9:00 - 10:00 AM
Registration
Registration for Latin America and the Caribbean Policy Forum: In Search of a New U.S. Policy for a New Latin America & Caribbean: Burying 200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine.
10:00 - 10:40 AM
Opening Plenary
Calling for an end to an era of US hegemony, this conference seeks to advance a path towards decolonial futures and new models of regional integration.
Juan Gonzalez - Keynote Speaker
10:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Opposing Sanctions and Unilateral Intervention
Sanctions are coercive measures that contradict sovereignty in the region with devastating impacts on millions of people in health, human rights, and immigration.
12:00 - 12:15 PM
Break
12:15- 1:20
Countering Militarism with Peace and Cooperation
This panel evaluates the contradictions between U.S. backed militarism next to alternative models of regional cooperation and plurinationalism.
1:20 - 2:20
Lunch Break
2:20 - 3:30
Forging an independent economic model
This panel examines the regional shift away from neoliberalism and towards new economic proposals to rebalance power in the hemisphere.
3:30:4:00
Break
4:00 - 4:55 PM
Unearthing and addressing the causes of migration
Panelists examine the Biden/Harris immigration policy, showing the flaws of the ‘root cause strategy,’ and resistance among Afro-Descendant and Indigenous land protectors.
4:55-5:30