Category: Latin America

Oscar Penagos & Fredy Franco on Workers Struggles in Colombia and Nicaragua

Uniting Americas Working Class and Increasing its Influence Raising the level of struggle and Unity of the Worker Movements Uniendo a la Clase Trabajadora y Aumentando su Influencia Oscar Gustavo Penagos Ortiz Secretary-General, SINTRATELEFONOS (CUT), Colombia Fredy Franco Secretary General, FEPDES, Federation of Professional Teachers of Higher Education, Nicaragua                               Friday, October 10, 2008 7:00 PM United … Continue reading Oscar Penagos & Fredy Franco on Workers Struggles in Colombia and Nicaragua

Fall 2008 Cuba and Venezuela Film Series

Sundays •• 2pm DePaul University, Schmitt Academic Center, Levan 406 All films are in English, or in Spanish with English subtitles. Schmitt Academic Center is located at 2320 N. Kenmore, near the Fullerton stop on the Red Line. Sponsored by the Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban 5    773-376-7521 uscubachi@hotmail.com  Posada Carriles: Terrorism Made in … Continue reading Fall 2008 Cuba and Venezuela Film Series

Union Worker Struggles in Colombia, with Edgar Paez of Sinaltrainal

Union Worker Struggles in Colombia, with Edgar Paez of Sinaltrainal Saturday March 22,  6:30 pm Autonomous Center, 3460 W. Lawrence, Chicago (get off at Kimball, last stop on the Brown Line) – Join us for an in-depth discussion on conditions for workers and union organizing in Colombia and how economic trade deals impact workers, families and … Continue reading Union Worker Struggles in Colombia, with Edgar Paez of Sinaltrainal

Cuba-Venezuela Film Series Summer 2007

Fridays  in June, 7pm De Paul University, Schmitt Academic Center, Room 154 Five Factories          2006      81min                                                June 1 The directors of Venezuela From Below go into 5 factories: a textile company, an aluminum plant, a tomato processing plant, a cocoa factory and a paper factory in different regions of Venezuela to talk to the workers. … Continue reading Cuba-Venezuela Film Series Summer 2007

Fall 2006 Cuba and Venezuela Film Series

Sundays •• 2pm De Paul University, Schmitt Academic Center, Room 154  or Levan 306 All films are in English, or in Spanish with English subtitles. Schmitt Academic Center is located at 2320 N. Kenmore, near the Fullerton stop on the Red Line.   Mission Against Terror                             October 22     Levan 306 Mission Against Terror, provides a … Continue reading Fall 2006 Cuba and Venezuela Film Series