Lee Schlenker; Witness for Peace; 5/17/20; Social Movements in Latin America: Venezuela, Cuba, etc.

“Witness for Peace NE Organizer Lee Schlenker:
Popular Struggles in Latin America Today”
Lee Schlenker will update us on current campaigns, speaking tours and delegations to Cuba, Colombia, Honduras and Venezuela. Also he will discuss information about US policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, connections with projections, and reflections on the continental advance of the re-colonial project. Also, notions of and strategies for solidarity during and beyond the election season. Schlenker will provide Opportunities to tap in and get involved right now.
• Lee Schlenker, a graduate in Latin American Urban Studies from Middlebury College, is a bilingual researcher, community organizer and urban professional with experience living and working in the US, Cuba and Mexico. He is working as regional organizer with Witness for Peace New England. Lee is a former Cuba International Team Member with Witness for Peace, having facilitated and coordinated 25+ people-to-people solidarity delegations to Cuba in partnership with the M.L.K. Memorial Center in Havana. He is a current member of the Boston Venezuela Solidarity Committee and the Boston July 26th Coalition.
Music by Dean Stevens
For several decades Dean Stevens has delighted audiences of all ages throughout the Americas. An exuberant performer of distinctive style and wit, he combines an intricate, self-taught guitar style with a versatile and expressive singing voice. He has established himself as a formidable creator and interpreter of a wide spectrum of songs in English and Spanish. His own material explores a variety of personal and social topics, paints sketches of people and places, celebrates the Earth, and annoys the narrow minded.

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