February 5, 2020, 7:00 PM - ROCLA Program: “Dangerous Times: Venezuela and the Americas in the Trump Era,” presented by Professor Donald Kingsbury of the University of Toronto, 7 PM. Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street. This is Part II in the...
Update: Listen to Steve's interview on Connections with Evan Dawson Presented by Steve Ellner Part I of ROCLA’s series on Venezuela Date/Time: Wednesday, November 6, 7 PMLocation: Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street, Rochester, NY 14614...
Guatemala: Is There Hope for the Mayans? Tom Ward Chair of Guatemala Partners at Gates Presbyterian Church & member of the ROCLA Steering Committee Wednesday, October 2nd 7:00PMDowntown United Presbyterian Church121 North Fitzhugh St., Rochester, NY The mission of...
“The Peruvian reality: Neoliberal hegemony—crisis and violence.” -presented by Carlos Carillo Wednesday, September 4th 7:00PM Downtown United Presbyterian Church 121 North Fitzhugh St., Rochester, NY Free and all are welcome. Looped for the hearing impaired. Carlos...
Presenting ROCLA's May Program: “A Perspective on the Migrant Caravan: Religion, Civil Society, and the Politics of Naming” Presented By: Professor Martha Balaguera Facebook Event Page Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 PM Downtown Presbyterian Church* 121 North Fitzhugh St.,...
Rochester Committee on Latin America - January Program: 'Brazil in Crisis' Speaker: Darien Lamen January 2nd at 7:00 PM - Downtown United Presbyterian Church Facebook Event Page The recent election of authoritarian demagogue Jair Bolsonaro as President of Brazil...
ROCLA honors the Ciudad Hermana Task Force in Celebrating 30 years of solidarity with the people of El Sauce, Nicaragua. Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Downtown Presbyterian Church 121 North Fitzhugh Street Pot Luck Dinner 5:30 PM* Presentation 7:00 PM GUEST SPEAKERS:...
ROCLA Presents our November Program: “Cuba at a Crossroads" With Guest Speakers: Melanie Medeiros, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anthropology, SUNY Geneseo Karleen West, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, SUNY Geneseo Cuba is...
Announcing ROCLA's October Program: Is There Hope For Mayan Communities In Guatemala? With the recent murder of Maya Ixil activist Juana Raymundo, and the deaths of 14 other human rights defenders in Guatemala this year, the country is increasingly hostile for social...
“Perspectives on Nicaragua: Two progressive viewpoints on current Nicaraguan reality” Wednesday, September 5th at 7:00 PM Downtown United Presbyterian Church 121 North Fitzhugh St., Rochester Our September program will examine the recent anti-government protests and...