How to break down inequalities in rural areas?

 How to break down inequalities in rural areas?

On Wednesday, October 11th, a new program from the fourth season of InfoCLACSO will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel and the Facebook and LinkedIn profiles.


From October 4 to 6, the international seminar “ Rural labor markets, inequalities and social vulnerability in Latin America ” was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, with the participation of more than 30 specialists from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, Mexico and Uruguay.

-Karina Batthyány , Executive Director of CLACSO.

-Alberto Riella , Full Professor in Social Research Methodology in the Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social Sciences of UDELAR.

– Paola Mascheroni , PhD in sociology from UDELAR, member of the GT “Agricultural work, inequalities and ruralities”.

– Juan Manuel Villulla . Full Professor of Rural Sociology and Researcher at CONICET at the National University of La Plata, Argentina.

– Juan Romero , Director of the Salto Campus of the Northern Coastal Regional University Center of UDELAR.

– Hernán Salas Quintanal . Researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, former president of the Latin American Association of Rural Sociology ALASRU.

-From the Dominican Republic: Katherine Cabrera . Peasant activist of the National Confederation of Rural Women. CONAMUCA. Municipality of Yaguate.


-The novelty of the historical by Gerardo Caetano. On October 4, within the framework of the 45th Montevideo International Fair, the book “The novelty of the historical. Essential Anthology. Politics, rights, integration and democracy” by Gerardo Caetano was presented.


-Latin American Meeting “Popular and Community Economy” , October 13 at the National University of Colombia, Bogotá campus, New Arts and Architecture Building. Presented by Martha Bernal, member of the Socioeconomics, Institutions and Development Group at the National University of Colombia and coordinator of the Working Group “Popular Economies: Theoretical and Practical Mapping” and Hans Cediel, professor and social economist linked to a network of transformative and alternative economies in Latin America.


– Pablo Vommaro , Director of Research at CLACSO: Young people facing the “new right”.


-Cineminute. The call for entries for the 12th International Cineminute Festival, whose theme this year is "Dissidences", closes on October 15th, under the direction of Mexican filmmaker Carlos Saldaña.


The program for Wednesday, October 11, covers two of the axes of the Platforms for Social Dialogue that CLACSO is promoting for the coming years: “ Inequalities and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean” and “Rights, violence and gender equality”.


Hosted by: Gustavo Lema, Director of Communication and Information at CLACSO

Directed and edited by: Guido Fontán

Production: Eric Domergue, Noelia Croci, Agustina Castaños and Ángel Dávila

Design and programming: Sebastián Higa, Marcelo Giardino, Christian Iturricha, Virginia Sueldo and Camila Pastor


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