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The third wave of democracy in Latin America began around 1978, opening a promising era that followed different trajectories in strengthening democratic institutions in the countries of the region. However, since democracy’s comeback important setbacks have occurred in the region, some directly political, others more related to democratic life, the performance of institutions, or the granting of crucial liberties on the part of governments. One particular tension bringing setbacks in the practice of Latin American democracy has to do with freedom of the press.
- Speakers
- Turchin, Peter
- Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut.
ABOUT DR. V & ARAVIND Dr. V, was a crippled eye surgeon who battled incredible odds to transform an 11-bed eye clinic into the largest and most productive eye care system in the world. Today, the Aravind Eye Care System delivers world-class medical services to over 2.7 million people each year. The majority of its patients pay little or nothing and yet Aravind remains stunningly profitable. Its baffling model treats everyone from penniless farmers to the president of the country, and delivers outcomes that meet or exceed those in advanced nations. Its innovative approaches are now being emulated in organizations everywhere from Rwanda to San Francisco. Infinite Vision is the first full-length book to tell its story.
In the context of multiple crises – ecological, political, financial and geopolitical restructuring – large mobilizations are taking place in several countries.
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Dr. Eric Aronson is a clinical psychologist specializing in trauma treatment. He practices at Family Associates of Merrimack Valley in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Dr. Aronson is Coordinator of AIUSA Group 133's Refugee Action Team, and was AIUSA's Northeast Regional Refugee Coordinator from 1998 to 2005. He is the 2011 recipient of Refugee Immigration Ministry's Constance Hammond Award for Service to Refugees and Immigrants.
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"Turkey and its Neighborhood Foreign Policy"
- Moderator/Chair
- Martin, Lenore G.
- Associate. Louise Doherty Wyant Professor and Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Emmanuel College.
- Kafadar, Cemal
- Faculty Associate.
The Event:
A Mexican Fiesta to benefit AlliancExchange and EcoLogic. Join us for an evening of food and fun for a good cause. Enjoy specialty food sampling, raffles for unique Latin American products, and much more to benefit AlliancExchange and EcoLogic.
Tickets are $35. For more info or to register, call or email Carol at
617-628-9297 or madsenalliancexchange [dot] org.
How it Works:
AlliancExchange provides rainforest children with educational
opportunities, thus preparing the next generation for their work in Ecuador and Peru -
to be stewards of their Kishwa culture and their Amazonian rainforest environment.
In Africa’s Odious Debts, Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce reveal the intimate links between foreign loans and capital flight. More than half of the money borrowed by African governments in recent decades departed in the same year, with a significant portion of it winding up in private accounts at the very banks that provided the loans in the first place. Meanwhile, debt-service payments continue to drain scarce resources from Africa, cutting into funds available for public health and other needs.
Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard; acclaimed author of Civilization: The West and the Rest; weekly columnist for Newsweek; contributing editor, Bloomberg TV; and named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time magazine, 2004
Come join Wokai Boston with Special Guest MIT Professor Yasheng Huang. Yasheng is professor of political economy and international management and holds International Program Professorship in Chinese Economy and Business at Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Learn about his China Lab, which aim to help entrepreneurs in China improve their management. This event is sponosored by the Wokai - Boston Chapter.
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Sponsored by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy Panelists: Alex Arriaga Former Director of Amnesty International USA's Washington office Pavel Litvinov Human rights activist in the former Soviet Union and former prisoner of conscience Participated in the Red Square demonstration in August 1968 to protest the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Sowore Omoyele Student activist and former prisoner of conscience in Nigeria Dr. William F. Schulz Former Executive Director of Amnesty International USA Rose Styron Poet and veteran activist
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The Annual Pardee Distinguished Lecture will be delivered by William Jobin, Sc.D., an expert in the prevention and control of malaria and other tropical diseases. Lecture will be followed by a reception from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. RSVP to pardeebu [dot] edu.
