OLA is a research and practice center at The New School University in New York, that fosters public debates on the processes of social reform occurring in Latin America.

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LA on the Move,News,Programs

Event Summary · BRAZIL 2020: Politics and Economics

2019, December 11 | The New School, New York

Nelson Barbosa offered an eloquent analysis of Brazil’s recession of 2014-2016. According to Barbosa, this recession is key to mak...
New Urban Practices,News,Programs

Event Summary · CALLE K Documentary Screening

2019, November 22 | University Center, The New School, New York

“Calle K” powerfully illustrates a way of understanding poverty through family stories rather than readily available or quantifiab...

Since 2006, we have hosted more than 150 events with over 6,000 attendees. This agenda has helped OLA become a recognized platform for the dissemination and discussion of Latin American ideas to an international audience in New York, as well as an active collaborator with universities and civil society organizations across the region.

PROGRAMS

Latin America on the Move

Events and public debates in New York in which Latin American leaders offer their views about the processes of social change in their countries and the region.

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Site for multi-disciplinary and trans-national research and practice in issues of social and urban development.

New Urban PRACTICES

Fosters reflection and knowledge about new urban practices that go beyond disciplinary silos by focusing on integral solutions that tackle economic, social and environmental issues jointly.