Tuesday 17 & Wednesday 18 November
Debating European money and development
Venue: AINSI, Maastricht
A focused program of two days combining film, debates, drinks, bites, an information market, and high level speakers.
‘Money makes the world go round....’ or so they say. But does it? And for whom? And in ways that are equal for all? In the academic year 2009-2010, Maastricht Debates focuses on the relations between money, development and the protection of global public goods, from a European perspective.
Detailed programme of the 2 days event, including time schedule of shuttle bus
Entrance Wednesday 18 November: 3 Euro
Sending Money Home - November 17 at 7.30 PM
A debate on the role of migrants in development, with among others Cardozo Luna, Philippine Ambassador to the Netherland, featuring the short documentary ‘Sending Money Home’ on the local and international flow of remittances. Afterwards, drinks and live music by Astillero Tango from Buenos Aires. A joint effort of COS Limburg and Diaspora Forum for Development within the framework of Arc Mundi, and Maastricht Debates.
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Sending Money Home
A debate on the role of migrants in development; afterwards, drinks and live music by Astillero Tango from Buenos Aires
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Astillero Tango from Buenos Aires - November 17 at 9.30 PM
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Astillero Tango from Buenos Aires
Drinks and live music after the debate 'Sending Money Home': forceful, vertiginous, breathtaking, raw yet sophisticated
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Money from Europe for whom? - Thijs Berman - November 18 at 4.30 PM
A debate on the role of the European Union in the current multiple crises, with Thijs Berman, Chairman of Afghanistan Delegation, Member of European Parliament. Afterwards drinks and African bites by Afrikana.
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Money from Europe for whom?
Debating European money and development with Thijs Berman, Head of Afghanistan Delegation, European Parliament; the documentary 'Enjoy Poverty' on the development industry, and live West-African percussion music
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Enjoy Poverty - November 18 at 7 PM
Film Forum on the development industry, featuring the documentary ‘Enjoy Poverty’ (2009) and a discussion with Renzo Martens, director of the movie, and Jack Karhoha, journalist from the Associated Press, Democratic Republic of Congo. Afterwards, drinks and live music by Indumbe.
Pictures and report of previous event: Money
The global financial system and development challenges: on September 22, three short fragments from Erwin Wagenhofer’s documentary “Let’s make money” (2009) were used to trigger the debate between the audience and the evening’s keynote speaker Herman Mulder, former head of Group-Risk Management at ABN Amro and now independent advisor to the United Nations.
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MONEY
The global financial system and development challenges. Discussion with Herman Mulder around fragments of the documentary ‘Let’s make money’ by Erwin Wagenhofer, winner 2009 of the prize for best German documantary
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