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SUMMARY:The Water Defenders: The Graphic Adaptation
DESCRIPTION:In their acclaimed book The Water Defenders\, Robin Broad and John Cavanagh told the story of activists in San Isidro\, El Salvador\, who fought multinational mining corporation OceanaGold and won—protecting their drinking water and environment from irreparable harm—despite great personal danger. Now\, Jon Sack’s captivating graphic adaptation brings the story to new audiences and with new urgency\, as environmental progress and human rights remain under assault around the world. \nThe book is also updated to address Salvadoran dictator Nayib Bukele’s ascent and the subsequent arrests of five water defenders. Initially excited by the company’s promises of jobs and prosperity\, farmer Vidalina Morales\, brothers Marcelo and Miguel Rivera\, and others soon realized that the trade-off was catastrophic contamination of El Salvador’s main source of fresh water. Facing corporate machinations and violence\, the ordinary people of San Isidro and surrounding communities built a transnational coalition that prevailed over powerful adversaries to score an environmental victory with worldwide repercussions. Broad and Cavanagh draw on over a decade of research\, interviews\, and experience as allies and experts in international development to recount the harrowing saga. A blueprint for civic bravery and local-to-global activism\, as well as a rich history of Central America’s political conflicts and people’s fights against environmental and economic exploitation. \nRobin Broad is a two-time MacArthur fellow and won a Guggenheim fellowship for her work surrounding mining in El Salvador. A research professor at American University\, she served as an international economist in the US Department of the Treasury\, in the US Congress\, and at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Broad and her husband\, John Cavanagh\, helped build the network of global allies that spearheaded the fight against mining in El Salvador. They have coauthored several books together. \nJohn Cavanagh is senior advisor for and former director of the Washington\, DC–based Institute for Policy Studies\, an organization that collaborates with the Poor People’s Campaign and other dynamic social movements to turn ideas into action for peace\, justice\, and the environment. Previously\, he worked with the United Nations to research corporate power. Cavanagh and his wife\, Robin Broad\, helped build the network of global allies that spearheaded the fight against mining in El Salvador. They have coauthored several books together. \nJohn Duda is an independent researcher and communications strategist working to advance a more democratic economy. He has worked extensively at the intersections of digital media\, software development\, and left politics\, as well as serving for nine years as Communications Director for The Democracy Collaborative\, an international research institute working to develop practical models for a post-capitalist economy. He has written extensively on left organizing\, history\, and economic alternatives\, and received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in Intellectual History. He is a co-founder of Red Emma’s\, a worker-owned radical bookstore and restaurant in Baltimore\, which he calls home.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/the-water-defenders-graphic-adaptation/
LOCATION:Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse\, 3128 Greenmount Ave.\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Community Forum: Inequality and Democracy - On a Collision Course
DESCRIPTION:The wide and growing gap in income\, wealth\, and opportunity threatens our communities and lives. It also poses an existential threat to our democracy. The good news about this moment of crisis is that there are signs that it is also a moment of opportunity. \nCome learn about a bold agenda being incubated at the national level. Bring your questions and share your thoughts. Chuck Collins\, a nationally-recognized expert and author on extreme income and wealth inequality\, and Jay Kaufman\, who served as Lexington’s State Representative in the Massachusetts House of Representative for 24 years\, will lead this lively community conversation. \nChuck is director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies where he co-edits Inequality.org. He is author of the new book\, Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power are Ruining Our Lives and Planet. Jay is now writing and publishing on his “Uncertain Times” Substack site.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/inequality-and-democracy-on-a-collision-course/
LOCATION:First Parish in Lexington\, 7 Harrington Rd\, Lexington\, MA\, 02421
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Graphic Nonfiction with Jon  Sack\, Robin Broad\, and John Cavanagh
DESCRIPTION:“Broad and Cavanagh’s The Water Defenders is the latest major work of nonfiction to receive a graphic adaptation—this time by Sack\, a master of densely packed nonfiction comics. … Updating the original text to address new threats to defenders of the environment since the original publication\, this adaptation shares this vital story in a way that invites in new audiences who might otherwise avoid difficult nonfiction reads. … This book will pair well with other comics nonfiction.” —Matthew Noe\, Booklist \nJon Sack is a UK based artist and writer. His first book\, La Lucha (Verso\, 2015)\, chronicled the stories of human rights defenders in the state of Chihuahua\, Mexico\, and was subsequently introduced into secondary schools in as part of a curriculum on human rights. His stories have covered the plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey\, environmental activists in Mongolia\, Kyrgyzstan and Peru\, and the history of oil in Iraq. His latest graphic novels include Windows on the World and My Fairy Godfather\, a collaboration with writer Robert Mailer Anderson\, both published by Fantagraphics\, and Une Histoire de Solidarités\, published in France by Komics Initiative. \nRobin Broad is a two-time MacArthur fellow and won a Guggenheim fellowship for her work surrounding mining in El Salvador. A research professor at American University\, she served as an international economist in the US Department of the Treasury\, in the US Congress\, and at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Broad and her husband\, John Cavanagh\, helped build the network of global allies that spearheaded the fight against mining in El Salvador. They have coauthored several books together. \nJohn Cavanagh is senior advisor for and former director of the Washington\, DC–based Institute for Policy Studies\, an organization that collaborates with the Poor People’s Campaign and other dynamic social movements to turn ideas into action for peace\, justice\, and the environment. Previously\, he worked with the United Nations to research corporate power. He is co-author of 14 books on economic justice and the global economy.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/talking-graphic-nonfiction-with-jon-robin-and-john/
LOCATION:So & So Books\, 719 N Person Street\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:50th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award
DESCRIPTION:IPS invites you to our 50th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards! Come celebrate five decades of uplifting unsung human rights defenders and honoring our movement heroes together. \nThe in-person event will begin with a catered reception at 5:30 pm ET. The ceremony will begin at 7:00 pm ET\, and will finish with a closing reception at 8:00 pm ET \nGet your ticket today to secure a 25% discounted Early Bird ticket while they still last! \nJoin us to uplift our incredible awardees\, Unidos MN and La Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana. Both our Awardees represent communities that have built serious power to defend their rights. \n\nMinnesotans organized as Unidos MN to protect their community from ICE violence and inspired the whole country with their mass resistance.\nLa Liga is energizing the North American labor movement by mobilizing unions across Mexico to use their seat at the bargaining table and stand up to transnational corporations.\n\nWe are going all-out for our 50th and will have live music\, food and drinks\, memorabilia\, and lots of fanfare. We’re reaching far back to invite as many IPS alumni as possible for this milestone! We cherish these awards as a time to convene our community and celebrate our allies’ hard work\, so please extend this invitation to all who want to come together. \nBuy today to secure a 25% discounted Early Bird ticket while they still last!  Full price\, in-person tickets will open soon. We offer a range of ticket prices to keep this event accessible to all who’d like to join. \nWe are also looking for co-sponsors to help make this event happen.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/lm50/
LOCATION:Dupont Circle
CATEGORIES:Arts Event,Awards Dinner,Reception
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