CONFERENCE: LATIN AMERICA 2014 SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2014 CONGRESS HOUSE, LONDON 09:15 – 09:45 Registration 09:45 – 10:40 PLENARY – Perspectives on Latin America: Main Hall Chair: Diana Holland. Welcoming remarks Linda Perks Tariq Ali, Owen Jones, Christine Blower, Seumas Milne 10:45 – 11:45 SEMINARS (A) & FILM FEST 1 hour 11:50 – 12:50 SEMINARS (B) & FILM FEST 1 hour 12:50 – 14:00 Lunch & Book launch & FILM FEST Lunch is available to buy on the day – Marble Hall, upper ground floor 13.10 – 13.50 During lunch break. Students & Young Trade Unionists breakout session. Open to all. Eyewitness to Revolutionary Engagement & Free Education in Latin America – Another World Is Possible Harry Greatorex, Shelly Asquith 13.15 – 13.50 During lunch break. Congress Suite Lower Ground Floor. Light refreshments. Open to all. Special Book launch event with author Karen Bell. ‘Achieving Environmental Justice’. 14:00 – 14.55 SECOND PLENARY – Voices from Latin America Main Hall Chair: Jayne Fisher. Aleida Guevara, Venezuelan Embassy speaker, Guillaume Long, Guisell Morales Echaverry 15:00 – 16:00 SEMINARS (C) & FILM FEST 1 hour 16:00 – 17:00 Rally – Building Solidarity. No to US intervention. Main Hall Chair: Bernard Regan. George Galloway MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Alicia Castro, Teresita Vicente Don’t Forget – after the conference join us at Bolivar Hall for the Latin America Fiesta! 17:30- 22:00 Featuring live music from Latin America plus Latin beats, food & drinks at Bolivar Hall, 54 Grafton Way, London W1 5AJ (5 minutes walk from Congress House) Tickets £5 if bought with conference ticket, £7 on the door on the night LatinAmerica14programme_281014_TM3 Subject to change Seminars (A) & Film 10:50 – 11:50 Location Cuba’s response to the Ebola crisis and 50 years of Cuban international assistance A1 Aleida Guevara • Seumas Milne • Victoria Brittain • Bernard Regan Chair: Rob Miller After Chavez, the Empire Strikes Back - Defending Venezuela Against US A2 Intervention, Media Lies & Violent destabilisation Tariq Ali • Ellie Mae O’Hagan • Owen Jones Chair: Dr. Stephanie Pearce Europe, Latin America & Alternatives to Neo-Liberalism A3 Guillaume Long • Chris Williamson MP • Michael Burke • Guisell Morales Echaverry Chair: Carole Regan Culture and revolution in Latin America A4 Hazel Marsh • Carlos Martinez • Tony Kapcia Chair: Dodie Weppler- Grogan Solidarity through volunteering in Central America and Cuba A5 James Watson • Tara O'Reilly • Nick Langridge • Gordon Calliste Chair: Joan Neary Brazil: The progressive modernisation of South America's giant. What next after the A6 election? David Raby • Francisco Dominguez • Adriano Pereira Chair: Jude Woodward Hands off Argentina – Negotiate on the Malvinas, No to the Vulture Funds A7 Alicia Castro • Dr. Daniel Ozarow Chair: Jayne Fisher A8 The effects of capitalist ‘development’ on indigenous peoples in Latin America Nixiwaka Yawanawa • Sr Juan Arcos Chair: Bert Schouwenburg Congress FILM FEST Hall, 10:50 – 11:50 The Colombia Connection Introduced by Pablo Navarrete, Alborada films Lower Ground LatinAmerica14programme_281014_TM3 Subject to change Seminars (B) 11:50 – 12:50 Location Venezuela: Remembering Hugo Chavez & Celebrating His Legacy B1 Film showing of Aleida Guevara’s film Hugo Chavez & the New Latin America with introduction from Aleida Guevara & comment from the Venezuelan Embassy. Chair: Andy De La Tour Change in Cuba: Workers, leaders and the politics of building a sustainable B2 socialism Steve Ludlam • Tony Kapcia Chair: Bob Oram For Peace, Development & Progress – The New Latin America in the World Today B3 Kate Hudson • Kamel Hawwash • Victoria Brittain • Guisell Morales Echaverry Chair: Bernard Regan Peace and Protest in Colombia B4 Christine Blower • Tosh McDonald • Seumas Milne With specially recorded message from political prisoner, imprisoned trade union leader Huber Ballesteros Chair: Mariela Kohon Racism & Domination in the Caribbean & Latin America – from Slavery to Neo- B5 Colonialism Darcus Howe • Robin Blackburn • Luke Daniels Chair: Zita Holborne Bolivia leads the way. How Morales Won a Landslide B6 Roberto Calzadilla • Ellie Mae O’Hagan Chair: Manuel Bueno Time for Justice – the People & the Planet Vs the Global Corporations: TTIP and B7 Vulture Funds Doug Specht • John Hilary • Fidel Narvaez Chair: Jayne Fisher B8 Russia, China and the new Latin America: an alternative to US domination ? John Ross • Francisco Dominguez Chair: Jude Woodward Congress FILM FEST Hall 11:50 – 12:50 A selection of films on Chile and Latin America Lower Ground Congress FILM FEST – AT LUNCHTIME Hall Film Fest Two films by Roberto Chile 12:50 – 14:00 Lower Introduced by Dodie Weppler-Grogan ‘Justice in London’ about the International Ground Commission of Inquiry into the case of the Miami Five, and ‘In the foothills of the Himalayas’ following Cuba’s international medical mission to Kashmir. LatinAmerica14programme_281014_TM3 Subject to change Seminars (C) & Film 15:00 – 16:00 Location Cuba: the revolution continues. Ending the blockade – freeing the Miami 5 C1 Aleida Guevara • George Galloway MP Chair: Rob Miller Venezuela & the new Latin America after Chavez: The Continued Advance of Social C2 Progress vs. Right Wing Reaction Chris Williamson MP • Richard Gott • Venezuelan Embassy • Sian Errington Chair: Matt Willgress A new wave of US Intervention or the End of US Hegemony? The US & right-wing C3 destabilisation in Latin America Lindsey German • Andrew Murray • Steve Ludlam Chair: Adrian Weir Elections in Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay: How the Latin American Left moves C4 forward Dr Francisco Panizza • Gustavo Bonifaz • Francisco Dominguez Chair: Jude Woodward Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador: Resistance and Progress. C5 Tim Hollins • Jeremy Corbyn MP • Enrico Tortolano Chair: Carole Regan Ecuador’s Citizens’ Revolution: from neo-liberal failure to social justice for all C6 Guillaume Long • Robin Blackburn Chair: Louise Hutchins Latin America & The Struggle for Climate Justice C7 Karen Bell • Derek Wall • Fidel Narvaez Chair: Wendy Emmett Congress FILM FEST Hall 15:00 – 16:00 ‘The Hip Hop Revolution’ and other films. Introduced by Pablo Navarrete Lower Ground LatinAmerica14programme_281014_TM3 Subject to change Contributors: (in alphabetical order by surname) Tariq Ali, writer Tosh McDonald, ASLEF EC Sr Juan Arcos, Ecuadorean Consul Rob Miller, Director, Cuba Solidarity Shelly Asquith, President, University of the Campaign Arts Students' Union Seumas Milne, Guardian journalist Dr Karen Bell, University of Bristol Guisell Morales Echaverry, Nicaraguan Robin Blackburn, University of Essex Charge d’Affaires Christine Blower, General Secretary National Andrew Murray, Unite the Union Union of Teachers Fidel Narvaez , The Dirty Hand of Chevron Gustavo Bonifaz, London School of campaign Economics Pablo Navarrete, writer and film maker Victoria Brittain, Journalist Joan Neary, Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Manuel Bueno, Bolivians in the UK Ellie Mae O’Hagan, Journalist Michael Burke, writer & economist Bob Oram, Cuba Solidarity Campaign Gordon Calliste, Cuba Solidarity Campaign Tara O'Reilly, Progressio Roberto Calzadilla, Bolivian Ambassador Dr. Daniel Ozarow, Middlesex University H.E. Alicia Castro, Argentinian Ambassador Dr. Francisco Panizza, London School of Jeremy Corbyn MP, Vice Chair, All Party Latin Economics America Group Dr. Stephanie Pearce, Radical Americas Steve Cottingham, solicitor, OH Parsons Network Luke Daniels, Caribbean Labour Solidarity Linda Perks, UNISON and SERTUC Vice Andy De La Tour, actor President Dr. Francisco Dominguez, University of Adriano Pereira, PT activist in the UK Middlesex David Raby, University of Liverpool Wendy Emmett, Cuba Solidarity Campaign Bernard Regan, Secretary, Cuba Solidarity Sian Errington, Women for Venezuela Campaign Dr. Victor Figueroa Clark, author, LSE Carole Regan, Cuba Solidarity Campaign EC Jayne Fisher, CSC and VSC Executive John Ross, economist, Renmin University of Committees China George Galloway MP Bert Schouwenburg, International Officer Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition GMB Richard Gott, writer Doug Specht, Environmental Network for Harry Greatorex, University of East Anglia Central America (ENCA) Aleida Guevara, Cuban doctor Enrico Tortolano, Tribune journalist Prof. Kamel Hawwash, Birmingham Ambassador H.E. Teresita Vicente, Charge University d’Affaires interim John Hilary, War on Want Derek Wall, Green Party Zita Holborne, Black Activists Rising Against James Watson, Environmental Network for the Cuts (BARAC) Central America (ENCA) Diana Holland, Unite the Union Asst General Adrian Weir, Unite the Union Secretary & CSC Executive Dodie Weppler-Grogan, Cuba Solidarity Tim Hollins, El Salvador Solidarity Network Campaign Darcus Howe, writer and broadcaster Chris Williamson MP Kate Hudson, CND Matt Willgress, Venezuela Solidarity Louise Hutchins, Friends of Ecuador Campaign National co-ordinator Owen Jones, Writer Jude Woodward, Venezuela Solidarity Dr. Tony Kapcia, University of Nottingham Campaign EC Mariela Kohon, Director, Justice for Colombia Nixiwaka Yawanawa, Survival International Nick Langridge, Progressio Guillaume Long, Minister for Knowledge and Human Talent, Ecuador Dr. Steve Ludlam, Sheffield University Hazel Marsh, University of East Anglia Carlos Martinez, blogger and musician LatinAmerica14programme_281014_TM3 Subject to change .