Belfast Public Talk: Keep water Out of Trade Agreements

antrim | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Thursday March 27, 2008 16:48 by events@lasc.ie - Latin America Solidarity Centre 5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2 01 676 0435

Latin America Week 2008

LAW 2008 aims to focus attention on the issue of the private exploitation of water, and the impact of this on human development. It will have a further emphasis on the Association Agreement currently being negotiated between the European Union and the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) - to be approved by summer 2009.

Public Talk as part of Latin America Week 2008:

-Ricardo Buitrón, from Acción Ecológica-Ecuador:
“The Ecuadorian's people struggle against water Transnationals and the impact of the EU trade agreements in the region”

-Enrique Galán, member of the Directive Committee of ECOFONDO-Colombia:
“Turning water into a Constitutional right in Colombia”

-Giuseppe de Marzo, spokesperson of ASUD-Italy:
“Italian grassroots experience to stop water privatisation”

Wednesday 9th April at 19:00 o'clock
Venue:Transport House, 102 High Street,
Belfast BT1 2DL

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