As we approach the end of Obama's first 100 days, grassroots groups working in solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean will come together to assess the recent history of U.S. trade policy toward the region, and to construct an agenda for the future that places the rights of people above profit. This half-day program will examine how U.S. trade policy has impacted issues of food, land, and immigration throughout the region, from questions of food security in Haiti and Cuba, to biofuels and GMOs in Brazil; from NAFTA and migration, to indigenous land rights in Bolivia. Experts and movement leaders from throughout the country will participate in this day of learning and action, and work together to create not just change, but justice in the Americas.

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Schedule:

1pm – 3pm: Panel discussion, featuring:

• CAFTA: Katherine Hoyt, Nicaragua Network
• NAFTA: David Bacon
• U.S. Trade policy and Immigration: Colin Rajah, National Network on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
• Agrarian and Land reform: Angus Wright
• Biofuels and agribusiness: Eric Holt Giménez, Food First
• Indigenous issues/mega projects: Maria Ramos, NISGUA
• U.S. trade and relations with Venezula: Martin Sanchez, Consulate of Venezuela

3:30 – 5: Workshops on:

• Constructing alternatives in food, land, and trade: Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador
  Roger Burbach, Center for the Study of the Americas
  Martin Sanchez, Consulate of Venezuela

• Militarization & Counterinsurgency: How Plan Colombia and "Plan Mexico" support the neoliberal agenda
  Mary Ann Tenuto, Chiapas Support Committee
  John Lindsay Poland, Fellowship of Reconciliation

• Immigration, food security, and US relations: a comparison of Cuba and Haiti
  Delvis Fernandez, Cuban American Alliance Education Fund
  Pierre Labossier, Co-Founder of Haiti Action Committee

• Big soy and ethanol agribusiness in the Southern Cone: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
  Eric Holt Giménez, Food First
  Ericka Omena Erickson, Friends of the MST
  Theresa Cameranesi, SOA Watch San Francisco

5 - 6: Wrap-up, reportback, and strategy session

SPONSORED BY: NACLA, the Latin America Solidarity Coalition, Center for the Study of the Americas, Nicaragua Center for Community Action, Task Force on the Americas, Food First, and Berkeley Students Organizing for Justice in the Americas.

Part of the Not Just Change, But Justice! campaign.

Get involved! Spread the word! Want to co-sponsor? Email info@nacla.org.