"What Ever Happened to the War on Drugs in Latin America?"

Lecture by Bruce Bagley, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of International Studies, University of Miami examines the shortcomings of the War on Drugs, current policies towards decriminalization in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico and alternatives to policies related to cultivation, trafficking and consumption in the US, Latin America and Western Europe. Co-sponsored by LACC and UM's Center for Latin American Studies. Call LACC at (305)348-2894 for more information.

"US Policy towards the BRICS"

Lecture by the Honorable Phillip T. Chicola, US Deputy Ambassador to Brazil. Co-sponsored by LACC, Maloka, FIU Brazilian Culture Club, Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida (BACCF) and FIU's Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies. Call LACC at (305)348-2894 for more information.

"1st Latin American Legal Congress on Reproductive Rights"

Conference brings together academics, lawyers, activists, NGO representatives, and community leaders and provides broad overview of reproductive rights within international law and recent advances in the region with regards to reproductive rights. Sessions also highlight comparative law and applications of the law in the field of reproductive rights. Co-sponsored by LACC, Planned Parenthood International and Promsex.