Speaking Event in Washington DC on Monday (Nov. 27th)

Dear Readers:

Next Monday, November 27th, I'll be participating in a lunchtime event on Bolivia at the offices of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). If you live in the Washington area and are interested, please join us. The details from WOLA are below. Also Washington-related, for those interested, at the bottom of this post is the is the lead and the link to a Washington Post article from today on the current conflict over the Constituent Assembly, which includes some comments from me at the end.

Jim Shultz

Announcement from WOLA

The Washington Office on Latin America is pleased to invite you to a brown bag discussion, "The Morales Administration’s First Year", with Jim Shultz, Executive Director of the Democracy Center, Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Monday, November 27, 2006
12:30pm to 2:00 pm
WOLA Conference Room
1630 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009

Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 22 to Jessica Eby jeby@wola.org or call (202) 797-2171.

Article from Washington Post

6 Bolivian Leaders Cut Ties With Morales Ruling Party Moves Irk Regional Heads by Monte Reel

Tuesday, November 21, 2006; A24

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 20 -- Six of Bolivia's nine regional governors have severed communications with President Evo Morales's government in recent days, intensifying protests against the ruling party's efforts to rewrite the constitution, implement a controversial land reform policy and limit the regional governments' powers. The governors represent areas where most of the country's economic strength is concentrated, including the agriculturally rich eastern lowlands and the urban centers of La Paz and Cochabamba.

Read the full story here.