>From: Louis Proyect <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL THOUGHT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN CUBA >(Second Call) > >The Center for Development Studies (CDS) and la Facultad Latinoamericana >de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Programa Cuba, are sponsoring an >international symposium on "The State of Social and Economic Thought: >Marxist, Third World and Feminist Perspectives" in Havana, Cuba from June >7 to June 9, 2000. > >The international symposium seeks an interchange and reflection among >social scientists and historians from various countries on themes related >to the situation of global revolutionary movements in light of recent >developments in the world economy. The symposium is calling for >presentations on the themes of the world economy, including new >imperialist strategies, and/or movements of social change from the >perspectives of the national and international movements of workers and >women as well as Third World national liberation movements. Also, the >symposium will have interchanges among Cubans and scientists of various >countries focusing on the dominant currents in their particular >disciplines (economics, sociology, political science or history) in their >particular countries. The organizers solicit proposals related to these >themes. The symposium will be bilingual and presentations can be made in >English or Spanish. > >The conference will be preceded by an educational program, >"Peripheralization and National Liberation in Cuba," that includes two >components. (1) Prior to travel to Cuba, there will be an eight-week >program from March 19 to May 12 of reading and electronic discussion among >group participants, including reading on Cuban history and the Cuban >electoral and political system. (2) Upon arrival in Cuba, there will be >a nine-day experiential program in Havana from May 27 to June 6 (or >participants may select an abbreviated educational program from June 3 to >June 6). The experiential program includes activities such as visits to >an urban neighborhood, to the national office of the Federation of Cuban >Women, to scientific research centers, schools and hospitals and centers >of health as well as lectures by the faculty of FLACSO on the project of >the Cuban Revolution, women in Cuba, the political process, rural >development and the special period. Many lectures are tied to an >experience. For example, a visit to a popular council follows a >presentation at the university concerning the political process in Cuba. >There will be English and Spanish versions of the electronic discussion, >and the experiential program will be bilingual. > >For more information on the program, contact Charles McKelvey at >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Louis Proyect > >(The Marxism mailing list: http://www.marxmail.org) __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
