"Afro-Colombian Human Rights"

Lecture by Bela Henriquez, Afro-Colombian activist and member of the Colombian human rights organization, Hijos e hijas por la memoria y contra la impunidad. Co-sponsored by LACC and FIU's Colombian Studies Institute (CSI). Part of the CSI Human Rights Lecture Series. Event is free and open to the public. Call CSI at (305)348-2894 for more information.

Book Presentation: The Palace of Justice: A Colombian Tragedy

Videoconference with author, Ana Carrigan, and discussants including FIU Professors Ana Maria Bidegain and Victor Uribe and Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald journalist, Gerardo Reyes. Co-sponsored by LACC, FIU's Colombian Studies Institute (CSI) and the Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center, Bogota, Colombia. Part of the CSI Human Rights Lecture Series. Event will be in Spanish. Event is free and open to the public. Call CSI at (305)348-2894 for more information.

"Bosques Pico Bonito and Forest Carbon Markets"

Lecture by Robert L. Lapides, CEO, Bosques Pico Bonito, presents the business model and financing structure behind Pico Bonito, a pioneer in the development of sustainable models that achieve environmental, social, economic, financial and investment objectives. Co-sponsored by LACC, the Kaufmann Foundation, FIU's Department of Earth and Environment and FIU's SIPA Global Energy Security Forum. Event is free and open to the public. Call (305)348-6236 for more information.

"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.

"A New Vision for a New World Reality: Prospects for the Anglophone Caribbean"

11th Annual Eric E. Williams Memorial Lecture by the Honorable Portia Simpson Miller, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica. Presented by African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS). Reception following lecture. Co-sponsored by LACC, FIU College of Arts and Sciences, FIU School of International and Public Affairs, Ruth K. and Shepard Broad International Lecture Series, FIU Women's Studies and the FIU AADS Graduate Students Association. Event is free and open to the public. Call (305)348-6860 for more information.

"VIII Congress of the Int'l. Society of Portuguese as a Foreign Language: A Recap and Training Session"

Film Screening Our Lady of the Assassins

Fernando, a middle-aged writer returns home to Medellin, Colombia. Appalled by the extreme violence and the adolescent thugs who rule the streets, Fernando is also intensely drawn to the dark side of Medellin and ultimately forced to deal with the reality of living a life full of contradictions. In Spanish with English sub-titles. Co-sponsored by LACC and FIU's Colombian Studies Institute (CSI). Part of the CSI Human Rights Lecture Series. Event is free and open to the public. Call CSI at (305)348-2894 for more information.

Book Presentation Walking to Guantanamo

Book presentation by author, Richard Fleming. Co-sponsored by LACC and FIU's Cuban Research Institute. Event is free and open to the public. Call LACC at (305)348-2894 for more information.

"Lives in the Balance: FDR, Trujillo and the DR's Settlement at Sosua, 1940-41"

Lecture by author Allen Wells, Ph.D., Professor, Department of History, Bowdoin College explores Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo's offer to accept 100,000 Central European Jews in 1938 and the eventual failure to save the lives of thousands of Jews due to US State Department fears of Nazi infiltration into the Americas and Washington's insistence on vetting each refugee. Part of the LACC/Judaic Studies Program Latin American Jewry Series. Event is free and open to the public. Call LACC at (305)348-2894 for more information.

National Council for Social Studies Annual Conference

3,000 educators from across the U.S. and around the world share current research and expertise in social studies education. This year's theme, "Dreams and Deeds: The Civic Mission of Schools," highlights the central role of social studies in our schools in an attempt to prepare global citizens.

"Rethinking Cuban History: Cubanidad in the Context of the Americas"

Lecture by Eduardo Torres-Cueva, Ph.D., Professor of History, University of Havana, Director, Jose Marti National Library and Director, Casa de Altos Estudios Don Fernando Ortiz. Event held in Spanish. Co-sponsored by LACC and FIU's Cuban Research Institute (CRI). Call CRI at(305)348-1991 for more information or to RSVP.

"Eroticism, Spirituality and Resistance in Black Women's Writings"

Book reading by author, Donna Weir-Soley, and Jamaica Journal exhibition with presentations by the Institute from Jamaica. Part of the official launch of the Jamaica Journal partnership with the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC). Co-sponsored by LACC, dLOC, Jamaica Journal and the Institute of Jamaica. Contact dLOC at (305)348-3008 for more information.

"Narradoras cubanas: Identidades al borde del ataque de nervios"

Lecture by award-winning narrator, poet and essayist, Mirta Yáñez, Ph.D. Lecture will be in Spanish. Co-sponsored by LACC and FIU's Cuban Research Institute (CRI). Call CRI at (305)348-1991 for more information or to RSVP.

"21st Century Competitiveness in Latin America: The Role of Education"

Lecture by Mark B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., President & Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University. Sponsored by the Miami Consortium for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Event is free and open to the public. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Call LACC at (305)348-2894 for more information.

Book Presentation: Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know

Book Presentation by author Julia E. Sweig, Ph.D., Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin American Studies and Director for Latin American Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know provides a guide to Cuba's politics, its complex relationship with the US and its changing role in the global community. Co-sponsored by LACC, FIU's Cuban Research Institute (CRI), and Books & Books. Call CRI at (305)348-1991 for more information.

"Human Rights in Colombia"

Lecture by Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, Ph.D., Professor, Birkbeck College at the University of London and Universidad Javeriana and 2009 Visitng Lecturer, State University of Rio de Janeiro. Co-sponsored by LACC. FIU Colombian Studies Institute (CSI), FIU College of Law and Maloka. Part of the CSI Human Rights Lecture Series. Event is free and open to the public. Call CSI at (305)348-2894 for more information.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Annual Convention and Expo

University closed. Thanksgiving holiday.

University closed. Thanksgiving holiday.