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CLAS
is sponsoring a series of events, Colombia in Context during
the spring 2001 semester, including a one-day conference in early
March and additional public lectures. The purpose of the series
is to discuss Colombia's current situation and to frame it in a
historical context. Scholars from the United States and Latin America
will talk about the guerrilla movement's history, the drug trade,
the economy, the peace process, Plan Colombia, and human rights
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CLAS is pleased to announce Colombia
in Context, a conference bringing together scholars and
policymakers to discuss the current situation in Colombia and
historic antecedents. The conference will consist of two panels:
I. Historic Context. Participants include Ana
María Bejarano, Guest Scholar, Kellogg Institute
for International Studies, University of Notre Dame; Catherine
LeGrand, Professor of History, McGill University, Montreal; Roberto
Steiner, Director, CEDE, University of the Andes, Bogotá;
and Juan Tokatlián, Professor of Sociology
at Universidad de San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This panel will be moderated by Professor Jim Robinson, Department
of Political Science, UC Berkeley.
II. Policy and Present Conflict. Participants include Bruce
Bagley, Professor of International Studies, University of Miami; Mauricio
Cárdenas, former Minister of Transportation and Director
of the National Planning Department; Andrew Miller, Advocacy
Director for Latin American and the Caribbean for Amnesty International
USA, Washington, D.C.; and Eduardo Pizarro, Visiting Fellow,
Kellogg Institute, University of Notre Dame. This panel will be moderated
by Professor Manuel Castells, Department of City and Regional
Planning.
For more information, check
the Colombia
in Context site.
Friday, March 2, 9:00
a.m.-12 p.m. and 2:00-4:30 pm
The Bancroft Hotel, 2680 Bancroft Way
Photos
from the event
Conference analysis and commentary:
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Sen.
Paul Wellstone
Monday, April 17, 4-6 p.m.
Morrison Room, Doe Library
Paul
Wellstone, the senior senator from Minnesota, was first elected
to the U.S. Senate in 1990. A Ph.D. in political science, he
previously taught at Carleton College for 21 years. Wellstone's
experience as a teacher and grassroots organizer in Minnesota
provides the framework for his progressive policies and priorities
as a Senator. He is a strong advocate of human rights at home
and abroad, speaking out on issues such as religious freedom
in China, global trafficking of women and children, and the release
of CIA documents on former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
In
regard to Colombia, Wellstone has argued that any aid from the
United States should be conditioned on the Colombia government
and military complying with human rights norms. According to
him, U.S. policy on Colombia should include "support for Colombia's
peace process, new protections for human rights defenders, and
initiatives to make drug production less attractive to economically
desperate peasants by providing support for sustainable alternative
crops." (In "Bush Should Start Over in Colombia," New York Times,
Dec. 26, 2000).
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