Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse : Event : The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia

The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia

Thursday Apr 26, 7PM @ Red Emma's

New social movements have emerged in Bolivia over the "price of fire" -- access to basic elements of survival like water, gas, land, coca, employment, and other resources. Though these movements helped pave the way to the presidency for indigenous coca-grower Evo Morales in 2005, they have made it clear that their fight for self-determination doesn't end at the ballot box. From the first moments of Spanish colonization to today's headlines, *The Price of Fire* offers a gripping account of clashes in Bolivia between corporate and people's power, contextualizing them regionally, culturally, and historically.
Join us for a discussion with author Benjamin Dangl on his new book The Price of Fire, due out from AK Press this month.

Dangl has worked as an independent journalist throughout Latin America, writing for publications such as Z Magazine, The Nation, and The Progressive. He is also the editor of TowardFreedom.com, a progressive perspective on world events, and UpsideDownWorld.org, an online magazine covering activism and politics in Latin America. Benjamin won a 2007 Project Censored Award for his coverage of US military operations in Paraguay.

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