Webinars

On 8 June, Canning House and the team from LatinNews presented a webinar examining recent key developments in Mexico, Brazil and Bolivia occurring behind the headlines of Covid-19.

On 3 June, Canning House held a discussion of the escalation of domestic violence under lockdown with expert speakers, examining how the situation is affecting vulnerable people in Latin America and the UK, and what organisations in the field are doing to support them in these difficult circumstances.

Canning House Associate Fellow Jill Hedges provides an update on Argentina's political, economic & social spheres as the country faces interwoven challenges including the Covid-19 pandemic & its ninth debt default.

On 21 May, Canning House and the Embassy of Chile commemorated Chilean Navy Day, the anniversary of the 1879 Battle of Iquique, with a look back at the history of the Chilean Navy and UK-Chile Naval relations.

This event analysed trends in migration, both voluntary and involuntary, its key causes and consequences, and the effectiveness of policies in Latin America.

The history and legacies of the common cultural and language ties of Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa are discussed and understood in our 21st century context, in coincidence with the International Day of Portuguese Language and Culture.