Panel
Discussion
“Crossing Borders: Trade Policy and Transnational Labor Education”
In 1998, the International Association of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers and the Center for Latin American Studies
initiated
a project which sought to inform union members about the realities
of the global economy and the importance of the union’s
role in trade policy. Between 1998 and 2002 nearly all the
elected officials and appointed representatives of the Machinists
union in the United States and Canada — about 600 people
in all — journeyed to Tijuana in an effort at what might
be called “transnational labor education.”
Harley
Shaiken, Professor of Education and Geography; Chair
of the Center for Latin American Studies, UC Berkeley
Owen
Herrnstadt, Director of International Affairs, International
Association of Machinists
Catha
Worthman, Strategic Campaigns Coordinator, Health Systems
Division of the Service Employees International Union
Tuesday, March 15, 4:00 pm
CLAS Conference Room, 2334 Bowditch Street
Analysis
and photos of the event
Bishop
Alvaro Ramazzini
“Perspectives on CAFTA and Immigration”
Bishop
Alvaro Ramazzini, an internationally recognized human rights
activist, is the
bishop of the Dioceses of San Marcos, Guatemala and president of the Episcopal
Secretariat of Central America (SEDAC). In his work with campesinos, immigrants
and the landless, Bishop Ramazzini has consistently promoted rural development.
Along with other bishops, he also played a pivotal role in the 1996 Peace Accords
and is active in the promotion of the Recovery of Historical Memory Project
(REMHI) in San Marcos. The REMHI report found state agents responsible for
nearly 90 percent of human rights abuses during Guatemala’s 36 year armed
conflict.
Monday,
May 2, 4:00 pm
Howard Room, Men’s Faculty Club
Analysis
of this and the Stein event, and photos
of this event
Eduardo
Stein
“The Impact of the Central American Free Trade Agreement”
Eduardo
Stein is the Vice President of the Republic of Guatemala.
Previously, he was a consultant for the International Organization
for Migration, focusing on strategies and development projects
related to issues of migration to the U.S. Dr. Stein also
served as Guatemala’s Foreign Minister from 1996–2000.
In that capacity he was an active participant in the country’s
peace process during the final negotiating phases (1996)
and in the promotion of international support for the implementation
phases (1997-99). He helped revamp Guatemala’s foreign
relations agenda in several fields including human rights,
indigenous peoples’ rights, foreign aid, regional development,
environmental issues, trade and tourism.
Wednesday,
May 4, 4:00 pm
Howard Room, Faculty Club
Analysis
of this and the Ramazzini event, and photos
of this event
