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IDEX organizes a variety of events throughout the year, from film screenings, to panel discussions, house parties and our Annual Event each June. We also co-sponsor with local organizations to bring you a choice of activities focused on international development.
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The IMF and its Policy Impact on Public Health and the Fight against HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries - A Book Presentation and Discussion
Tuesday, Sept 14, 6:30pm
Bay Area local and expert on IMF policies, Rick Rowden, returns to San Francisco to discuss his new book, "The Deadly Ideas of Neoliberalism: How the IMF has Undermined Public Health and the Fight Against AIDS" (London: Zed Books). Introduction by Patrick Bond.
World Affairs Council Auditoriumm, 312 Sutter Street, Second Floor, San Francisco, California 94108
World Affairs Council Auditoriumm, 312 Sutter Street, Second Floor, San Francisco, California 94108
Rick Rowden, PhD student in economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi, and former senior policy analyst for the Washington DC office of the international development NGO, ActionAid.
Patrick Bond is senior professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Development Studies and a visiting scholar at the UC-Berkeley Department of Geography.
Bay Area local and expert on IMF policies, Rick Rowden, returns to San Francisco to discuss his new book, "The Deadly Ideas of Neoliberalism: How the IMF has Undermined Public Health and the Fight Against AIDS" (London: Zed Books). Rowden will critically examine the controversial economic policies that are attached as conditions on the loans given by the IMF to developing countries. He will explore how such policies impact the economies of developing countries, and the financing which is desperately needed for public health services and the fight against HIV/AIDS. He will also discuss how civil society advocates in many countries are calling for alternative economic policies.
Rick taught Global Studies at California State University, Monterey Bay and Political Science at Golden Gate University in San Francisco before moving to Washington DC, where he spent 9 years working with international development NGOs. Most recently he worked for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland, and is currently a PhD student in economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi, India.
This program is sponsored by Priority Africa Network (PAN), International Development Exchange (IDEX), Global Exchange (GX) & ActUP East Bay and the World Affairs Council. For more information, contact Priority Africa Network at priorityafrica@yahoo.com or call (510) 663 2255.
IDEX Film Screening of Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Wednesday, November 3, 2010, Happy Hour at 5:30pm, Screening at 7pm
Happy Hour (location TBD), Film Screening at the Roxie, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, 94110. Map.
Tickets available at the door, if you have any questions about the event, please email idexevents@idex.org, or call (415) 824-8384.
It all began with rural women planting much needed trees. This created a space for rural women to tend their nurseries and plant trees that gave valuable fuel, shade, and food. But they soon found themselves up against the Kenyan Government.
"Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy-a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration." For more details about the film visit: Taking Root.
This program is sponsored by IDEX (International Development Exchange) and Spark SF.
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A Plea For Pakistan: How You Can Help
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
While floodwaters are beginning to recede in many areas, Pakistan remains caught in the grips of one of the most devastating natural disasters in the country’s history.