SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2007
“Challenging the Washington Consensus” Delegation to Nicaragua
July 16-22, 2007 (following the Solidarity Conference in Managua, July 13-15)Organized by the Nicaragua Network and the Kairos Association for Formation
With the electoral victory of the FSLN in November, the Nicaraguan government has joined Latin American civil society and a growing number of countries to build what might be called a “Latin America Consensus” for the 21st century. Join the Nicaragua Network on this delegation that will:
- Spend time in communities benefitting from the Zero Hunger program based on small scale sustainable agriculture, and in schools bursting at the seams now that parents can send their kids free from IMF/World Bank-imposed user fees
- Learn about new initiatives such as the Venezuela development bank opened to provide loans to small and medium farmers
- Meet with those involved in long-established projects in education, health care, alternative energy development, women's empowerment, fair trade, and much, much more
- Celebrate July 19, the 28th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista revolution over the Somoza dictatorship in the revolutionary city of Esteli!
Cost: $725, which includes in-country transportation, food, housing, and translation. The combined cost of the solidarity conference and delegation is $900.
For more information, contact Kathy Hoyt at the Nicaragua Network (202) 544-9355 or
write nicanet@afgj.org.
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