You are invited to a talk with award-winning Venezuelan journalist Ernesto Villegas Poljak as he discusses his new book, Abril Golpe Adentro (Inside the April Coup). Mr. Poljak is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the daily newspaper Ciudad Caracas and has also written for El Nuevo Pais, Economia Hoy, El Universal, Ultimas Noticias, and others. Mr. Poljak will discuss the state of news media in Venezuela today and give first hand account of the role played by private news outlets during the April 2002 coup d’etat in Venezuela.
As part of an exercise in participatory democracy in Venezuela, communities are assuming leadership in conducting environmental conservation projects across the country to deal with the various environmental challenges facing them. Come to IPS for a rare opportunity to hear directly from and discuss with Miguel Rodriguez, Venezuela’s Viceminister of Environmental Conservation, these and other projects and what role the Chavez government is playing in them.
This is a brownbag event so please feel free to bring your lunch.
Please rsvp by sending an email to adwoa@ips-dc.org or calling 202-234-9382.
IPS is between L and M Streets on 16th Street and two blocks from the Farragut North (Red line) and Farragut West (Orange/Blue lines) Metro stations.
In a new interview, Noam Chomsky talks about U.S. war plans, what you don’t read in the mainstream media, and why international affairs are run like the mafia.
