Seventh Annual Jolie Rickman Spanish for Activists Camp

This year, the Committee on U.S./Latin American Relations (CUSLAR), in collaboration with the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) hosted its seventh annual Jolie Rickman Spanish for Activists Camp. Spanish for Activists camp-S4A for short- is one of our organization's most important events. S4A serves as a platform for socio-political education, leadership formation, and networking for activists throughout the Northeast. At the core of S4A are Spanish language classes, led by professional instructors and native speakers, and workshops on pertinent political, social, and economic issues in Latin America. However, when class is out, Spanish for Activists is also a weekend full of music, dance, delicious vegetarian cuisine, and camping.

This year's workshop topics included:

• Globalization of Agriculture and its Ramifications for Farmworkers
• Brazilian Landless Workers and the MST Movement
• Cajibio, Colombia Sister City Project
• Latin American Farmworkers in New York State
• African and Indigenous Identities in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Politics and Resistance in the Caribbean - Revolutionary Music, Present-Day Politics, and Social Movements
• No More Deaths and the U.S.-Mexican border

Stay tuned for more information regarding Spanish for Activists Camp 2009. If you are interested in becoming involved the event planning and preparation, please contact us at cuslar AT cornell DOT edu