Seminar:
The New Brazil
Friday and Saturday June 6th and 7th 2003,
at UQAM
UQAM,
J.-A.-DeSève
Building (320, Sainte-Catherine East),
Room
DS-R510
Alternatives, in collaboration with the Fundação
Perseu Abramo from Brazil, invites you to a seminar on the
New Brazil. This important event will bring together the main
actors of the new Brazilian government, in particular:
Miguel Rossetto,
Agrarian Development Minister
Marco Aurelio Garcia,
President Lula’s International Policy Counsellor
Representative,
Brazil Environment Ministry
Paolo Vannuchi,
President of the Ciudadania Institute
Graciano, Food Security Minister, director of the national
campaign against hunger
Ricardo de
Azevedo,
Fundação Perseo Abramo Representative
This is a unique
opportunity to meet key Brazilian representatives and to deepen
your knowledge about the issues stemming from the new political
context in Brazil.
Last November more than 60% of Brazilians voted for political
change and in favour of social justice, democracy and active
citizen participation in government. During his inauguration last
January, President Ignacio Lula Da Silva, clearly indicated
his government’s priorities: struggle against hunger and
exclusion, administrative reforms, agrarian reform and review of
the country’s international policy. This ambitious project faces
a number of obstacles, including Brazil’s economic instability and
social polarisation, as well as a rarefied global political
climate. Join us to discover how Brazil, with its 178 million
people and varied political, economic and social assets, is up to
the task.
Seminar program
Conference: « The New Brazil’s challenges », Friday
June 6th at 7 pm
Paulo Vannuchi,
President of the Cidadanía Institute
Miguel Rossetto,
Agrarian Development Minister
Jacques Demarais,
Chairman of the
Université du Québec à Montréal
(UQÀM) (to
be confirmed)
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay,
Quebec
Internartional Relations Minister
Pierre Dansereau,
ecologist, professor at UQAM (to be confirmed)
Monique Simard,
Alternatives president
Saturday June
7th
9 :00 :
Workshop presentation
Bernard Andres,
Director of the Centre d’études de
recherches sur le Brésil de l’UQÀM (CERB)
9:30
Simultaneous workshops:
Environmental
issues : From the Amazone to the cities
Representative,
Brazil Environment Ministry,
Donna Mergler,
Director if the Institut de sciences de
l’environnement de l’UQÀM,
Jean-Guy Vaillancourt,
sociologist, Université de Montréal (to be confirmed)
Facilitator : Normand Brunet,
researcher for the Chaire d’études sur l’écosystème urbain de l’UQÀM
Brazil and the FTAA
Marco Aurélio Garcia,
President Lula’s International Policy Counsellor
France Bernier,
CSQ(to be confirmed)
Facilitator : Christian Deblock,
Director of Centre d’études international
et mondialisation ( CEIM)
The
struggle for land and against hunger
Miguel Rossetto,
Agrarian Development Minister,
,
José Graziano,
Food Security Minister
Nancy Neamtan,
Director of the Chantier de l’économie
sociale
Facilitator : Louise Vandelac, founder of
Eau Secours
Democracy
and participative budget
Ricardo de Azevedo,
Fondçao Perseu Abramo,
Anne Latendresse,
Groupe de recherche sur la démocratie
municipale et la citoyenneté (GRDMC)
Facilitator : Gulio Brunelli, Program
Director at Development and Peace to be confirmed)
12 :30
à 14 :00 Lunch
2 :
00 Workshop conclusions
Georges LeBel,
Law professor, UQÀM
2 : 30 Round Table :
What solidarities for Brazil ?
Canada Brazil cooperation new challenges
Marco Aurélio Garcia,
President Lula’s International Policy Counsellor
Claudette Carbonneau,
President CSN
Jean Pierre Lemasson,
Director of Bureau de la coopération
internationale de l’UQÀM
Pierre Beaudet,
Director of Alternatives
Facilitator: Rober Blondin, journaliste
Saturday
night
Brazilian
Cabaret
Brazilian music show with Paolo Ramos, Nico BeKi and their
musicians, capoeira dancers, percussionists, DJs and much more…
For
information:
Marcela Escribano, (514) 982-6606, ext. 2243
Catherine Binette, (514) 982-6606, ext. 2252
