Published September 25, 2012
by iris_author
CERLAC presents
CANADA AND EMPIRE: the new canadian imperialism in central america
with Grahame Russell and Tyler Shipley
Weds Sept 26, 2012
3:30 – 5:00 pm
956 YRT (York Research Tower)
York University
Join us in a discussion of Canada’s particular role in exploitation and injustice in Guatemala & Honduras
While the role of U.S. imperial power in Central America has long been the subject of much warranted critique, Canada’s participation in the projects of empire has too often slipped below the radar. This is of particular significance in the context of the increasingly aggressive imperial strategies that Canada has undertaken in recent decades, which both dovetail with traditional U.S. imperial strategy and, at the same time, present Canadian capital as an imperial competitor to Washington.
The painful consequences of this shift have fallen, not surprisingly, to the peoples and communities of Central America, whose land, resources and bodies are treated as cheap inputs in the quest for profits for North American companies engaged in mining, manufacturing, tourism and other industries. Join us in a discussion of Canada’s particular role in exploitation and injustice in Guatemala and Honduras.
More info
http://www.yorku.ca/cerlac/events12-13.htm#russell
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