Latin American Committee

The Latin American Committee (LAC)

Date & Time February 24, 2022 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location
Latinx Center
Program
Latin American Committee

LAC: Women’s Rights and Power in Latin America

Join the Latin American Committee for a discussion on how women have shaped governance in the region and how the safety and health structures of countries in the region are impacting women today.

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Date & Time March 14, 2022 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location
JCC 610
Program
Latin American Committee

LAC: Exploration and Exploitation: Natural Resources, Indigenous Rights, and Oil Mining in the Amazon

With reports of mass destruction of natural spaces and elimination of complete ecosystems from across the world emerging constantly, all eyes turn to the largest rainforest in the world: the Amazon. The Amazon, like many ecosystems of our world, is home to millions of animal species, indigenous people who have inhabited the region for centuries, and precious minerals and materials. However, during the last century, international corporations have established massive projects to extract the materials from the land, more specifically oil.

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Date & Time November 18, 2021 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
Latinx Center
Program
Latin American Committee

LAC GIM: Buenos Aires Research Trip

The Latin American Committee (LAC) will be doing a research trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina! Join LAC at 7:00 PM in the Latinx Center to learn more about the trip and its eligibility. Anyone is welcome to apply for the trip!

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Date & Time May 3, 2021 6:00pm
Location
Virtual
Program
Latin American Committee

The State of Global Vaccine Distribution

The Tufts Latin American Committee, the Middle East Research Group (MERG), the Tufts South Asian Regional Committee (SARC), and Tufts European Horizons, will be co-hosting a talk with Dr. Gavin Yamey, the Director of the Center for Policy Impact in Global Health at Duke Global Health Institute, on the global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

This talk, which will take place on Monday, May 3rd at 6pm, seeks to explore the barriers to immunity present at the micro level as well as how vaccine distribution is stimulating and/or transforming power competition in the global arena.

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Date & Time October 23, 2020 3:00pm
Location
Virtual
Program
Latin American Committee

The Latinx Vote: Past, Present, and Future

For the first time in history, Latinx voters will form the largest minority voting bloc in the United States. With some 32 million Latinos eligible to vote in the upcoming presidential election, the Latinx vote has taken center stage during this year’s election cycle. The growing presence and power of Latinx voters brings pressing questions to the fore. Can candidates capture the Latinx vote? What motivates Latinx voters to go to the polls, and what dissuades them? How has the Latinx voting bloc developed from the 20th century to present day?

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Date & Time October 1, 2020 8:00pm
Location
Virtual
Program
Latin American Committee

Chinese Fishing Practices around the Galapagos Islands

Join the Latin American Committee for our first discussion of the academic year, where we'll discuss Controversial Chinese Fishing Practices around the Galapagos Islands. Despite increasing economic ties between China and Ecuador, fishing disputes around the Galapagos have long been a source of tension between both countries. What does this mean for the future of Sino-Ecuadorian relations? How is Galapagos' biodiversity threatened by excessive commercial fishing? Is international/domestic law applicable in this scenario? What are the proposed solutions?

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Date & Time August 7, 2020 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location
Virtual
Program
Latin American Committee

Hidden Pandemic: Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19 in LATAM

As Latin American countries grapple with the COVID-19 crisis, a second hidden pandemic is on the rise: domestic abuse and gender-based violence. Emergency calls regarding this problem have increased by 60% in Mexico and by 25% in Argentina. Imposed residential groups, gender-based pandemic policies, and lack of data have aggravated the repercussions of sexism in various countries.

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Date & Time April 27, 2020 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location
Zoom
Program
Latin American Committee

Response to Covid-19: Colombia

Join the Latin American Committee this Monday, April 27th, at 6:30 PM EST, for our first virtual panel and discussion with public officials in Colombia to talk about the country's response to COVID-19. To learn more about how the region is bracing for the social and economic impact of this global pandemic, we will meet Alejandra Botero, the counselor for management and compliance of the republic of Colombia, and Henrique Sosa, the advisor on economic integration of migrants and promotion of national employment. This event will be via Zoom. Meeting ID: 977 8816 3683 Password: 057145

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Date & Time January 27, 2020 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
Barnum 104
Program
Latin American Committee

Latin American Committee GIM

The Latin American Committee (LAC) is a student-led organization that is dedicated to promoting discourse on cultural, social, political, historical and economic issues in Latin America through a variety of events and initiatives that foster interest and awareness about the region. It is a space open to students of all backgrounds, identities, and ideologies to discuss and learn about the Latin American region.

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Date & Time November 14, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
Olin 011
Program
Latin American Committee

Is Peronism Back? A Conversation About Argentina’s Presidential Elections Results

Argentina had its most recent elections on October 27th. Alberto Fernández was elected President with 48.10% of the vote, while current President Mauricio Macri received 40.37% of the vote. Alberto  Fernández’s win also meant the win for former President Cristina  Fernández de Kirchner as she became the new Vice President elect of Argentina. Vice President Cristina  Fernández de Kirchner presided over Argentina for two consecutive periods between 2007 and 2015 and is sometimes referred to as modern-day Eva Perón.

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