UPDATE

ONE MORE WEEK!!

OPENING NIGHT: SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2010
Canadian Premiere Screening of Oliver Stone’s new film “South of the Border”

Empire 8, Park Lane
7 pm
Tickets $10

Available at: Bookmark, 5686 Spring Garden Rd. OR Cafe Aroma Latino, 5780 North St.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately, the symposium has been postponed until further notice. The film is still premiering on Sept. 30th.

TRANSFORMATION: LATIN AMERICA ON THE MOVE (TWO!) – The Struggle Continues …
OCTOBER 1-2, 2010
Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada

This year’s “Transformation” symposium continues to focus on countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that are experimenting with alternatives to capitalism through integration, mutual respect and solidarity. Speakers will focus on issues of importance to all of us – healthcare, the environment, food security and human rights.

Registration: $45 Canadian; $20 for students, seniors and unwaged:
(includes opening night reception,lunch and refreshments)
To register, email: transformationla@gmail.com

For more information contact: Henry Veltmeyer (hveltmeyer@smu.ca), Jay Hartling: (jay.hartling@gmail.com) or Isaac Saney (isaney@dal.ca)

Friday, October 1: Saint Mary’s University, Sobey Building

6:00 pm – Registration

7:00 pm: GUEST SPEAKER

El Jones: I am the Revolution (Spoken Word)

Featured Speaker: Dr. Luther Castillo*

Brief response: Ambassadors (Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba)

Saturday, October 2: Saint Mary’s University, Sobey Building

8:00 am – Registration and Coffee/Tea/Snacks

9:00 am - The Context for Human Rights in Latin America: TBA

9:30 am – Human Rights in Conflict and Peace (Panel Discussion)

James Brittain, Acadia University
Jhanett Madriz Sotillo, Venezuelan Ambassador to Canada

10:45 am – BREAK

11:00 am – Human Rights and the Environment

Bolivia
Miriam Rodriguez Ramos, Mayor of Perquin, Morazan, El Salvador

12:15 pm – LUNCH (PROVIDED)

1:00 pm – Human Rights to Health

Dr. Carles Muntaner, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Dr. Luther Castillo, Henry Reeve Medical Brigade, Honduras
Dr. John Kirk, Dalhousie University

2:30 pm – BREAK

2:45 pm – Human Rights to Food Security

Linda Best, Nova Scotia Food Council
Jose Armando Nunez, CIDES/UMSA, Bolivia

4:00 pm – CLOSING


* Dr. Luther Castillo is a Garifuna-Honduran doctor trained at the Latin American School of Medicine in Cuba. Dr. Castillo has been at the forefront of the resistance movement in Honduras, and leads the Cuban Henry Reeve medical brigades in Haiti.