Winter 2005 Speakers
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Jan 31, 8:30 pm: Karl Beitel – Policy Analyst, at Food First will lead a discussion after the film Price of Aid. Karl's research focuses on understanding the forces driving global hunger, with a emphasis on the effects of corporate concentration and as well as the US and European trade & financial policies on food systems and farmer livelihoods in the developing world. Karl has conducted research and published on a variety of topics, including international economics, U.S. foreign policy, international trade policy, as well as regional and urban development in the U.S. He holds a PhD in Sociology from University of California, Davis. Food First is a nonprofit 'peoples' think tank and education-for-action center and works on root causes and value-based solutions to hunger and poverty around the world, with a commitment to establishing food as a fundamental human right.
Feb 14, 8:30 pm: Bernie Dwyer – Co-Director, of the film Mission of Terror will be present, describe the making of the film and answer questions. Filmmaker Dwyer is an Irish national, who lives and works in Havana as a journalist with Radio Havana. She has worked there for the past four years. Dwyer was previously a lecturer in Women's Studies at University College in Dublin. She and co-director Ruiz Rebo (Cuban Television Producer) have made four documentary films together:
Their documentaries have been screened throughout Europe and at the Havana Film Festival and have won several film-making prizes in Cuba. Feb 21, 8:30 pm: Jesse SwanHuyser – Director, California Coalition for Fair Trade & Human Rights will speak and lead a discussion after the film Trading Democracy. Jesse is a dynamic speaker and has worked on environmental and social justice in Central America and also lived there in the late 90's. He has been working on changing the US trade policies for the last 3 years to promote economic justice, human rights, healthy communities, and a sound environment. The California Coalition for Fair Trade & Human Rights is a state wide coalition of of Labor, Environment, Immigrant Rights, Women and Family Farm groups who are working to reform US Trade Policy at the congressional level. The organization works to promote that international trade and investment are not ends unto themselves, but instead must be viewed as a means for achieving other societal goals such as economic justice, human rights, healthy communities, and a sound environment. The rules which govern the global economy must reflect the views and needs of the majority of the world's people on issues such as jobs, wages, the environment, human rights, food and consumer safety, access to essential services, and public health. Feb 28, 8:30 pm: David Room – Communications Director, Post Carbon Institute will speak and lead a discussion after the film End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream. Dave Room is a social entrepreneur, experienced in the use of technology for communications and collaboration. Dave manages the U.S. operations, organizes events, writes policy, and conducts local outreach. He contributes actively to www.postcarbon.org and www.globalpublicmedia.com. Dave also speaks at numerous events and is co-author on the forthcoming book “Relocalize Now! Living Locally in a Low-Energy World” (September 2005, New Society Publishers). Prior to Post Carbon Institute, he was small business owner, an environmental and management consultant, and internet technologist. He has a Masters in Engineering Economic Systems and a B.S, in Electrical Engineering from StanfordUniversity. His personal site is www.viewfromthepeak.com March 7, 8:30 pm: Ana Perez – Director, Cuba Program - Global Exchange will speak and lead a discussion after the films Velorution & Greening of Cuba. Ana leads legislative and grassroots campaign to end the travel ban and the embargo against Cuba. She has a B.A. in Latin American Studies, a Masters in Journalism and has lived and worked as researcher in Central America for many years. Originally from El Salvador, Ana brings extensive knowledge and experience regarding Latin America issues. She worked in Guatemala for three years and led a team of Central American and Caribbean academics in gender and economic development research for AVANCSO and UNICEF. As a journalist, Ana worked in public broadcasting and has been published in numerous publications nation wide. Ana is also a bilingual and multicultural diversity facilitator, trainer and management consultant for Diversity Matters and VISIONS INC. Ana's personal history as a Latino Immigrant, her work in the US mainstream media and her commitment to political activism, has lead her to explore and address the challenges we face to build a truly multicultural and inclusive movement. March 14, 8:30 pm: Mahmood Suleiman – will speak and lead a discussion after the films About Baghdad. Mahmood is a native of Iraq who still has family living there and is a former official with the World Health Organization of the United Nations. |
Feb 7,
8:30 pm: Antonia Juhasz –
Project Director, 