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The Real Challenges of Latin America

Jose Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the Organization of American States who served as an aide to former Chilean president Salvador Allende, will address “The Real Challenges of Latin America” in a talk from 4-5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 at the Annenberg Auditorium of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Insulza, who has a master’s degree in political science from U-M, was political advisor to the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and director of the Diplomatic Academy of Chile when Allende was president. Insulza went into exile when Augusto Pinochet assumed power, then returned after Chileans voted against Pinochet’s continued rule.

A member of Chile’s Socialist Party, part of a moderate coalition of democratic parties, Insulza has since held a number of high-level government posts: minister of foreign affairs, minister secretary general of the presidency, minister of the interior and vice president of the republic.

The talk is sponsored by the Department of Political Science, Gerald R. Ford School and Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Celebrity dinner to benefit Motor Meals

Motor Meals, which provides home-delivered meals for the frail, elderly and disabled of the Ann Arbor area, is presenting a dinner from 5-9 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Plymouth Road Big Boy to raise money to support the program and gain volunteers.

The nonprofit, volunteer-driven agency is partially supported by the U-M Health System. It prepares and delivers meals to more than 240 residents. To receive meals, clients need to be homebound, unable to cook or shop for themselves or not have someone able to provide meals for them. Primary caretakers also may be eligible to receive meals.
  
Clients receive both lunch and dinner on a six-day delivery schedule with an optional meal for Sunday. Diabetic and liquid diets are available. Nutritional supplements are available for those found to be at high nutritional risk.
 
While Motor Meals currently has about 425 volunteers, they need more. Volunteers are asked to deliver meals at least twice each month; deliveries take about an hour a day. Donations are also sought. Several community leaders are scheduled to attend.

To volunteer or donate, call (734) 998-6686 or e-mail rhondar@umich.edu for volunteer information and joanmill@umich.edu for information on donating.