Book launch for Evo Morales bio

LAUNCH: “Evo Morales and theMovimiento al Socialismo in Bolivia: the first term in context, 2006-2010” Edited by Adrian J. Pearce Wednesday 27th April 18.00-20.00 The Senate Room, Senate House (First Floor) Malet Street London WC1E 7HU Presentations by: Prof. James Dunkerley (Queen Mary, University of London) Dr. John Crabtree (Oxford University Latin American Centre) Commentator: Dr. Pilar Domingo (Overseas Development Institute) Chair: Dr. Adrian Pearce (King's College London) The event is free of charge and open to all. There is no need for prior registration. Organised by: Institute for the Study of the Americas www.americas.sas.ac.uk Bolivia Information Forum www.boliviainfoforum.org.uk The event will be followed by a wine reception, courtesy of the Bolivian Embassy in London.

Bolivia Information Forum (BIF), Unit F5 89-93 Fonthill Road, London N4 3JH www.boliviainfoforum.org.uk

Bolivian Manna

Yesterday's New York Times had an article on the front page about quinoa, and how it is being used for Passover; with a few questions, of course, about how kosher it is, which I guess will be determined by seeing if it chews it cud or has a cloven hoof.

Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, Minister of Economics and Public Finance, when he spoke at Columbia University last year, mentioned this crop as one of the resources of Bolivia. It has indeed been a boom, so much so that the Western demand has driven the price of it up in Bolivia for the locals. Which was also a feature of a recent NYT article by Simon Romero.