Latin American Society - University of Sussex

Don't miss our dialogue circle today with María Camila about myths and legends in Latin America, today at 7 p. m. Bring your spooky spirit with you 👻

No se pierdan hoy nuestro encuentro con los mitos y leyendas latinoamericanas, a partir de las 7 p. m. con María Camila. Traigan sus cuentos de sustos y espantos 👻

Não perca o nosso encontro com os mitos e lendas latino-americanas hoje, a partir das 19h. m. com María Camila. Traga seus contos de sustos e sustos 👻

Hey guys! Our Latam Talk for this week has been postponed. We are working to bring you more activities soon and will let you know through this page.

¡Hola a todes! Nuestra charla para esta semana ha sido cancelada, pero estamos trabajando para traerles más actividades muy pronto. Les dejaremos saber en esta página.

Olá! Nossa palestra desta semana foi cancelada, mas estamos trabalhando para trazer mais atividades para vocês em breve. Iremos informá-lo nesta página.

¡Marzo llega cargado de actividades! Conmemoremos juntas y juntos el Día Internacional de la Mujer.

March is here, and it's full of activities! Let's commemorate International Women's Day together.

Março chega cheio de atividades. Vamos comemorar o Dia Internacional da Mulher juntos.

Los círculos de diálogo son un espacio para conversar y disfrutar de nuestra cultura. Nuestro segundo círculo será un recorrido por el amor latinoamericano. Acompáñanos este miércoles 24 de febrero a las 7:30 p. m. por zoom.

Our dialogue circles are conversations to enjoy our culture. Our second one will be a journey through Latin American love. Join us this Wednesday 24 February at 7:30 p. m. via zoom! Note that this activity will be held in Spanish, but we will have more activities in English soon!

¡Hola a todes! Luego de algunas semanas de descanso, la Latin American Society está de vuelta con muchas actividades para apreciar la cultura latinoamericana. Esperamos verles pronto en algunas de nuestras charlas y círculos de diálogo. Activen sus notificaciones para que estén al tanto de los eventos. Nos vemos pronto.

Olá, pessoal! Depois de algumas semanas de folga, a Sociedade Latino-Americana está de volta com muitas atividades para valorizar a cultura latino-americana. Esperamos vê-los em breve em algumas de nossas conversas e círculos de diálogo. Ative suas notificações para acompanhar nossos eventos. Nos vemos em breve!

Hi everyone! After a few weeks off, the Latin American Society is back with many activities to appreciate Latin American culture. We hope to see you soon in some of our talks and dialogue circles. Activate your notifications to keep up with our events. See you soon.

📢 INFORMAMOS A LA COMUNIDAD LATINOAMERICANA EN University of Sussex - International SOBRE LOS ACONTECIMIENTOS EN PERÚ

🚨🚨Pronunciamiento de estudiantes peruanos y egresados de diversas Universidades en el extranjero 🚨🚨

Los estudiantes y egresados peruanos de diversas universidades alrededor del mundo, incluida la Universidad de Sussex, realizamos el siguiente pronunciamiento en el marco de la crisis política, económica y sanitaria que enfrenta la República del Perú en estos momentos:

El 9 de noviembre del presente año, el Congreso de la República del Perú, presidido por Manuel Merino de Lama, y con los votos a favor de los congresistas de las bancadas de los partidos políticos Acción Popular, Alianza para el Progreso, Somos Perú, Podemos Perú, Frepap, Fuerza Popular, Unión por el Perú, Frente Amplio, aprobaron la vacancia presidencial del Sr. Martín Vizcarra Cornejo, atentando contra el principio democrático de la República contemplado en el artículo 45° de la Constitución Política del Perú.

Dicha acción ha sumergido al Perú en una gran inestabilidad política y social. Perú es uno de los países más azotados por los efectos de la pandemia de la COVID 19 y a la fecha atraviesa por una de las crisis económicas más duras en las últimas décadas.

Como estudiantes y egresados de diversas áreas que engloban las políticas educativas, economía, relaciones internacionales y desarrollo internacional, estamos en contra de los hechos sucedidos. Rechazamos las acciones del Congreso de la República del Perú, y como parte de la sociedad civil, expresamos nuestra preocupación por los eventos que esta acción antidemocrática puede acarrear.

Asimismo, como ciudadanas y ciudadanos peruanos que tenemos o que hemos tenido la oportunidad de estudiar en distintas universidades reconocidas en el extranjero por su calidad educativa, nos preocupa de sobremanera un posible retroceso en la reforma universitaria, a manos de congresistas que sabemos tienen intereses particulares. Uno de los principales pilares del desarrollo de una nación es garantizar una educación de calidad en todos los niveles, por lo que un retroceso en este aspecto sería terrible para el futuro de nuestro país. Respaldamos a la SUNEDU, su trabajo no debe cesar. Seremos vigilantes de que su autonomía no se vea afectada.

Para darle estabilidad al país, exigimos la separación del cargo de Presidente de la República del Perú del Sr. Manuel Merino Lama. Consideramos que no es la persona adecuada para llevar a cabo un Gobierno de Transición hasta los próximos comicios del 11 de abril del 2021. Nuestro país necesita que quien lleve a cabo el Gobierno de Transición sea un congresista que goce de legitimidad frente a la ciudadanía, y que pueda mantener la operatividad de la administración pública hasta la entrega de la dirección del país a quién resulte elegido en las próximas elecciones generales.

Atte.
Los y las estudiantes peruanos en Sussex.

We invite all genders from all nationalities to participate on our WORKSHOPS!

WORKSHOP ON SORORITY
In this workshop, we’ll learn to hold each other as women. We’ll learn what Latin American feminism means and some examples of it. We’ll learn about the concepts of Feminicide and Sorority, as two main aspects of Latin American feminism. And we’ll also learn about online Latin American campaigns against VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls).

WORKSHOP ON MASCULINITIES
In the context of International Women's Day, self-identified men will reflect on 'Masculinities', its violence(s), and the possibilities for creating society centered on care. The workshop will serve as an introduction to the topic and we will define in a participative way some of the most pressing issues framed under the 'masculinities' perspective. Some of the key concepts, such as 'hegemonic masculinity' and others will be presented. Later on, we will discuss the violence embedded in the construction of 'masculinity'. Finally, we will discuss what are the most pressing agendas from a 'masculinities' perspectives and what could we start doing about them. The workshop is designed in the context of current Latin American 'masculinities' and all backgrounds and nationalities of self-identified men are welcome.

LAWRS invites all Latin American womxn to join them for the Million Women Rise march in London next Saturday the 7th of March! Come and join us!

Come join us at our Carnival Party next week!!

Hello Latin American community and friends! 🔊

We are pleased to extend the invitation to the event "The role of public engagement in the UK and Brazilian health institution development" organised by IDS.

🗓Date: Friday 21 February
🕐Time: 13.00 - 14.00
📍Location: Room 221 - IDS

For a description of the seminar, please see below 👇
We hope to see you there!

📢 Hello Latin America community and friends!

We would like to extend the invitation to the event titled 'Unpredictable Shifts in Maternal Mortality Prevention Policy Agendas, 1990 – 2010: Governance and Civil Society’s Participation in Peru'.

Ruth Iguiñiz-Romero, from the School of Public Health and Administration University Cayetano Heredia (Peru), will be talking about maternal mortality prevention policy in Peru.

Please, join the conversation on:
🗓Wednesday 22nd January 2020
🕐1-2:30PM
📍IDS Room 221

*Event description*

Maternal mortality prevention policy in Peru has shifted the focus of its interventions several times between 1990 and 2010. This seminar analyses these shifts and demonstrates that the policy was the result of particular interactions between the state, civil society actors and international actors in different political contexts over the two decades covered by the study. The study of these policy shifts is critical to identify the different state, civil society and international actors participating and influencing maternal health policy agenda setting, the different conceptual approaches to define maternal mortality as a policy problem and civil society organizations (CSOs) as policy actors (or policy entrepreneurs) in the agenda setting process, in different political regimes and contexts.

While transitions to democracy in most countries granted CSOs and officials in those states an opportunity to create participatory institutional structures and propose policy reforms on gender issues, the Peruvian case offers a unique scenario in which the participation of civil society organizations in those structures began in the context of an authoritarian regime. It demonstrates that institutional structures for participation in policy decision making are permeated by multiple governance frameworks – developmental governance, democratic governance and human rights governance – and adapt to different political regimes regardless of their original purposes and expected development. Finally, this study also reveals that democratic participation allows for diverse mechanisms and positions about controversial issues such as sexual and reproductive health policies that have not always advanced women´s rights.

Ruth Iguiñiz-Romero is an assistant professor of health policies at the School of Public Health and Administration University Cayetano Heredia in Peru, with over twelve years of experience conducting qualitative research. Her interests are in governance and citizenship, with a focus on the participation and empowerment of civil society organizations and vulnerable populations due to gender and ethnic inequalities. As a social scientist trained in anthropology, history and public policy, Ruth’s analysis of health systems and policies is informed by the intersection between historical, intercultural, public health, gender and human rights frameworks.

This monday we had our last LatinAmericanTalk that term.
Many thanks to our speaker Lidia Paola Espinoza, and to those that even just before the holiday time were motivated to join us!

Such a great discussion about changing discourses in media!

¡Hola!


Thank you all for coming to our Talk on Corruption and the Odebrecht scandal in Latin America.

Special thanks to our guest speakers Álvaro Quintero, Irasema Guzmán, Víctor Santana, Renata Noronha and Pavel Corilloclla for sharing their perspectives and reflections on the topic. 📣

Thanks to the public for your questions!

More events are coming soon, so please stay tuned!

Hola Latin American community and friends!
We would like to take this opportunity to invite you all to the book launch "Who Owns Poverty" by the Paraguayan Martin Burt, who is also the founder of Fundación Paraguaya, a prominent NGO in Latin America devoted to developing solutions to eliminate poverty.

🗓 WHEN: Tuesday 19th November
📍WHERE: IDS 221
🕐TIME: 13.00 to 14.00

A bit more about the book 👇:
This is the story of the one question about global poverty we never thought to ask: who owns it? It’s a question with an unexpected answer, one that challenges everything that we thought we knew about what poverty is, and what we can do about it. This is a story of a powerful data-driven methodology being used in a dozen countries across 5 continents. It’s a new approach that puts poor families in charge of defining and diagnosing their own unique, multidimensional poverty—who by owning the problem, own the solution. This book is for all the governments, development NGOs, charities, dreamers, thinkers, doers and leaders who are frustrated with limiting their aspirations to reducing poverty, or alleviating its effects—and the lack of progress we face in doing either. This is a book about unleashing trapped energy within poor families to do the unthinkable: eliminate global poverty once and for all.

Our new event is coming next Thursday!

Join us to explore the Odebrecht Scandal in Latin America together with colleagues from Brazil, Dominican Republic and Mexico!

WHEN: Thursday, 21st November
WHERE: Room 120 (IDS)
TIME: 17:00

Hola Latin American Society community and friends!

This Thursday 21st November, we will be hosting our 2nd Latin American Talk of the term. In this event, we will explore the Odebrecht Scandal in Latin America from a comparative approach. Colleagues from Brazil, Dominican Republic and Mexico will be talking about institutional vulnerabilities, public procurement and Justice System responses to one of the biggest corruption scandals of our era. Come along and join us!

WHEN: Thursday, 21st November
WHERE: Room 120 (IDS)
TIME: 17:00 🕔

It's been almost a week from our 1st Latin American Talk of the year! Thank you to all the colleagues and friends from , , , & for coming and a great discussion!

Latin America Society has an exciting agenda planned for the year 📅. Stay tuned!!

See you today!

Hola Latin American Society community and friends!

This Friday October 11th, we will be hosting a Q&A session with former Latin American students from IDS, Global Studies and SPRU. This event is for all new students (BA, Masters and PHD candidates) who wants to join the Society and know more about the experience.

WHEN: Friday October 11th
WHERE: Room 120 (IDS)
TIME: 17:00 🕔

The Latin American Society is please to invite you all and share the event ‘Improving women’s safety and security through public policy: Mexico City’s Strategic Plan for Gender Mobility.

✔️ SPEAKER: Nadjeli Babinet, who leads the Plan for Gender Mobility in Mexico City and have extensive experience in the government and civil society.

✔️ WHEN: Tuesday 4 June
✔️ WHERE: Room 100 Institute is Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex.
✔️TIME: 13:00 to 14:30

More information 👉 https://www.cletofilia.com/nadjeli-babinet/

Amazing panellists and comments! Thank you all for coming and sharing with us.

📢 Starting the conversation! Female Political Participation in Brazil.

Gracias/Obrigado ! Thank you all for coming to our Latin America Society launch with the screening of 'Hija de la Laguna'. Tito Cabellos, Hija de la laguna - Daughter of the lake

Q&A with the director Tito Cabellos.

Thank you for having participated in our Latin American Talks "Feminicide: Brazil, Mexico and Peru" and shared ideas with us. See you soon in our next session.

Thank you for sharing your ideas and coming to the Latin American Talks, Unstoppable: A context of LGBTQI+ Rights in Latin America.We will keep you updated on the next events.