Fri, 7 January 2011 John Kirk is a professor of Latin American Studies at Dalhousie University, Canada. He comments on the nature of Cuban medical aid, which he has been researching for decades, especially as it relates to the cholera epidemic in Haiti. He recalls meetings with Fidel Castro, and the daughter of Che Guevara. |
Cubans in Haiti
Latin American Conference Part 5. - FMLN representative, Dr. Guillermo Mata Bennett. El Salvador, Health, and popular power.
Wed, 3 November 2010  22.3 Mb 128 kbps mono 24 minutes 21seconds.Spanish with simultaneous translation into English. Dr. Mata Bennett, FMLN representative in the Salvadoran Assembly talks to the Latin American Solidarity Conference in Sydney via Skype video-conferencing. He talks about the gains made, as well as the problems faced by the FMLN's social programs, particularly in the field of health. He responds to questions from the audience, including the question of how the problem of organised criminal gangs is approached through drug rehabilitation programs. (Picture: Video conference with San Salvador in Sydney) |
Latin American Conference - Confronting Global Corporatism. Pt. 4 Nelson Davila, Venezuelan Ambassador. Social Missions in Venezuela
Wed, 3 November 2010
28Mb 128kbps mono 31 minutes 5 secondsNelson Davila, Ambassador of Venezuela to Australia talks about the role of the 'social missions' in Venezuela, the current political situation in Venezuela, post election, and the ongoing contest with the international media campaign against his country.
(Picture: Venezuelan Ambassador Nelson Davila fields a question)
Latin American solidarity Conference October 16 Part 3.
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Latin American solidarity Conference Part 2. October 16
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Latin American Solidarity Conference Part 1. October 16 (Bilingual)
Sun, 24 October 2010
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Alina Sullcani from Bolivia was guest speaker at the Latin American Solidarity Conference held in Sydney October 16; "Challenging Global Corporatism". Alina is the leader of the National Federation of Indigenous Bolivian Campesino Women "Bartolina Sisa" and a member of the 'Movement for Socialism'. She spoke of what it meant to have an indigenous President of Bolivia for the first time in history, the political struggle to gain that indigenous representation, and the nature of future struggles to protect and defend the benefits of popular power.
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