Workshops – some sessions to run twice

50 years of Cuban Revolution

¨ What’s next for Cuba: transition to capitalism or new stage in the revolution?

¨ Cuba: 50 years of Cuban revolution

¨ Cuban internationalism

ALBA: Challenges and Achievements

¨ Crisis of Neoliberalism and the rise of the Latin American left

¨ Bolivia: settler elite attempts to destabilise Evo Morales’ government

¨ Venezuela: deepening polarisation, US hostility mark new stage of revolution

¨ Ecuador: people’s movement advances

¨ Colombia: militarism, multinational plunder and social movement resistance

Speakers so far confirmed…visit www.s-la.net for latest

Diego Almeida, member of MERU, the Ecuadorian movement in the UK.

Amancay, Bolivia Solidarity Campaign

Francisco Dominguez, Head of Centre for Latin American studies, Middlesex University, recently toured ALBA states as advisor to union delegation from Unite.

Jesús González, Counsellor for Economic Affairs, Cuban Embassy

Andy Higginbottom, senior lecturer, Kingston University, researching human rights and resource extraction in Latin America

Geraldine Lievesley, senior lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, author of ‘The Cuban Revolution. Past, Present and Future Perspectives’ (2003).

Steve Ludlam, Senior lecturer at University of Sheffield, currently researching workers rights in Cuba.

Emily Morris, Senior Research fellow, International Institute for the Study of Cuba, former Cuba editor, Economist Intelligence Unit

Ben Pearson, Colombia Solidarity Campaign

Alvaro Sanchez, Counsellor, Venezuelan Embassy

Jonathan Silberman, trade unionist and frequent visitor to Cuba

Steve Wilkinson, assistant director, International Institute for the Study of Cuba, former editor Cuba Sí.