About the discussion
Tuesday, April 13• 7 to 9 p.m.
Guest: Crawford Spence
Moderator: Michelle Dupuis
Venue: Le Dépanneur
Breaking through apathy and cynicism: What can Bolivia teach us about Democracy?
During the last general election, Canadians showed up in the smallest
number in the history of Confederation. Many of the voters who did show up, may have been doing so to prevent a party from being elected rather than voting for a particular platform. How can citizens break through this cycle of apathy and cynicism?
What would a less institutionalized government look like? Is it even desirable? In this conversation we will look at Bolivia's recent political upheavals as a springboard for sharing our visions of what a more invigorating political system could be like.
Guest: Crawford Spence teaches accounting from a sociological perspective at Concordia University. His research has covered numerous themes, including the role of social movements in the recent political upheavals in Bolivia and the way in which accounting tries (and often fails) to control the labor process.
Moderator: Michelle Dupuis was born and raised all over Latin America, from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, Guyana, Nicaragua and Bolivia. She has a passion for the region, for the food, the people and especially the dancing and music. Despite having such a collage of nationalities that she gladly takes on as part of her identity, she considers her roots to be in Bolivia. She is currently the Director of Community Support and Network Development at the Quebec Community Groups Network