Aeleka Schortman will help us understand the consequences of defunding USAID.

When Trump and Musk destroyed USAID, they did much more than slaughter poor people by withdrawing life sustaining foreign aid. Aeleka’s dissertation research shows that they literally de-funded the whole world's supply of food and industrial crops by undermining agro-food lending programs around the world. She will explain how and why this is the case, and will solicit feedback from us on how she might improve or fine-tune her message and deliver it to the public.

Bio
Aeleka Schortman (schortman@gmail.com) received a BA in anthropology & psychology from Grinnell College. She has an MA (and ABD: “All But Dissertation”) from the University of Kentucky in Economic Anthropology. She conducted 16 months of Fulbright and NSF (National Science Foundation) sponsored dissertation research in peri-urban N. Honduras concerning the impacts of U.S. foreign policy (including USAID) on Honduran food production/consumption systems.

Here's the Zoom meeting link for the Jan. 22 meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82588063543 

Here’s the passcode:
668287