“Venezuela: A Country in Crisis.” A panel discussion presented by the Yale International Relations Association

Event time: 
Friday, February 1, 2019 - 10:30am to 12:30pm
Location: 
William L. Harkness Hall (WLH), 117 See map
100 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Event description: 

The Yale International Relations Association presents
“Venezuela: A Country in Crisis.”

As Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó fight to establish their leadership’s legitimacy and countries around the world weigh in, the situation in Venezuela demands critical attention. On Friday, February 1 in William L. Harkness Hall Room 117, the Yale International Relations Association is hosting a panel of experts to engage the Yale community in a discussion about the current situation.

Panelists:
Alejandro Velasco, Assoc. Prof. of Hisory, NYU; Author of “Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela”
Cristopher Sabatini, Lecturer, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs; Founder and Executive Director of Global Americans (theglobalamericans.org).
Joshua Braver, Climenko Fellow, Harvard Law School

Moderator:
Blair Nelsen, Master of Arts in Religion candidate at Yale Divinity School, concentrating in Latinx/Latin American Christianity.

10:30 am Coffee Reception
11:00 am Panel Discussion

Alejandro Velasco, Christopher Sabatini, Joshua Braver