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Memories of the Meltdown: The Sky is Falling on Mexico Too
by John Ross
Fury at the billionaire bailout of the criminal class that has driven Wall Street into a disaster of 9/11 dimensions festers down at the bottom of the economic food chain on Main Street. It is a familiar syndrome south of the border in Mexico, which had it's own mega-bailout in the 1990s. Back then, it was poor Mexican farmers and urban workers who ended up with the short end of the deal: they were saddled with onerous debt, their tax pesos financed the bailout and, in return, the cash-strapped government cut public services. Just over a decade later, it's déjà vu all over again-and Mexico could be next.
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Change Triumphs in Ecuador's Constitutional Referendum
by Helga Serrano N. and Eduardo Tamayo G.
People voted for a more participative democracy, demilitarization, and for the ability to intercede actively in political life. The U.S. military presence in Manta will end in 2009. Ecuadorians also ratified national diversity and collective rights; the right to water and the prohibition of its privatization; food sovereignty and the permanent right to secure food sources; the right to communication, and access to public, private, and community media.
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Friday, October 10, 2008
The Chile Solidarity Movement: What Did it Do? What Did it Matter?
A public discussion by Steve Volk to kick off the Chile Solidarity Reunion, taking place in New York October 10-12.
Friday, October 10, 2008, 7:00pm - Free
at the Offices of 1199SEIU: 330 W. 42nd , 4th floor, Room 4 (between 8th & 9th Aves) New York City
Close the School of the Americas! Film Screening and Discussion
Join the Latin America Committee of Brooklyn For Peace, SOA Watch NYC, NACLA & Brooklyn Friends Social Action Committee for a screening of "On The Line" a documentary on the movement to Close the School of the Americas and to learn about the extent of US military training in Latin America. We will also plan for a Brooklyn delegation to attend the November 21-23, 2008 Vigil to Close the SOA.
Thusrday, October 16, 2008, 7:00pm - Free
Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society, Prospect Park West at 2nd St in Park Slope, Brooklyn
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