DJPC April 2015 Salon Discussion Series DENVER TO PERU: Climate Solidarity with Latin America At this Salon Discussion you will hear “underrepresented media reports onunderrepresented voices” from members who attended the COP20 Climate Change Conference (http://unfccc.int/meetings/lima_dec_2014/meeting/8141.php) and the People’s Summit on Climate Change (http://cumbrepuebloscop20.org/) in Lima,December 2014. Presenters: Irene Rodriguez, KGNU reporter: The Early Morning … Continue reading Salon Discussion on Climate Solidarity
March 12th Salon: TPP
DJCP March 2015 Salon Discussion Series Trans Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: Secret Attack on Democracy This presentation will highlight concerns with the proposed agreement’s process, provisions and global impacts. Fast Track/Trade Promotion Authority, the enabling legislation, may be introduced the week of the salon. Action … Continue reading March 12th Salon: TPP
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DJPC Salon & AFSC/CFIR Skill Share
DJPCers: We are teaming up with American Friends Service Committee’s project Coloradans for Immigrant Rights (CFIR) for our monthly Salon, on February 17. Please note it is a new day (Tuesday, not Thursday), a new place (901 W. 14th Avenue) and a new time (5 – 7 PM, not 7 – 9 PM). You won’t … Continue reading DJPC Salon & AFSC/CFIR Skill Share
800 Mile Wall Salon
DJPC’S 2015 Salon Series Documentary screening and discussion of: The 800 Mile Wall covers the construction of the border walls along the U.S. Mexico border as well as the effect on migrants who attempt to cross into the U.S. This powerful 90 minute film is an unflinching look at a failed border strategy that many … Continue reading 800 Mile Wall Salon
October 16th Salon: PERU IN PERIL
October Salon Discussion Series 2014. Peru in Peril by the Peru Delegation (Jane Covode, Lynn Holland, Steve Piper, Kathryn Rodriguez, and Jerry Stookey ) The Peru delegation went to Cajamarca in July 2014 to witness firsthand the human rights abuses surrounding Newmont’s proposed Conga Mine. The Chaupe Family of Celendin, Peru Thursday, October. 16, … Continue reading October 16th Salon: PERU IN PERIL
September 18th Salon on Central America
DJPC September Salon Discussion Series Elite Politics and Class Conflict in Central America. by Dr. Aaron Schneider Dr.Schneider is the Leo Block Chair at the Korbel Institute of International Studies at the University of Denver. He is the author of “State-building and Tax Regimes in Central America” focused on the way in which insertion … Continue reading September 18th Salon on Central America
Documentary Salon: “Thirst”
DJPC’s 2014 Summer Salon Series presents the documentary film: THIRST directed by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman. 62 minutes THIRST takes a piercing look at the global corporate drive to control and profit from our water…from bottles to tap. Don’t take water for granted! it is a dwindling natural resource: the Blue Gold of … Continue reading Documentary Salon: “Thirst”
Documentary Salon: “Chasing Ice”
DJPC’s 2013 Summer Salon Series Documentary screening and discussion of: CHASING ICE is the intense story by environmental photographer, James Balog, documenting for National Geographic the world’s changing glaciers. over a multi-year recording period. Thursday, July 17th 2014 7:00 – 9:00 PM at Highlands United Methodist Church 3131 Osceola Street Northwest Denver free parking in … Continue reading Documentary Salon: “Chasing Ice”
Documentary Salon: “Gold Fever”
DJPC’s 2014 Summer Salon Series Documentary screening of: GOLD FEVER witnesses the arrival of Goldcorp Inc to a remote Guatemalan village. 500 years after the conquistadors invaded, and still reeling from decades of US-backed repression, the Mayans of San Miguel Ixtahuacán find themselves on the front lines of an increasingly globalized world. Thursday, June … Continue reading Documentary Salon: “Gold Fever”