Canada & the Coup in Chile 50 Years Later: Book launch for Canada-Chile Solidarity, 1973-1990

September 11 marks 50 years since General Augusto Pinochet overthrew Salvador Allende. On the anniversary CFPI will be hosting Canada & the Coup in Chile 50 Years Later. The event launched the new book Canada-Chile Solidarity, 1973-1990.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
"Canada-Chile Solidarity, 1973-1990 Testimonies of Civil Society Action" Editor: Liisa L. North
The stories & documents presented in this book relate key facets of the history of Canadian civil society solidarity with Chile after the September 1973 military coup d’état. It is a history that speaks to the importance of well-organized and coordinated civic action in the formulation of public policy, especially with regard to refugees and dealing with dictatorships; it also speaks to the significance of refugee & exile community contributions to Canadian society.
OUR SPEAKERS
Marcelo Puente
Chilean-Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet
John W. Foster
Lecturer, University of Regina
Magdalena Ugarte
Assistant Professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)
Joe Gunn
Executive Director, Centre Oblat, St. Paul University
Laura Macdonald
Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University
Verónica Schild
Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario
Moderator: Bianca Mugyenyi, Canadian Foreign Policy Institute
Host: Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (www.foreignpolicy.ca)
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