narrative picture lecture on Plan Colombia as envisioned through the Plan Colombia poster. Lara described the numerous narratives that exist simultaneously on the poster, delving into issues of colonization, resource extraction, capitalism, consumerism, and of course the US led War of Drugs. Colombia the victim of the worlds longest ever civil war, has been exacerbated by foreign governments, and multinational corporations, who exploit the countries national resources, while native Colombians are made victims by various armed factions, the loss of their traditional land, and the aerial spraying of toxic chemicals on their crops. 
The lecture did not hide Canada's responsibility to the horrors in Colombia. Canada, according to Lara has donated attack helicopters to be used in Colombia, and has large mining interests in the country. Recently Stephen Harper visited Colombia where he met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe where they announced that the two countries would begin trilateral talks on a free trade agreement with Peru. Currently the Colombian president is embroiled in a scandal where Colombia’s Supreme Court, in which it is alleged two senators in his party as well as one of his cousins are linked to right-wing death squads, is investigating him.Come by the OPIRG office and watch the new film Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug War Failure.If you missed this exciting event stay tuned to our event listing for an up coming screening.
