Time:
10/21/2008 - 19:00 - 10/21/2008 - 21:00
Humillados y Ofendidos, Sucre 24 de Mayo
(In Spanish; 50 minutes; Produced by Artes Andes Americas)
Over
the past eight years, social and political polarization in Bolivia has
steadily increased as indigenous peoples become politically empowered
as never before. The election of Evo Morales and the MAS party in 2005
formally transferred national power to a historically marginalized
majority, but it also further galvanized a counter-reform movement led
by elites from the country’s wealthiest regions. The ensuing conflicts
have become a chronic condition leading to a deterioration of the
democratic political culture of Bolivia. This documentary uses vivid
street scenes and personal interviews in the city of Sucre, where a
representative assembly recently drafted a new constitution, to show
manifestations of human rights violations, racism, and violence toward
indigenous political activists.
the past eight years, social and political polarization in Bolivia has
steadily increased as indigenous peoples become politically empowered
as never before. The election of Evo Morales and the MAS party in 2005
formally transferred national power to a historically marginalized
majority, but it also further galvanized a counter-reform movement led
by elites from the country’s wealthiest regions. The ensuing conflicts
have become a chronic condition leading to a deterioration of the
democratic political culture of Bolivia. This documentary uses vivid
street scenes and personal interviews in the city of Sucre, where a
representative assembly recently drafted a new constitution, to show
manifestations of human rights violations, racism, and violence toward
indigenous political activists.
The
film will be followed by a question and answer session featuring a
panel of Washington, DC experts on Bolivia: Elliott School professor
Kevin Healy, author of the book Llamas, Weavings, and Organic Chocolate: Multicultural Grassroots Development in the Andes and Amazon of Bolivia; American University Professor Rob Albro, author of the forthcoming book Roosters at Midnight: Indigenous Signs and Stigma in Urban Bolivia,
to be published by SAR (School for Advanced Research) Press; and
Coletta Youngers, Senior Fellow at the Washington Office on Latin
America and author of numerous works on human rights and democracy in
the Andes, including Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: The Impact of U.S. Policy.
film will be followed by a question and answer session featuring a
panel of Washington, DC experts on Bolivia: Elliott School professor
Kevin Healy, author of the book Llamas, Weavings, and Organic Chocolate: Multicultural Grassroots Development in the Andes and Amazon of Bolivia; American University Professor Rob Albro, author of the forthcoming book Roosters at Midnight: Indigenous Signs and Stigma in Urban Bolivia,
to be published by SAR (School for Advanced Research) Press; and
Coletta Youngers, Senior Fellow at the Washington Office on Latin
America and author of numerous works on human rights and democracy in
the Andes, including Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: The Impact of U.S. Policy.
Tuesday, October 21
7:00-9:00 pm
The Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St., NW Room 213
This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to lahsp@gwu.edu.