to ask the IGU to change the venue of the next Regional Meeting

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Sarah A Radcliffe
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#13 Question re site of IGU conference

2011-02-07 13:20

Chile has taken a long time to begin to address the issues of post-dictatorship responsibility. In this context, the choice of venue for the IGU appears to be inappropriate, and could risk be coopted by a particular group of geographers. I follow the above signatories in urging a relocation of the conference.

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Irene Molina, Uppsala, Sweden and Santiago de Chile
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#17 Re: Question re site of IGU conference

2011-02-09 11:19:20

#13: Sarah A Radcliffe - Question re site of IGU conference 

 Thanks a lot Sarah!  The scenario that you are frightening is already here. Two universities have already withdrawal their participation because of the venue, which is a pity because they belong to the more critical geographical spaces; there you find for instance gender and sexuality studies (which of course military cartographers in charge of the organisation can’t even spell), a lot of women, young people, in sum the most interesting expressions of the ‘new’ Chilean Geography. What could have been a fantastic opportunity for Chilean geographers to meet colleagues from all over the world is turning into a slap in the face for many Chilean colleagues. It is shameful! Many, many thanks for your support everybody!