Garry Leech interviews

Garry Leech, co-author with Terry Gibbs of The Failure of Global Capitalism: From Cape Breton to Colombia and Beyond, will give a talk on his other new book Beyond Bogota: Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombia (Beacon Press) at CBU on March 12 (CE-265, 12 noon).

Segments of Garry's interview with CBC Cape Breton Information Morning host Steve Sutherland, will air March 9-11.

Terry Gibbs and Garry Leech will give a talk at the McConnell library on Thursday, April 2, entitled, "Cape Breton and the Global Economic Crisis."

"The financial crisis that emerged in the United States last year has not only escalated into a full-fledged economic crisis for that country, but also for Canada and every other nation in the world. Over the past 25 years, Cape Breton’s economy has become intrinsically linked to a global economy that is a product of the process of globalization. This talk will look at how the instability and insecurity inherent in the global capitalist system has impacted Cape Breton and how we can learn from alternative models that are emerging to challenge the dominant free trade ideology by focusing on greater democratic participation, economic self-sufficiency and environmental sustainability."