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Live Chat with Aaron Brown and Eleni Gabre-Madhin

Posted on by EthiopianReview.com

We are currently working on a documentary titled The Market Maker and wanted you to be part of a live web discussion following the premiere of the film this week.

The film follows Eleni Gabre-Madhin, a charismatic Ethiopian economist who, in an effort to end hunger in her famine-plagued country, designs the country’s first commodities exchange, which she hopes will
revolutionalize an ancient market system whose inefficiencies have been partly responsible for the country’s persistent food shortages.

The film premieres on Wednesday, July 22 at 10:00 p.m., but broadcast times vary from region to region, so check your local listings for air times by clicking here:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/schedule/

As an additional feature to the film, we will be hosting a live web discussion, during which you can join in a conversation with Gabre-Madhin, Wide Angle host Aaron Brown, and the filmmakers, Eli Cane
and Hugo Berkeley.

The talk will be hosted live on Thursday 23rd July 11:00 am EST at www.pbs.org/wideangle

Given your dedicated interest in raising awareness about the region, we thought you’d be interested in being a part of this interactive chat.

The number you can call to participate live is (718) 506-1351.

We would love to have as many people involved in this discussion. And you can help us spread the word! If you would post the information about this chat, including the date, time, and call-in number, on your blog, we’d be most appreciative.

Please feel free to write or call with any questions:

[email protected]
212 560 3073

For more information about Wide Angle and the film go to
www.pbs.org/wideangle

3 thoughts on “Live Chat with Aaron Brown and Eleni Gabre-Madhin”

  1. “to end hunger in her famine-plagued country”? Really? This woman is an agent of the IMF and World bank. The commodity market she set up is meant to be used to export everything that is food at the cost of domestic consumption. How in the hell is the average ethiopian buyer/consumer suppose to compete with the more affluent euro/american pig for the limited amount of food our country produces?

    In her own eternal stupidity, all she has done is make a bad thing worst.

    Behold, they come in the name of peace but they will wage war!

  3. “Market”? I would like to hear the definiton of Market from “economist” Eleni followed by a contrast of a structure no different than “ehile gebeya” of the Derge.

    This does nothing more than extend grain value-chain control of TPLF/EFFORT by consolidating distribution. This is done through just-in-time supply-demand information that the exchange provides.
    Ask who the exchange reports to and you will find out that it reports directely to Meles Zenawi.

    There is no market in Ethiopia. Eleni knows it but her ego has got the better of her at the risk of the poorest of farmers of the world.

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