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Latin America Week Events in Galway and Gort
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Wednesday April 01, 2009 16:55
by Harass - LASC ,Galway One World Centre, Amnesty International Galway
It's that time of year again...
As in previous years may of the social justice organisations in Galway are combininmg resources to host events for Latin Amnerican Week in Galway. The Schedule is below and we are most grateful to the Huston School of Film& Digital Media for allowing us to host our film screenings in their great cinema venue.
Directions to this venue may be accessed on the www.nuig.ie website map or by contacting the numbers below.
GALWAY EVENTS - LATIN AMERICA WEEK 09
Wednesday 15th April, @ 7pm
Venue : Galway Social Space, Middle Street.
Launch of Latin America week with a public talk
‘Cuban Agriculture and Food Sovereignty’
By Micheline Sheehy Skeffington Lecturer in Botany at NUIG
LATIN AMERICAN WEEK -FILM FESTIVAL:
Venue: Huston School of Film & Digital Media, NUIG
Thursday 16th @ 8pm:
‘Los cartoneros’ Argentina/UK and three New Latin American short films.
Friday 17th @ 8pm :
‘Tambogrande’ Peru/Canada and three new Latin American short films.
LATIN AMERICAN GUEST SPEAKERS FROM MEXICO &COLUMBIA:
Venue: Galway Public Library, Augustine St.
Monday 20th @ 7pm
Alberta Carino Trujillo: from the organisation ‘No Maize, No Country’ Mexico
Juan Cabindo Cueno: a sugar cane cutter from Colombia
Mick 087 6124011
Sarah 086 3840973
Gort Events :
Film Screening hosted by Gort Vibes Co-op Film Club, in the Vec old building Gort @ 8PM - Linha de passe (Brazil)
Bia an Athais - Food awareness day - Gort Family Resource Centre from 1pm - 6 pm
With Gort vibes Co -op and Guest speakers an event that will explore ways to reclaim the right to access healthy food
Contact Nick :087 9960306 .
Organised by the following groups :
Amnesty International Galway, One World Centre, Ecosoc, Galway Social Space, Galway Public Library, Gort Vibes Co-op, Irish Mexico Group and Lasc
Comments (2 of 2)
Jump To Comment: 1 2Once again this year Arus na Geal on Dominic Street will kindly host our Fiesta Maravillosa .
It will take place on the 20th of April and begin at 9.30 there will be Latino souds all night long....
All welcome
The Brazilians who live in Gort may not realise that the word "Brazil" is an Irish word.
In ancient Irish legend Hy-Brazil was a mysterious island beyond the western horizon.
http://www.brazilbrazil.com/braznam.html
Quote:
"According to the Irish legend, Brazil was a mystical island with fabulous cities covered in gold. A real paradise. The trouble was that it was either always covered in mist or it would only appear above the waters every seven years."
I searched for it myself self but I only discovered Iceland and America.
Read my very own account here:
http://www.lamp.ac.uk/celtic/Nsb.htm
Mise Le Meas,
Brendan the Navigator.
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