Latin America 2019 announced for 23 November

Saturday 23 November, 10am-5pm, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BJ. Get tickets here - RSVP, share & invite friends on Facebook here With: Tereza Campello - Brazil's Minister of Social Development & the Fight against Hunger during the government of Dilma Rousseff // Teresita Vicente, Cuban Ambassador // Guisell Morales-Echaverry, Nicaraguan Ambassador //...

“Nicaragua is a victim of double political standards”

‘Like people everywhere, Nicaraguans want education, jobs, good transport and roads, a thriving economy, peace and stability.’ An interview by Alex Anfruns. Julie Lamin is a committed secondary school teacher in the UK and an author. During the summer holidays of 2017, as part of a teacher delegation organised by her trade union NEU (NUT...

Neoliberalism, State Violence and Grassroots Resistance in Argentina

Since Mauricio Macri’s election in late 2015, a renewed neoliberal project has engendered intensified social conflicts. Wholesale public spending cuts, which have hit women hardest, and a return to a model of indebtedness and prescriptive economic policy by the IMF – from which the country has accepted a $57 billion loan – have plunged the...

Alborada Film fest line up!

Here is the FULL LINE UP of the film festival! Check out which ones you want to go to... FILM SESSION 1: 10:45 – 11:45 (Chile/Brazil) Main Hall > Documentary - Crafting Resistance: The Art of Chilean Political Prisoners  Directors: Carmen Luz Parot and Gloria Miqueles The film will be introduced by Jimena Pardo (Bordando...

Is Evo Morales’s Bolivia next in Trump’s firing line?

We need to stand by Bolivia’s progressive government led by Evo Morales and celebrate its achievements, writes CHRIS WILLIAMSON MP UBA has been blockaded by the United States for nearly 60 years; Venezuela is battling against a raft of US sanctions choking its economy; and Nicaragua is expecting imminent US legislation blocking loans and requiring...

Bolsonaro threatens to criminalise social, trade unions and religious movements in Brazil

By Patrick Foley, Brazil Solidarity Initiative In October, Jair Bolsonaro, a former captain in the Brazil’s military dictatorship, infamous for his support for authoritarianism, homophobia and racism won the second-round vote of the presidential election, securing his place as the next leader of Latin America’s largest, most diverse and most populous country. While his election...

PRESENTING: Alborada’s film fest at Latin America 2018!

Do you like the movies as much as we do? Great! Because Latin America Conference 2018 is delighted to announce a film festival taking place at our conference. In collaboration with Alborada, we will be showing some wonderful films about Cuba, Nicaragua, Chile and Colombia, with Q&As and talks afterwards. Make sure you get YOUR...

FIESTA MEXICANA ANNOUNCED!

In celebration of the election of socialist president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), Latin America Conference are hosting a little fiesta! We've booked a mariachi band, and traditional Mexican dancers will be performing for us. We've got special guest speakers including some special messages from AMLO himself, our very own Jeremy Corbyn! Tickets will be £8,...

Trump & May must stop propping up Honduras’ reactionary regime

Colin Burgon 2009 will mark different anniversaries in Latin America, including 20 years since Hugo Chavez became president of Venezuela and 60 years since the Cuban Revolution. Sadly, it will also mark 10 years since the coup in Honduras. The 2009 military coup saw Juan Orlando Hernandez come to power, and the elected President Manuel...