The Windham World Affairs Council invites you to this free event at 118 Elliot in Brattleboro on Weds., July 26th at 6:30 pm.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-pink-tide-20-a-new-left-surge-in-latin-america-tickets-672605209287 to reserve your space to attend in person or on Zoom.

Author Linda Farthing will speak on the New Left surge in Latin America. She is a writer and educator with 25 years' experience in Latin America as a study abroad director, film field producer, and journalist/independent scholar. The author of several books, she has She has written for The Guardian, Ms. Magazine, Jacobin, Al Jazeera, and the Nation.

With a wave of progressive leaders taking office in Latin America, many have heralded the rise of a new pink tide. However, since the height of the first pink tide during the first 15 years of the 21st century, the commodity bubble has burst causing economic distress, the impacts of climate change have intensified, an emboldened far right has emerged, the pandemic has devastated communities, and a new wave of popular protests broke out across the southern hemisphere. The current left-wing governments in the region are different from their predecessors. And they must govern in a very different socio-political environment, with constant threats and backlash from the right. How is this latest resurgence of the left faring, whether in the presidential palaces or on the streets? This talk will consider key issues including indigenous rights, environmental issues, reproductive rights, the war on drugs, the rise of the right, and a new generation of progressive Latin American leaders.

The Windham World Affairs Council's (WWAC) mission is to build community engagement, dialogue, and resilience by helping people better understand our world's issues and problems. We are an independent, nonpartisan organization with an all-volunteer council. We proudly maintain all events free of charge to the public. Donations, however, are welcome.

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