AQ Launch and Public Panel: Social Inclusion in the Americas

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Join the Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs for the launch of the Americas Quarterly (AQ) 2016 Social Inclusion Index.

Now in its fifth year, the Index is an innovative way to measure how effectively countries are serving all their citizens — regardless of race, income level, or creed. Going beyond traditional economic variables like GDP, the Index measures 23 different factors including civil rights, women’s rights, and policy toward the LGBTI community.

The U.S. Department of State engages with historically marginalized populations in the region, including indigenous peoples, people of African descent, women and girls, LGBTI persons, and persons with disabilities, and collaborates with governments, civil society, and the private sector to address the underlying causes of social exclusion.

Copies of the report will be available.

Note: This event is complimentary. Prior registration is required.

Speakers:

• Mari Carmen Aponte, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Óscar Calvo-González, Practice Manager, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, The World Bank
• Judith Morrison, Senior Advisor for Gender and Diversity Division, Inter-American Development Bank
• Elizabeth Zechmeister, Director, Latin American Public Opinion Project, Vanderbilt University
• Alana Tummino, Senior Editor, Americas Quarterly and Senior Director of Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas (Moderator)

Event Information: Beckie Bintrim | bbintrim@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8372
Press Inquiries: mediarelations@as-coa.org
Cancellation: Contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org before 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 21.

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