Saturday Forum | Lessons from Latin America: Cutting Edge Ideas for the Future?

In the past decade or so Latin Americans, and many of their governments, have been forging new ways in which to address poverty, injustice and environmental crises. This lecture starts with Mexico and works down the continent highlighting inspirational alternatives that are being implemented across the region. Personal stories peppered throughout the lecture offer insight into what Latin Americans can teach us all. Come learn more about the following:

• Ecuador is asking the international community to pay them NOT to take oil out of a national park
• Bolivia has proposed a global referendum on climate change
• The Catholic Church in Guatemala is denouncing the actions of Canadian mining companies

Jessie Rain Anne Smith is Coordinator of Latin American Studies at Langara College (where she has been teaching since 2001). http://jessierain.wordpress.com