association.

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