Where: Senate Chamber, 6th floor, Robertson Hall, University Drive
When: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
*1 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.: Welcome and introductory remarks by Laura Macdonald, director, Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University
* Panel 1: 1:05 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: The coup and refugee experiences
Chair: Egla Martinez Salazar, human rights program, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University
– Leonor León, Chilean exile, human rights worker and activist
– Lilly Nichols, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) executive (on sabbatical) and Chilean exile
– Lorena Gajardo, OISE, University of Toronto, Chilean-Canadian
Coffee Break: 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
* Panel 2: 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Canadian humanitarian responses to the coup
Chair: Laura Macdonald
– John Foster, instructor, Political Science, Carleton University
– Marc Dolgin, former chargé d’affaires, Embassy of Canada, Santiago
– Bill Fairbairn, Inter Pares
* Panel 3: 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.: Pinochet’s Legacy: Economy and Human Rights
Chair: John Foster
– Bob Carty, former CBC radio documentary producer
– Gonzalo Bustamante, PhD candidate, Université de Québec en Outaouais
This event is sponsored by the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies (Human Rights and Latin American and Caribbean Studies programs) and the Institute of Political Economy.