Student Events
LAGO Brown Bag Forum for Current Student and Faculty Research, 1999-2000
Faculty and graduate student presentations of research followed by discussion.
Organizer: LAGO, Sponsors: Latin American Graduate Organization (LAGO), Stone Center
for Latin American Studies
Latin American Studies Film Series, Fall 1999
Graduate Instructors of introductory course on Latin America present and discuss Latin
American films or films with Latin American content. Geared toward undergraduate
students enrolled in the course.
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The Mission
Yo, la peor de todas (I, The Worse of All)
Camila
Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate)
Romero
4 Days in September
Azúcar Amarga (Bitter Sugar)
Alias, La Gringa
Sponsor: Stone Center for Latin American Studies
¿School of the Americas? ¿School of the Assassins?, November 9, 1999
Moderator: Ted Henken, Ph.D. Candidate, Stone Center for Latin American Studies
Resolution to Keep the School Open
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Major Michael Knutson, M.A. Candidate, Stone Center for Latin American Studies and
graduate of Mexican War College
Johnathan Hilton, M.A. Candidate, Stone Center for Latin American Studies and
former U.S. Army Lieutenant serving in Canal Zone
Resolution to Close the School Down
Sergio Romero, Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology Department and Guatemalan citizen
Christopher Jones, Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology Department who served time for
protesting against the school
Sponsors: Latin American Graduate Organization (LAGO) and Stone Center for Latin
American Studies
Students Have a Right to Know What is Happening in the Garment Industry. Are
Tulane Clothes Being Made in Sweat Shops?, February 3, 2000
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Curtis Muhammad, UNITE, a garment workers organization
Katie Witry, Loyola United Students Against Sweat Shops
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Amber Ramanauskas, Loyola United Students Against Sweat Shops
Sponsors: Tulane Latin American Peace and Justice Group/ United Students Against
Sweatshops (USASS)
Non-Profit Organizations and International Justice Symposium, March 16, 2000
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A Future Other Than Flipping Burgers or Fighting For Tenure? Latin American NonProfit Career Choices. Grahame Russell, Human Rights Activist and Attorney.
From Pinochet to Mitch: The Intersection of Latin American Human Rights and
Economic Justice. Grahame Russell, Human Rights Activist and Attorney
Sponsors: Latin American Graduate Organization (LAGO), Graduate School Student
Association (GSSA), and Stone Center for Latin American Studies.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Environment, a Panel
Discussion, March 21, 2000
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IDB’s Efforts in Creating Property Rights for Natural Resource Management. Brian
Potter, Political Science Department
IDB’s Recent Creating of a Sustainable Development Sector and its Implications for
Bank environmental and Social Policy. Forest Bradley-Wright, Latin American
Studies Undergraduate Major
IDB Policy and Lending Projects. Brian Azcona, local social activist
Sponsors: Tulane Latin American Peace and Justice Action Group and Stone Center for Latin
American Studies
Rethinking Colombia, April 10-11, 2000
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Colombia Chants and Enchants, Colombian Music Performance
The Portrayal of an Era, Colombian food accompanied by audiovisual presentations.
Current Economic, Political, and Social Issues of Colombia
Golpe de estado, directed by Sergio Cabrera
And the Wind Brings New Voices
Future Prospectives for Leadership in Colombia
Organizer: Alejandra Jaramillo, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Sponsors: Stone
Center for Latin American Studies, and Department of Spanish and Portuguese