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Brown Bag Discussion: Venezuelan Deputy Modesto Ruiz On Afro-Venezuelans

Brown Bag Discussion: Venezuelan Deputy Modesto Ruiz On Afro-Venezuelans

IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

During the last decade, Afro-Venezuelan communities, historically marginalized and forgotten in Venezuela, have increasingly begun to organize themselves and effectively impact progressive policy measures. The Institute for Policy Studies’ Foreign Policy in Focus project invites you to a brown bag discussion with Venezuelan Deputy Modesto Ruiz Espinoza, President of the Subcommittee on Legislation, Participation, Warranties, Duties and Rights of African descendants in the Venezuelan National Assembly.

A Lunch Time Talk with Visiting Afro-Venezuela Students

IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

Venezuela has designated the month of May, the same month as the historic African Liberation Day, as Afro-Venezuelan Month. Afro-Venezuelan communities have been historically marginalized and forgotten in Venezuela. However, the country’s Bolivarian Revolution has increasingly seen this sector of the population organize and effectively impact progressive policy measures. The Institute for Policy Studies’ Foreign Policy in Focus project and Cimarrones-Howard University invites you to a brown bag discussion with Roraima Yurimar Gutierrez Moreno and John Daniel Morocoima Gudino. Both will be speaking about Afro-Venezuelan culture, education and social movements in Venezuela, particularly among the country's youth.

An Evening Talk with Visiting Afro-Venezuela Students

An Evening Talk with Visiting Afro-Venezuela Students

IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

Venezuela has designated the month of May, the same month as the historic African Liberation Day, as Afro-Venezuelan Month. Afro-Venezuelan communities have been historically marginalized and forgotten in Venezuela. However, the country’s Bolivarian Revolution has increasingly seen this sector of the population organize and effectively impact progressive policy measures. The Institute for Policy Studies’ Foreign Policy in Focus project and Cimarrones-Howard University invites you to a brown bag discussion with Roraima Yurimar Gutierrez Moreno and John Daniel Morocoima Gudino. Both will be speaking about Afro-Venezuelan culture, education and social movements in Venezuela, particularly among the country's youth.

Brown Bag Discussion: Venezuela, Heavy Oil, and A Renewable Energy Transition

IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

The US and Venezuela are at odds on the government level but share one thing in common; both countries are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exploitation. Join IPS’ Sustainable Energy and Economy Networks for a conversation on: what lessons the US can learn from Venezuela’s experiences as it  plans to transition to a renewable energy economy; and the prospects of Venezuela agreeing not to exploit its heavy oil reserves.

Venezuelan Citizens Vote!

IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

Join us for this debriefing and discussion with observers about what Venezuela's October presidential elections mean for Venezuela, and for the U.S.

The Impact of Hugo Chavez & The Bolivarian Revolution

The Impact of Hugo Chavez & The Bolivarian Revolution

Nyumburu Cultural Center University Of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States

IPS' Netfa Freeman will is a feature panelist at a University of Maryland event about the impact of the late Venezuelan leader.

Film: Venezuela Rising

Film: Venezuela Rising

IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

Join us for a documentary film illustrating the impact of the Bolivarian revolution on poor and working people in this Latin American country and the established system of democracy.

The Second “5 Days for the Cuban 5

Washington DC Washington, DC, United States

Institute for Policy Studies joins with the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 for the 2nd annual week of actions to get justice for: Fernando González, Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, And René González.

The Legacy of Hugo Chavez at Home and Abroad

The Legacy of Hugo Chavez at Home and Abroad

Bolivarian Hall 2443 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC, United States

Institute for Policy Studies boardmember, James Early moderates a timely and dynamic panel about Venezuela on the 1st anniversary of the passing of the late Venezuelan President.

Venezuelan Constitutional Expert Hermann Escarr Speaks

Venezuelan Constitutional Expert Hermann Escarr Speaks

IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

IPS' Foreign Policy In Focus hosts a talk with Venezuelan law professor about the current situation in Venezuela and the dialogue for peace, moderated by IPS boardmember James Early.

Art and Action in Venezuela: A Talk with Bituaya

IPS Conference Room 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC, United States

A band and community organization straight from the barrios, dedicated to the socio-political and cultural changes in Venezuela today and playing an integral part in the advancement of urban artistic movements in Caracas.

Arts Event: Salsa not Sanctions

Bolivarian Hall of the Embassy of Venezuela 2443 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

A party with the live band El Sistema's Orquesta Latino Caribeña, at Venezuelan Embassy’s Bolivarian Hall to show our determination to have positive relations with our South American neighbors.

Film: Venezuela, The Shadow Agenda

Institute for Policy Studies 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC

The documentary by Hernando Calvo Ospina that will be valid as long as the United States persists in attacking the Bolivarian Revolution.

Venezuela and The Bellicose Return of the Monroe Doctrine

Institute for Policy Studies 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC

A roundtable discussion with IPS board members James Early and Danny Glover to talk about the ongoing crisis in Venezuela and how the rise of the political right in Latin America factors into it.