Return to El Salvador: Film Screening and Discussion Location: Liu Institute for Global Issues, 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver Date: Tuesday 9 November 2010 Time: 12:30-14:30 (lunch available from 12:00) Speakers: Hon. Peter Julian MP for Burnaby-New Westminster and Dr. Kyla Tienhaara, Australian National University. Chair: Natasha Affolder, Director, Centre for Global Environmental and Natural Resource Law Description: Return to El Salvador, narrated by Martin Sheen, is the latest documentary from director Jamie Moffett, who explores the reconstruction of El Salvador, post-civil war. Return to El Salvador brings the struggles of this beleaguered country back into view and examines what drives over 700 Salvadorans to flee their homeland each day, often risking their lives to illegally enter countries in search of a better life for their families. It also profiles local opposition to mining activities and an ongoing legal dispute between a Canadian mining company and the government of El Salvador under the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Following a screening of the film (68 min), the speakers will discuss this dispute in more detail as well as current legislative proposals in Canada aimed at ensuring corporate accountability for Canadian firms operating abroad. Please register for the event at http://return2elsalvador.eventbrite.com/ Kind regards, Dr. Kyla Tienhaara Postdoctoral Fellow Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) College of Asia and the Pacific Australian National University Global Issues Visiting Scholar (until 23 December 2010) Liu Institute for Global Issues University of British Columbia Office: Liu Institute for Global Issues, Room 216C Phone: +1 604 822 3099 Fax: +1 604 822 6966 email: Kyla.Tienhaara@anu.edu.au web: http://regnet.anu.edu.au/program/people/profile/ktienhaara.php www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/profiles/profile.jsp&id=43 Now Available: The Expropriation of Environmental Governance, Kyla Tienhaara For more information see www.cambridge.org/9780521114875
Return to El Salvador: Film Screening and Discussion
Notice of joint Liu Institute for Global Issues, IDRN and Centre for Global Environmental and Natural Resource Law event
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