Message-ID: <32C45E0C.172@ix.netcom.com> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 18:38:52 -0500 From: The Otts <mailto:ottx4@IX.NETCOM.COM> Subject: [Fwd: New interviews - haiti/development] To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
The following was posted in the soc.culture.haiti newsgroup today. I thought some on this list would be interested in visiting this site.Peggy Ott
Vera Britto wrote: >
> Press Release Dec. 25, 1996
> ===========================================================
> "Talking about Development" - An interview series on
> development issues
>
> "Talking about Development" is an interview series where
> seasoned professionals, politicians, grassroots activists,
> and others, talk about what is "development", their work,
> and the goals they seek.
>
> Topics include, but are not restricted to, health, human
> rights, women's rights, reproductive rights, education,
> economic, and social rights, foreign relations, international
> and national politics, citizenship and democracy, the
> environment, etc. These current interviews mix personal
> and macro politics experiences to delve into the complex
> dynamics of the world we live in.
>
> The first 10 interviews published include:
>
> - Ofelia Calcetas-Santos - United Nations - child prostitution,
> child trafficking and pornography
>
> - Celita Eccher - REPEM - Uruguay - Latin American popular
> education, gender inequality
>
> - Carolyn Elliot - Ass. of Women in Development - USA -
> globalization, the challenge of women organizing globally
>
> - Sandra Moran - CIEP - Guatemala - the peace process,
> 14 years of exile, gender inequality, racism
>
> - Magaly Pineda - CIPAF - Dominican Republic - Latin American
> social movements, gender inequality
>
> - Jonathan Pitts - PAPDA - Haiti - neoliberalism, democracy,
> development strategies
>
> - Catherine Renno - FTF - USA - global fair trade movement,
> women's empowerment
>
> - Maria Elvira Salles - House of Representatives - Brazil -
> 20 years of Brazilian politics
>
> - Stephanie Seguino - Univ. of Vermont - USA - a fascinating
> look at South Korea's economy
>
> - Vandana Shiva - The Research Foundation - India - Globalization,
> intellectual property rights, environmental and gender politics
>
> Bilingual translations and more interviews to come in 1997.
> "TD" is available at:
>
> http://www-personal.umich.edu/~fiatlux/td/
>
> Interviews are in their original language (English, Spanish, or
> Portuguese).
> First published Dec.2,1996 by Vera Britto.
>