On Saturday 2nd Dec 2006, a conference entitled ‘Latin America 2006: making another world possible’ was held at Congress House, organised by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Justice for Colombia, Venezuela Information Centre and the T&G Latin American Workers Association. The conference brought together trade unionists, academics, NGOs and progressive movements from Latin America and the UK to explore recent political and social developments across Latin America. In particular, it explored the effects of US policy on the region and the current wave of progressive changes seen most notably in Venezuela and Bolivia.

Speakers at the conference were:

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On the 11th Dec, the International Policy Network (IPN) held a lunchtime meeting on ‘Elections in Latin America – the way forward’. IPN (www.policynetwork.net) is a London-based charity and think tank which educates the public about the role of liberal institutions in economic and social development. The meeting featured Paulo Uebel, President of the Instituto de Estudos Empresariais, Brazil.

Participants at the meeting were: Dan Lewis (Economic Research Council), Maria Alemendra Mc Bride Perez, Diana Geddes  (The Economist), Penelope Anthias (ODI), Carl Mortished (The Times), Alec van Gelder, Ellen Bisnathm and Mark Baillie (International Policy Network) Graeme Levin, ...   more »