Regina forum on the coup in Honduras

The Coup in Honduras: Popular Resistance and Canadian Imperialism

What: Report back from Human Rights delegation to Honduras

When: 7pm, Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Where: University of Regina, Room CL112

Jeffery R. Webber will report back from his meetings in Honduras with trade unionists, peasants, and other activists involved in the popular resistance against the coup government. He will also discuss the role of the Canadian government lending support to an illegal regime principally in an effort to protect Canadian mining investments in the country.

Jeffery R. Webber is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Regina. He has three books forthcoming this year: Red October: Left-Indigenous Struggles in Modern Bolivia; The Paradox of Evismo: Rebellion to Reform in Bolivian Politics; and The Resurgence of Latin American Radicalism: Between Cracks in the Empire and an Izquierda Permitida (co-edited with Barry Carr).