Interview with Arnold August with a focus on the SPP agreement

Program Title: Interview with Arnold August with a focus on the SPP agreement
Description: Sylvia Richardson interviews Arnold August the researcher, journalist and political activist who is also the author of "Democracy in Cuba and the 1997-98 Elections" Arnold has spent considerable time in Cuba observing its unique electoral system. He has recently returned from Cuba where he witnessed the full process again to prepare for his upcoming book, Cuba: Participatory Democracy and Elections in the 21st Century. In a thought provoking interview he addresses the impact of free trade agreements with a focus on the new SPP (Security and Prosperity Partnership) being forced on us and how it is affecting Canadians and those of the global south and how people are fighting back.

Host(s): Sylvia and Stuart Richardson
Featured Speakers/Guests: Arnold August

Credits: Sylvia Richardson, Latin Waves, CJSF Radio, 90.1 FM, wwww.cjsf.ca,Sat 8-10 AM PST, Our show is focused on building community across borders. We bring you lively interviews and coverage of events that affect our local communities. The music is a mixture: exuberant dance pieces, poetry and stories that depict the struggle for social justice in Latin America and in our own backyard.

Comments: Sylvia Richardson interviews Arnold August the researcher, journalist and political activist who is also the author of "Democracy in Cuba and the 1997-98 Elections" Arnold has spent considerable time in Cuba observing its unique electoral system. He has recently returned from Cuba where he witnessed the full process again to prepare for his upcoming book, Cuba: Participatory Democracy and Elections in the 21st Century. In a thought provoking interview he addresses the impact of free trade agreements with a focus on the new SPP (Security and Prosperity Partnership) being forced on us and how it is affecting Canadians and those of the global south and how people are fighting back.