Bolivarian Hall
2443 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
Feb 24, 2014
7:00 PM (GMT-5)
Host:
Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
March 5th will mark the one year anniversary of the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. A panel discussion will focus on the political, social, and economic impact that this Latin American leader had on movements and governments alike in the US, Venezuela, and the region.
Mark Weisbrot of CEPR will be joined by Dan Kovalik, Adjunct Professor of International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh, and a Venezuelan official (TBD). The panel will be moderated by James Early, Director of Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.