[asia-apec 1602] MST Leader to Visit Bay Area

[Anuradha Mittal]

Event Listing for Bay Area Members

MST Leader to Visit Bay Area

On Wednesday October 18, Gilmar Mauro, a leading member of Brazil's
Landless Workers Movement (MST) will speak here in the Bay Area about
the ongoing struggle for land reform in Brazil's troubled countryside.
Food First is pleased to announce that we are co sponsoring this event
about one of the world's most successful grassroots peasant movements.
At present the MST counts more than 1.2 million members among its 
ranks.More than 15 million acres of land have been distributed.

Described by Time magazine as one of  the most important people in Latin 
America to watch in the 21st century, Mauro has spent the last fifteen 
years at the center of the Movement. The program will also feature a 
short, new video of compelling footage on the MST.

Join us at La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley, at
8:00 pm on October 18. $ 5-10 donation requested. For more information
call 415-255-7296. Sponsors: Food First, Friends of the MST, and Global
Exchange.

Join the fight against hunger. For more information contact foodfirst at foodfirst.org.
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