Quechua Week at New York University

Quechua at NYU Updates

Quechua Night Many thanks to Cassandra Torrico, who presented at the recent Quechua Conversation night in Bolivian Quechua. We had a great turnout, and the new format for the event is working out well. For those studying or interested in the language - this is a great place to continue developing your Quechua communication skills. Quechua Night is a monthly event held in Quechua that includes a presentation and lots of conversation time -- even those speakers at the basic level will leave having practiced Quechua. Read more about Quechua Night. Instead of having a Quechua Conversation Night in December, we will be focusing our energies onQuechua Week, see below.

Quechua Week 2010 NYU's first ever Quechua Week will span the days between Monday December 13and Friday December 17. While some details are still pending regarding a film screening event, the rest of the week's events are posted on our Quechua Week page. Please forward this info to friends and colleagues who may be interested! If you are a student at NYU and would like to help with these events, please reply to this email with your availability.

Evo Morales speaks in New York

Last night, 21 September, the Amigos de Bolivia crew went to hear Evo Morales speak at the Community Church on East 35th Street, after a session at the UN and a talk at Hunter College the day before. The line was around the block by 5pm, with the speech commencing at 7pm. A full house cheered him on with shouts of Evo! Evo! and he delivered in top form.
The subject was the rights of Mother Earth, and he made many references to capitalism and its role in impoverishing people around the world. Fidel Castro, he pointed out, made the remark 15-20 years ago that rich nations ought to recognise their ecological debt to the world; Morales noted that at first he did not realise the significance of that remark. But now with melting glaciers, dry spells, cold snaps that kill millions of fish, water levels receeding and other problems, he finds it very significant.
He rejected the Copenhagen accord which would have allowed for a rise of 2 degrees Centigrade worldwide, noting that an existing rise of .7-.89 degress was already in effect and was unbearable.
Such policies have not earned him praise among the corporate rulers, and one doubts that this speech will get the coverage it deserves -as so many papers are so indebted to the corporations which advertise in them - from the New York Post to even the Guardian (see the outing of this paper for its large 4X4 ads at http://www.hempforvictory.blogspot.com). He noted that after 9/11 the rich countries labeled him and some of his colleagues as drug dealers and, yes, terrorrists.
He ended saying he was actually a bit nervous, peasant farmer that he was, speaking to a crowd in a part of the world that labeled him drug dealer and a terrorist.
We are glad he stood up to his detractors, and look forward to hearing more from him in the future.

Evo Morales to speak at Community Church of New York

The Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the United Nations

Invites you to attend a public lecture by

President Evo Morales

"Nature is not for sale: the Rights of Mother Earth"

At the Community Church of New York

40 East 35th St. (between Madison and Park Ave.)

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 at 7 PM

Doors open at 5:30 PM. General admision.

Please confirm attendance to bolivianmission@gmail.com (does not guarantee a seat).

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La Misión Permanente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia ante las Naciones Unidas

Invita al acto ofrecido por el

Presidente Evo Morales

"La naturaleza no se vende: los derechos de la Madre Tierra”

En el Community Church of New York

40 East 35th St. (entre Madison y Park Ave.)

Martes, 21 de septiembre de 2010 a las 19:00 PM

El ingreso será a partir de las 17:30 PM. Espacio limitado.

Se ruega confirmar a bolivianmission@gmail.com (no implica reserva de asiento).