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    2024 May 10

    13th Annual Meeting of AL CAPONE America Latina Crime and Policy Network

    (All day)

    The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) at Harvard University and the America Latina Crime and Policy Network (AL CAPONE) –a network of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA)—are pleased to announce the 13th Annual Meeting of AL CAPONE, to be held at Harvard University on May 10 and 11, 2024.

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    2024 May 05

    Transformative Leadership Development Program

    9:00am to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Kennedy School

    Beyond connecting Brazilians from different schools to strengthen the Brazilian community, the course will be very valuable to enhance leadership competencies and inspire people to increase their impact through their work, especially to contribute to make Brazil a more just and prosperous country. The program is made of two modules - each of them in one weekend. The first one is focused on self-leadership. The second is focused on leading groups, including facilitation skills and team management. Between the two modules, participants will have access to asynchronous materials.

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    2024 May 04

    Transformative Leadership Development Program

    9:00am to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    Harvard Kennedy School

    Beyond connecting Brazilians from different schools to strengthen the Brazilian community, the course will be very valuable to enhance leadership competencies and inspire people to increase their impact through their work, especially to contribute to make Brazil a more just and prosperous country. The program is made of two modules - each of them in one weekend. The first one is focused on self-leadership. The second is focused on leading groups, including facilitation skills and team management. Between the two modules, participants will have access to asynchronous materials.

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    2024 Apr 30

    A Dialogue with Horacio Larreta: Reflections from the Former Chief of Government of the City of Buenos Aires

    12:00pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South S216, Hybrid

    This event is hybrid, register to attend here.

    Join us for an insightful dialogue with Horacio Larreta, the former Chief of Government of the City of Buenos Aires, as he shares reflections on his tenure in city government and offers perspectives on the political landscape of Argentina and Latin America.

    This event will delve into Larreta's role as a presidential candidate and his vision for the future of Argentina. As populism continues to shape political...

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    2024 Apr 29

    Spring/Summer Issue of ReVista Launch: Is Costa Rica Different?

    5:30pm to 8:00pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South S216

    This event is hybrid, to attend remotely click here. Este evento será híbrido, para atender virtualmente regístrese aquí.

    Is Costa Rica different? Without an army since 1949, the small Central American country of six million people has been a democratic bastion in a region of conflict. What it has not spent on defense has been invested in health and...

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    2024 Apr 25

    Panel Series on Violence and Disappearance in Mexico: The AMLO Sexenio: Reflections on Violence, Organized Crime, and the Road to Peace

    12:00pm to 2:00pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South S216, virtual

    This event will be in English with Spanish interpretation. This event will be hybrid, to attend virtually register here.

    Join us for a two-day panel series on Violence and Disappearance in Mexico.

    April 24, 2024 from 3-5 pm: Dialogues of Knowledge on Disappearance in Mexico 

    In Mexico, we are confronting one of the world's worst human rights crises:...

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    2024 Apr 25

    Anti-system Sentiments and Urban Politics: A Conversation with Former Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta

    12:00pm to 1:15pm

    Location: 

    Bloomberg Center for Cities, Taubman Third Floor, Harvard Kennedy School

    This event will be held in English. Register here to attend.

    Is effective management of city government enough to get (re)elected? Rawi Abdelal, the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at Harvard Business School, interviews former Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta of Buenos Aires,...

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    2024 Apr 24

    Panel Series on Violence and Disappearance in Mexico: Dialogues of Knowledge on Disappearance in Mexico

    3:00pm to 5:00pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South S216, virtual

    This event will be in English with Spanish interpretation. This event will be hybrid, to attend virtually register here. 

    Join us for a two-day panel series on Violence and Disappearance in Mexico.

    April 24, 2024 from 3-5 pm: Dialogues of Knowledge on Disappearance in Mexico 

    In Mexico, we are confronting one of the world's worst human...

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    2024 Apr 24

    From Vulnerability to Empowerment in Latin America and Caribbean: Lessons Learnt Through Public Service

    12:00pm to 1:30pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South S216

    Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC) stand at the forefront of urbanization, with 81% of its population residing in urban areas, projected to rise to nearly 88% by 2050 (UN-Habitat, 2022). While urbanization brings forth opportunities and despite huge national and subnational investments in infrastructure to accomodate it, local governments have failed to organize the availability of land, housing, jobs, transportation, social and essential services in a sufficient, sustainable and equitable manner: approximately 110 million individuals in LAC live in...

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    2024 Apr 19

    Pazivities: Critiques and Re-Readings of Octavio Paz

    5:30pm to 7:00pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South S216

    An informal critical inquiry into Octavio Paz’s work from the perspective of three different areas of study: religion, ecological studies, and human rights. Refreshments will be provided.

    Speakers: Alfredo Garcia Garza, PhD Candidate in the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University. Andrea Garza, PhD Candidate in Romance Languages and Literature at Harvard University. Carlos A. González, PhD candidate and scholar in the Romance Languages and Literatures Department at Harvard University....

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    2024 Apr 19

    Mellon Sawyer Seminar on Afrodescendant Citizenship in Latin America: Mobilization, Contestation, and Change

    12:00pm to 2:00pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South, S-216

    The yearlong Sawyer Seminar seeks to understand contemporary contestation over citizenship and belonging by Afrodescendants in Latin America, situating these struggles within long-term, historical patterns of nation building, racial stratification, and political mobilization. It will explore the struggles and experiences of citizenship of this vastly heterogeneous group, which have been starkly uneven across time and across (and within) countries. The Seminar will also ask what these differences can teach us, including how these Afro-Latin American perspectives can help inform our...

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    2024 Apr 19

    The Right to Research: Engaging Participatory Methods in Contexts of State Violence

    (All day)

    Location: 

    Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Room 225

    Register to attend this event here. 

    How can research contribute to the reduction of state violence and to the promotion of human rights and justice? This full day workshop will feature presentations from academic and community researchers about innovative participatory research projects on state violence in Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico. Panels and discussions will identify the distinctive challenges that state violence poses for the...

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    2024 Apr 16

    Journalism in Latin America: Reporting in Minefields

    12:00pm to 1:20pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South S216, Hybrid

    This event is hybrid, to attend remotely register here.

    The profession of journalism is surrounded by multiple threats in Latin America: those from criminal organizations that operate freely; political threats, regardless of ideology; and those from power structures that try to subdue or limit a profession which, despite everything, resists being submissive.

    Speaker: Javier Lafuente, Journalist, Nieman Fellow of the Nieman Foundation for...

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    2024 Apr 12

    Predatory Extractivism Panel Series- The Long Road to (In)Justice and Reparations

    3:00pm to 4:45pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South- Tsai Auditorium

    The journey towards justice and reparations in the wake of the tailings dam failures in Brumadinho and Mariana has been arduous and protracted, marked by legal battles, environmental concerns, and demands for accountability. The legal process has been complex and international, with lawsuits filed against the companies for negligence, environmental violations, and human rights abuses in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Efforts to secure reparations for victims, including compensation for loss of life, livelihoods, and environmental remediation, have been met with challenges,...

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    2024 Apr 12

    Predatory Extractivism Panel Series- Contested Spaces: Controlling Narratives and Territories

    1:30pm to 2:45pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South- Tsai Auditorium

    Since the Fundão and Córrego do Feijão dams collapsed in 2015 and 2019, respectively, local communities and the mining companies responsible for the catastrophes have battled over the causes of the failures as well as the control of impacted territories. Brazilian journalism professor André Luís Carvalho will share his experiences working with citizen journalists in affected communities to co-create and maintain media platforms to preserve memory and denounce violations. 

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    2024 Apr 12

    Predatory Extractivism Panel Series- Measuring the Unmeasurable: Health-Related Quality of Life Losses

    11:15am to 12:30pm

    Location: 

    CGIS South- Tsai Auditorium

    In 2015, the Samarco-operated Fundão dam collapsed in the municipality of Mariana, Brazil, unleashing a tsunami of nearly two billion cubic feet of mineral waste onto downstream communities. Over the course of 20 days, the waste traveled over 370 miles downriver, contaminating waterways and destroying almost 1,600 acres of vegetation. Nineteen people died and more than 600 families lost their homes. Brazilian economist Mônica Viegas will share the results of her 2021 study to estimate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) losses among affected communities. 

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    2024 Apr 12

    Predatory Extractivism Panel Series- Trauma, (In)Justice, and Action: A Conversation with Community Leaders

    9:30am to 11:00am

    Location: 

    CGIS South- Tsai Auditorium

    Data, infographics, and technical reports cannot communicate the trauma suffered by communities impacted by tailings dam collapses. Though the failures of the Samarco-operated Fundão dam in 2015 and Vale´s Córrego do Feijão dam in 2019 are years in the past, local communities in Brazil are still reeling. Many continue to suffer from post-traumatic stress, the loss of loved ones, contaminated drinking water, and the impunity of those responsible for the dam failures. Join us to learn what justice, reconciliation, and reparations looks like for impacted communities.  

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    2024 Apr 11

    Soldiers and Kings: Public Lecture with Jason de León

    5:00pm

    Location: 

    William James Hall 105

    Based on the research for his upcoming book, Soldiers and Kings, Jason De León puts the spotlight on the billion-dollar human smuggling industry that resulted from both U.S. and Mexican immigration and border policies. Using his unforgettable photography and powerful prose, he documents the daily lives of Honduran smugglers who due to heightened security measures, make profit from transporting undocumented migrants across Mexico. In this eye-opening talk, he discusses the evolving, complicated relationship between transnational gangs, the human smuggling industry, and the migrants caught...

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