[van-announce] Joao Pedro Stadile speaking on "The Agrarian Question in Brazil"

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From: shniad at sfu.ca
To: shniad at sfu.ca
Subject: [pr-x] Joao Pedro Stedile in Vancouver
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 12:51:30 -0700

Joao Pedro Stedile's Canadian Tour

On behalf of the Canadian Association for the Study of International
Development (CASID) and the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development
and Peace (DP), we are happy to inform you that Joao Pedro Stedile, Main
Coordinator for the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) will be visiting
Canada from October 20 to 25 to speak about the challenges and dilemmas
confronting Brazilian landless peasants. Mr. Stedile is a remarkable peasant
activist who over the last two decades has worked actively and passionately
to promote changes in the unjust Brazilian agrarian structure. Currently,
the MST is the largest and most influential peasant movement in Latin
America. There is an interesting interview in English with Mr. Stedile in
the following link:

http://www.newleftreview.net/NLR24904.shtml

http://www.mstbrazil.org

Mr. Stédile s Public Speaking Schedule in Vancouver:

Vancouver: October 21. The Agrarian Question in Brazil. 
Location: Alice MacKay Room, Vancouver Public Library. Time: 7:00 PM.

Main Sponsoring Organizations: Simon Fraser University, The
University of British Columbia and Langara College.