Date: 9th of May
Time: 19:00-21:00
Location: De Markten, Brussels.
In collaboration with Broederlijk Delen.
Three decades after the region's revolutions and dictatorships, illusions of democracy and peace in Central America are a long way off. The region faces mounting levels of state repression against activists, corruption and ecologic destruction which have caused mass migration to the United States and severe political crises.
Free entry, but please register at: www.broederlijkdelen.be/debat.
This debate will focus on the current challenges facing Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua and the region as a whole. How can we understand distinct national crises within a broader regional development? How is civil society organizing resistance against the steady erosion of the rule of law? Which hopes and threats lie ahead?
➤ Frauke Decoodt – Journalist, specialized in Honduras.
➤ Alexandra Sanchez – Doctoral researcher at KU Leuven, specialized in Latin-American migration to the US.
➤ Melissa Vida – Journalist, specialized in El Salvador.
➤ Joren Janssens – Historian at KU Leuven, specialized in military regimes and armed conflicts in Guatemala.
➤ René Rodriguez-Fabilena – Sociologist at UA, specialized in environmental governance in Nicaragua.
➤ Wies Willems – Policy officer at Broederlijk Delen, specialized in natural resources.
Moderator: An Baccaert – Journalist specialized in Latin America at VRT, Flemish Radio and Television.
Debate in English, with simultaneous translation into Dutch.