CURRENT
EVENTS
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Friday, April 6th, Colombian Colloquium Panel:
"Environmental Policy in Colombia"
Venue: MIT, Room E51-335
Speakers:
Nancy Patricia Gutierrez, Senator of Colombia and specialist on environmental
issues.
Nicholas Ashford, Director of the Technology and Law Program at MIT and
Professor of Environmental Law and Policy.
Time: 6-8pm
NOTE: This event will be bilingual and interpreter services will be provided.
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Tuesday, April 10th, Colombian Colloquium:
Colloquium: "Studies on Public Health in Colombia"
Speakers:
Diana Obregón, professor of History, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and
Harvard Visiting Scholar 2006-2007, History of Science department
Claudia Quijano, Ophthalmic surgeon at the Carlos Lleras, Palermo and Marly
clinics (Bogota), and research coordinator in Bio-engineering.
Venue: Harvard School of Public Health (room to be confirmed)
Time: 7-9pm
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Friday, April 27th, Colombian Colloquium:
"Alternatives of Political Power in Colombia"
Speaker: Carlos Gaviria,former presidential candidate, senator, and president of the Constitutional Court of Colombia.
Venue: Harvard Law School (room to be confirmed)
Time: 6-8pm
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Friday, May 11th: Colloquium
Colloquium: "Legal Fetishism: Law as an end on itself"
Speaker: Julieta Lemaitre, lawyer and doctoral candidate, Harvard Law School.
Venue: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard U.
(room to be confirmed)
Time: 6-8pm
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OTHER
EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS OF INTEREST
1. Book "País de Plomo, Crónicas de Guerra" ("Country of Bullets, War Diaries"):
we're still taking orders for this book, which was the central topic of the
March 9th colloquium entitled "The Colombian Armed Conflict: Fiction and
Reality." For more information and to order the book, please view the link:
http://web.mit.edu/colombianos/www/Site/Books%20%26%20Links.html
2)KSG Forum: "Medellín: From Fear to Hope"
Speaker: Sergio Fajardo, Mayor of the city of Medellín, Colombia
Venue: JFK Forum, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Time: 6pm
This event is free and open to the public
http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/calendars/iop.nsf/index.html?ReadForm
Organized by:
KSG Colombia Caucus
Kennedy School's Center for International Development
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
3)Second Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation in Colombia:
We're currently forming the organizing team for this large conference, scheduled
for November 2007. It will be the main event of the Colombian Colloquium for the
Fall 2007 term and it will seek to build on the remarkable success of the first
STI Colombia Conference of November 2005 (http://www.CTIcolombia.com). Those
interested in participating either as organizers or advisors, or to propose
topics or speakers, should contact Jorge Barrera (barrera@mit.edu) or Antonio
Copete (copete@fas.harvard.edu).
PREVIOUS EVENTS
Tuesday, April 3rd:
Theatrical performance and workshop: "Nightwind: A Colombian Reality"
by Hector Aristizábal, theatre director and actor. Pasadena, CA.
Venue: Dudley House Common Room (second floor), Harvard Yard
Time:
7:00-7:45pm Theatre performance
7:45-9:00pm Discussion and Theatre of the Oppressed workshop
Organized by:
Harvard-MIT Colombian Colloquium
Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University
Harvard Undergraduate Colombian Association (HUCA)
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COLOMBIAN CULTURAL WEEK
MARCH 27-30
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
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TUESDAY, MARCH 27th
ACADEMIC EVENTS WITH AMBASSADOR CAROLINA BARCO
Tufts University:
10:30am-12:30pm
Conference: "The Peace Process as a Part of the Colombian Reality"
Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
1 The Green. Medford, MA 02155
http://tufts.edu/home/maps/?p=medford
Organized by
International Relations Department
Tufts University students
Colombian Consulate in Boston
Boston University:
2:00pm-3:30pm
Conference: "US-Colombia Relations at a Crossroads
in the Post-Plan Colombia Era"
School of Management, Room 412
595 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215
3:30pm-4:00pm
Reception
The Executive Lounge
School of Management, 4th floor
Organized by
Boston University
Boston University PorColombia
Colombian Consulate in Boston
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28th
HECTOR ARISTIZABAL IN "NIGHTWIND: A COLOMBIAN REALITY"
Boston College
2:00pm
Contemporary Theatre presents a solo, autobiographical performance piece that documents how he survived his arrest and torture by the US-supported military in Colombia
2:45pm
Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop
Bonn Studio, Robsham Theatre
Co-sponsored by
Latin American Studies Program
Center for Human Rights & International Justice
Counseling Psychology Program
Lynch School of Education
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THURSDAY, MARCH 29th
HARD ROCK CAFE'S FREE FUNDRAISER EVENT
Every year, the Hard Rock Cafe chooses a musical artist
to design a T-shirt for their signature series,
and the artist picks a foundation that will receive
part of the proceedings from the T-shirt sales
This year, the chosen artist is SHAKIRA,
and her foundation FUNDACION PIES DESCLAZOS
7:00pm
FREE fundraiser event
Let's make a difference in the life of a poor Colombian child
LIVE rock band from Colombia
Folkloric Colombian Dance
Raffles
Hard Rock Cafe
131 Clarendon Street, Boston
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FRIDAY, MARCH 30th
"EL BEMBÉ COLOMBIANO"
A dance party in celebration of Colombia
9:00pm
Complimentary dance lesson
10:00pm-1:30am
Dance Party and Live Performance
Cost: $15
21+
Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center
85 West Newton Street
South End, Boston
Information: 617-927-1717
www.claboston.org
Friday, March 9th,: Colombian Colloqium:
"The Colombian Armed Conflict: Fiction and Reality" by Juanita Leon, Colombian journalist and Harvard Nieman Fellow 2006-2007
Time: 6-8pm
Venue: Harvard University, CGIS North Building, Room 050
1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
*Talk will be given in Spanish
April 28th 2005, Colombian Colloquium:
The Colombian Conflict and Christianity under the Pontificate of John Paul II
by ANA MARIA BIDEGAIN
April 15th 2005, Colombian Colloquium: Dr.
Pilar Amaya, founding director of the Doctorate Nursing Program at the
'Universidad Nacional de Colombia' will be talking about 'Family Health
in Colombia', presenting her research on family health for 14 years.
Location: Room 110 Science Center (1 Oxford Street) at 6:30pm
April 8th 2005, Colombian Colloquium: Maria
Clemencia Ramirez, a 'Santo Domingo' Fellow at the David Rockefeller
Center for Latin American Studies will be talking about 'Six Years of
Plan Colombia -From a war on Drugs to a war on Terrorism/Insurgence'.
Location: DRCLAS, 61 Kirkland Street, at 6:30pm
March 25th 2005, Colombian Colloquium:Alvaro
Villanueva, a Takemi Fellow at HSPH and Secretary of Health of the
Atlantico will be talking about 'Restructuring Hospitals in Colombia'.
Location: Science Center room B10 (1 Oxford Street) at 6:30pm
March 12th 2005, Colombo-Canadian Party: This is the first party hosted by the
Colombian and Canadian Clubs at Harvard.
Come and enjoy the warmth of fellow Colombians and the cool side of Canadians at the first
Colombo-Canadian party! We will enjoy live latin music with the local salsa band 'Sangre Latina'; 8:00pm, Richard's Basement
February 25-26th 2005, Colombian Colloquium:
We will be heading to be part of the Yale conference about Colombia:
Yale Law School will host a two-day conference on U.S. policy. The
conference, called 'U.S. Colombia Policy at a Crossroads: Recent
Experience and Future Challenges' will bring together academics,
government policy makers, journalists, and activists to discuss
innovative policy approaches.
January 28th 2005, Colombian Movie: Movie -
Los Ninos Invisibles' Written and directed by South American
filmmaker Lisandro Duque Naranjo, a magical childhood drama; 6:30pm at
DRCLAS 61 Kirkland Street.
January 28th 2005, Colombian Colloquium:
Sanho Tree is a Fellow and Director of the Drug Policy Project at the
Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC. The title of the talk
is 'Addiction to Failure: Exporting the US drug war to Colombia';
6:30pm at the Common Room of Dudley House, 1 Harvard Yard
December 17th 2004, Novena Party: Come and enjoy a the second Novena of the year, a religious
tradition depicting the sprit of Christmas for Colombians. We will have yummy traditional food and dancing afterwards.
Conant Hall 8pm-12pm
December 16th 2004, Colombian Colloquium and Novena: Panel: HORACIO SERPA URIBE and ANTANAS MOCKUS,
Both colombian political figures will be discussing about 'Colombia's Peace Process'. Simultaneous translation
will be available. The event will be preceeded by a Novena. 6 p.m. Littauer L230, JFK School of Government .
November 12th 2004, Colombian Colloquium: Juana Gonzalez,
the assistant to the executive director for Colombia and Peru at the Inter-American Development
Bank in Washington, D.C. She will be talking about the 'Impact and Usage of the System of Preferences
of the European Union in the Colombian Foreign Trade'; 6:30pm at the Common Room of Dudley House, 1 Harvard Yard
October 29th 2004, Colombian Colloquium: Horacio Serpa Uribe,
former ambassador for Colombia to teh Organization of American States and
currently a Visiting Scholar at the DRCLAS will talk about 'Colombia Today and Tomorrow: A Conversation',
6:30pm at the Common Room of Dudley House, 1 Harvard Yard
October 8th 2004, Organizational Meeting: Come and join us
to plan this year's events! (Common Room, Dudley House)
We will elect members of the executive board, propose speakers for the
Colombian Colloquium Series and plan social activities for the year.
March 15th 2004, Colombian Colloquium: Marta Bonilla,
a graduate student in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning
at MIT, will discuss “Understanding Developing Countries’
Capacities to Negotiate Effective Trade agreements with the U.S.:
Colombia.”. 6 p.m. DRCLAS, 61 Kirkland.
April 6th 2004, Colombian Colloquium: Issac Yanovich,
President of Ecopetrol S.A. will present a talk in spanish titled:
"El Sector Petrolero en Colombia", 6 p.m. Starr Auditorium,
John F. Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge
April 9th 2004, Conference on Inmigration: sponsored by
the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and the Harvard
Colombian Society, the Colombian Association at MIT and TUFTS University.
All day event, DRCLAS, 61 Kirkland
June 9th 2004, End of Year BBQ: End of year party where we
celebrated the success of the Colombian graduates at Harvard end MIT, and
we acknowledged the participation of all who helped the Colombian organization
during the 2003-2004 academic year. Thanks to all!
