Thursday January 01 1970
Latin America Week (LAW) 2006
dublin |
environment |
event notice 
Wednesday March 01, 2006 13:54
by Katia Falagiarda - Latin America Solidarity Centre
Latin America Week 2006
Latin America Week (LAW) 2006 will take place from April 22 to April 28 2006 all around the country. LAW is organised by The Latin America Solidarity Centre.
Latin America Week is a vibrant and exciting event, comprising a Dublin conference, a speaker’s tour or Ireland and many other educational, cultural and campaigning events.
The year focuses on 'Ownership of Natural Resources in Latin America and Ireland', with particular emphasis on water and gas issues. There will be learning, debate and exchange on the human development consequences of exploitation of natural resources; direct democratic control of water and other resources; privatisation as a condition for IFI loans and aid; future water shortages in Ireland due to climate change/greenhouse gases and on sustainable development.
Guest speakers visiting from Latin America will include Ricardo Buitrón from Acción Ecológica in Ecuador www.accionecologica.org. This organisation has worked in on the petroleum crisis in the Amazon as well as on many other ecological issues, including water. There will also be a speaker from the Bolivian Coordinadora de Defensa del Agua y de la Vida. This social movement has been prominent in the water and gas wars.
Latin America Week Events:
22 April, Liberty Hall Dublin: Latin America Week Conference (Time TBC)
A range of speakers and workshops exploring the topic 'Ownership of Natural Resources in Latin America and Ireland'. Followed by a Latin American party.
Other events will take place in Galway, Cork, Dingle and Belfast. More information will be posted on www.lasc.ie and on Community Exchange in due course. Please contact azu@lasc.ie or rachel@lasc.ie if you would like to get involved in the week.
For more information:
The Latin America Solidarity Centre
5, Merrion Row, Dublin 2, Ireland
Phone: +353-1-6760435
Fax: +353-1-6621784
E-mail: info@lasc.ie
Website: www.lasc.ie
Comments (2 of 2)
Jump To Comment: 1 2DRAINING AWAY OUR WEALTH
Ownership of Natural Resources in Latin America & Ireland
Latin America Week Conference
22 April 2005
10am-5pm
Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9
Opening
9.30-10 am Registration, CoffeeIntroduction
10 am-10.15 amOpening & showing of The Bolivian Water Wars Video by Gaffer Productions
Introduction of all guests
10.15-11 am Panel Introductions
With reference to one particular natural resource/issue in one context can you tell us:
What is your worst vision for the year 2050 and what it will take to get there?
What is your most positive vision for the year 2050 and what it will take to get there?
Presentation One
11 – 11.40 am Tania Quiroz Presentation
Tania Quiroz is from a Bolivian social movement which has been prominent in the water and gas wars , the ‘Coordinadora de Defensa del Agua y de la Vida’. http://www.cceia.org/viewMedia.php/prmTemplateID/8/prmI...D/938
Presentation Two
11.40-12.20 pm Ricardo Buitrón Presentation
Ricardo Buitrón is from one of main Ecuadorian environmental organisation Acción Ecológica, which campaigned against Texaco in the Amazon and is now looking at the water crisis. www.accionecologica.org
Presentation Three
12.20-12.40 pm Belisario Nieto Presentation
Belisario Nieto is a Colombian and works for Progressio, the UK based international development charity working for justice and the eradication of poverty. He will speak on illegal logging in Honduras. http://www.progressio.org.uk
Questions
12.40-1 pm Questions
1-2 pm LUNCH (Provided for speakers)Workshops
2-3 pm Workshops Round One Workshops
3.15-4.15 pm Workshops Round Two Short Break Plenary
4.15-5 pm Plenary & Closure
I need confirmation of venue for seminar 22 april ?/
This is very important as i was told that it was in Marino Instute and this web page says Liberty hall ?? I am searching for page on same seminar as I posted all the copies I had . I got coloured flyer by post . Thanks !!
There will be a Salvadoran sister from El Salvador here in Dublin after Easter and I will bring her with me and the stall to seminar as requested
?/ Good luck
flyers and info are tops except for venue details
xx peter con amistad siempre !!! como no !!1
Indymedia Ireland is a media collective. We are independent volunteer citizen journalists producing and distributing the authentic voices of the people. Indymedia Ireland is an open news project where anyone can post their own news, comment, videos or photos about Ireland or related matters.