Venezuelan Ambassador to speak in the Bay Area Tue. Oct 6th and Wed. Oct 7th

The Ambassador of Venezuela to the U.S., the Honorable Bernardo Alvarez, will be visiting the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday Oct 6th and Wednesday Oct 7th, as part of his tour of California.

Ambassador Alvarez will speak about Venezuela's attempt at building a participatory-democracy system, social justice, US-Venezuela relations, and the latest events taking place in Venezuela and Latin America.

Tuesday, Oct 6th 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Women's Building
3543 18th St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Wednesday, October 7 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
103 Mulford Hall
UC Berkeley Campus
Ambassador Alvarez will talk for 45 minutes with a period of questions and discussion. A small reception will follow.
Sponsored by The Center for the Study of the Americas (CENSA), FOOD FIRST, and The Laboratory of Agroecology-UC Berkeley.

Both events are free and open to the public.

Ambassador Alvarez will also speak at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco.

Tuesday, October 6th 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
World Affairs Council Auditorium
312 Sutter Street
Second Floor
San Francisco, California 94108

Non members of the World Affairs Council must register and cancel $15 to attend this event.

Visit the World Affairs Council website for more details.
http://www.itsyourworld.org/assnfe/ev.asp?SnID=2&ID=2613

For more information, contact Olivia Burlingame Goumbri at ogoumbri [at] embavenez-us.org and ven-sanfrancisco [at] gmail.com