[Peace] Resource Conflicts and Social Movements in Bolivia - writer to visit IMC?

[Danielle Chynoweth]

Anyone interested in bringing this guy to town?  The topic looks
great. The IMC is available Saturday and Sunday afternoons on April
21st and 22nd.  Please contact Matt directly if you are interesting in
making this happen.  - Danielle
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*From: mattdineen at riseup.net

Dear Urbana-Champaign IMC folks,

Author Benjamin Dangl just completed a book on resource conflicts and social
movements in Bolivia entitled, The Price of Fire. It will be published by AK
Press in March, 2007. I have pasted information and comments regarding the
book below.

Dangl is currently based in Argentina after having lived in Bolivia
throughout most of 2006. He has worked as an independent journalist
throughout Latin America, writing for publications such as The Nation, The
Progressive and Z Magazine. See his bio here:
http://upsidedownworld.org/ben/

I am organizing an events tour for the release of the book and would love to
do an event April 21st or 22nd at the IMC space.

Latin America is currently going through many historic changes, and this
book and reading will offer valuable contextual information, reports and
analysis to help people understand what led to these changes and where the
region might be headed. I look forward to hearing from you about any
information you need from me.

Thank you,
Matt Dineen
mattdineen at riseup.net

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The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia
By Benjamin Dangl
http://akpress.org/2007/items/priceoffireakpress
http://boliviabook.com

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.

Benjamin Dangl has worked as an independent journalist throughout Latin
America, writing for publications such as *Z Magazine*, *The Nation*, and
*The Progressive*. He is 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.

"*Price of Fire* is not yet another bleak 'tell-all' account of
globalization, its pages are filled with stories of resistance, struggle
and, above all, hope."
—Teo Ballvé, editor of the *NACLA Report on the Americas* and co-editor of
*Dispatches from Latin America*

"Ben Dangl takes the reader on an unforgettable and inspiring journey
through Bolivia and neighboring countries, providing a window on the
revolutionary struggles of the poor and dispossessed, and particularly on
the resurgence of indigenous resistance and leadership."
—Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of *Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the
Contra War*

"Most Americans know nothing of Bolivia, an ignorance that only plays into
the hands of empire. Ben Dangl's book is both informative and inspiring, a
cure for the apathy that grows from that ignorance. A must-read for those
already interested in solidarity with Latin America and indigenous
people."
—Tom Hayden, author of *The Zapatista Reader* and *Street Wars*

"Ben Dangl has found himself under the skin of the Bolivian freedom
struggle: he accurately represents its constraints, its opportunities, and
its hopes."
—Vijay Prashad, author of *The Darker Nations: A People's History
of the Third World*

"With great empathy and lucid prose, Dangl captures the exemplary courage
that has put Latin America in the vanguard of the new internationalism and
has made it one of the few bright spots on an otherwise dismal global
landscape."
—Greg Grandin, author of *Empire's Workshop*

"*Price of Fire* by Ben Dangl informs, outrages, and builds hope. People's
movements for societal betterment in South America are an inspiration for
human rights activists worldwide and Dangl gives us a full serving of
encouragement and hope. He documents how historical imperialism, dominated
my US corporate/government capital interests, is being successfully
challenged by indigenous activists. *Price of Fire* is the story of
cultural
resistance from the street to international geo-political alliances. I
highly recommend this book for working people, students, and radical
democrats to hear the voices of South American people and their chronicle
of
grassroots democratic empowerment."
—Peter Phillips, Professor Sociology,
Sonoma State University, Director Project Censored, and co-editor with
Dennis Loo of *Impeach the President: The Case Against Bush and Cheney*