Africa, the World Bank and Bad Development

Sun, Sep 25
3-5pm
free

Sunday Sept 25, 3pm FREE
Parkway Theatre (1834 Park Blvd, Oakland) www.picturepubpizza.com
AFRICA, THE WORLD BANK & BAD DEVELOPMENT:
How large scale projects are leaving everyday Africans worse off
As the World Bank leads new efforts for large-scale development
projects in Africa, we ask: Who benefits from this "development"
model, and who loses? Two videos will be shown, followed by a panel
discussion.

We Once Lived There Thousands were displaced for the Lesotho
Highlands Water Project, the largest World Bank project in Africa.
Six years on, they continue to fight for what was promised. (2003,
36min) www.trc.org.ls/water.htm

Pipe Dreams: people of the Cameroon Pipeline Villagers and tribes
affected by the World Bank oil pipeline are hoping for all that was
promised --compensation, new jobs, and zero pollution-- but fear the
worst. (2003, 28min) www.byrdproductions.com/pipedreams.html

Sponsored by International Rivers Network ( www.irn.org) and Priority
Africa Network.
For more info, contact

Venue:

Parkway Theatre
1834 Park Blvd
Oakland
(510) 848-1994
www.picturepubpizza.com

Additional Info:

510-848-1155
www.irn.org