From: Progressive DaneSubject: Luciano Brunet to speak on Brazilian Election THE HAVENS CENTER and PROGRESSIVE DANE Present LUCIANO BRUNET BRAZILIAN WORKERS PARTY "REVOLUTION BY THE BALLOT: THE ELECTION OF 'LULA' AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY IN BRAZIL" Friday, November 15, 7:00pm, Red Gym (716 Langdon Street) The story of the Brazilian Workers Party and the election of Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva, the largest landslide presidential victory anywhere, ever. Keynote address for Community Power 2002: International Conference on Local Democracy November 15-17, 2002 Reception following address Free and Open to the Public Luciano Brunet is a long time Workers Party activist and a past member of the Municipal Government of Porto Alegre. Until 2001, he was the adjunct coordinator of the municipal government agency responsible for Porto Alegre’s world renowned “Participatory Budget.” He has also been involved in the planning of the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre and has participated in numerous international seminars on participatory governance and decentralization. For more information about the International Conference on Local Democracy, including how to register, please contact Patrick Barrett at 608-262-0854 or pbarrett@ssc.wisc.edu or visit the Local Democracy website (www.localdemocracy.org). Registration is free.