From the migration crisis in the Mexico-US border to the mass Venezuelan exodus, hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans are on the move, escaping armed conflicts, human rights violations, dysfunctional governments, poor economies and climate change. Migration is a key component of Latin America, and the region faces the world’s largest displacement crisis. The Latin American Committee (LAC) decided to make migration its first theme for discussion, dividing the theme into three main topics:
- Venezuela's mass exodus.
- Gang violence in Central America.
- Climate change and natural disasters as causes for migration in Bolivia and Haiti.
Each subject was discussed individually during LAC’s weekly meetings, framed around curated readings- including essays, articles and videos that members read beforehand.
