This year’s Spanish for Activists Camp took place at the Foundation of Light in
Ithaca, NY from July 16-18. The attendees of the camp were from all
backgrounds, scattered all throughout New York or New Jersey, of all ages,
involved in all different types of activism. Our workshops ranged from
discussions of the SOA Encuentro in Venezuela, to discussions about
immigration reform and exploitative resource extraction. There were panels
about Haiti and farmworkers, and grassroots activism in Colombia. The
workshops ended with a panel discussion on Venezuelan politics with Consulate
General of Venezuela Carol Delgado, her spouse Greg Wilpert, (writer for the
blog http://venezuelanalysis.com/), and Howard Botwinick, Professor of
Economics at SUNY Cortland. Our Spanish and ESL classes helped people brush
up on their multi-lingual skills, or get the basics of beginning a new language.
When campers needed a break from academia, there was a hiking and
swimming trip, salsa lessons and a dance party hosted by the Ithaca group
Palante! and a campfire with folk music performed by activist and musician
Colleeen Kattau.
Pics are up here! http://picasaweb.google.com/101552741015410365723/CUSLARS4ACamp2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCLaLuK3xmIHvzQE&feat=directlink
