REGISTER FOR LATIN AMERICA 2019 conference now

To register for the Conference you can buy tickets online at http://bit.ly/LA19ticket or by phone 020 7490 5715 or contact us to pay by cheque. Download the leaflet for the event here 

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 // Loria Dixon Brautigam, Nicaraguan FSLN MP...

Jeremy Corbyn & Bernie Sanders back Ecuador anti-IMF protestors

“Let’s give a shout out to those people in Ecuador that are standing up against what the IMF are doing to their economy and their people" U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have both sent messages of solidarity to the recent anti-IMF protests in Ecuador, which have succeeded in forcing the government...

No to Trump’s war threats and blockades

By Ken Livingstone   Im pleased to be speaking at the upcoming annual Latin America Conference. This is a highlight of the progressive calendar here in Britain, and a vital event to support socialist parties, workers, trade unions and progressive movements in Latin America who are standing up to both neoliberalism and hostility from the...

Solidarity with Bolivia – Speech by Young Labour’s Marcus Barnett

Speech to the recent Solidarity with Bolivia Meeting in London by Marcus Barnett, International Officer of Young Labour. Bolivian trade unionist Manuel Bueno will be speaking at the at the Adelante Latin America 2019 Conference Sat 23 Nov - get your ticket here: bit.ly/la19ticket   Comrades and friends, thank you for the honour of having...

Protests Rock Ecuador as IMF-Imposed Austerity Measures Take Effect

Original Democracy Now article here   Ecuador’s president has declared a national emergency as protests rage nationwide over his decision to end diesel and gasoline subsidies. President Lenín Moreno’s austerity measures met a key demand of the International Monetary Fund as part of a $4.2 billion deal agreed to in February. On Thursday, protesters spilled...

The Black Creoles: Documentary Screening + Director Q&A

Black History Month event Alborada and Luna Films presents The Black Creoles: Memories and Identities Directors: María José Alvarez and Martha Clarissa Hernández | Nicaragua | 90 mins | Luna Films | 2011 | Spanish w/ English Subtitles This documentary tells the untold story of Nicaragua’s African descendants of the Caribbean Coast. The film collects...

New Speaker Announced: Edgardo Llano General Secretary of the Argentinian Air Transport Union to speak at Latin America 2019

We are delighted to announce Edgardo Llano, General Secretary of APA the Argentinian Air Transport Union speaking at the Latin America Conference 2019 Sat 23 November  - trade unions and social movements have called massive demonstrations across Argentina as outlined below. Get your ticket for the conference here: bit.ly/LA19ticket Original Article: Telesur English Argentina’s Unemployed Workers...

Cuba Sends Doctors & Teachers to Hurricane Hit Bahamas

"As is always the case with Cuban cooperators in other parts of the world, in the face of these disasters, everyone will [also] contribute their efforts in the recovery stage." Cuba’s government confirmed on Wednesday that they have sent a number of doctors and teachers to areas of the Bahamas which have been hit by...

Evo Morales, providing leadership in times of adversity

While other South American leaders delayed operations to fight fires for days as flames spread across the Amazon, Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma personally led efforts to confront the tragedy Originally from Granma, by Enrique Moreno Gimeranez While other South American leaders stood idly by, and delayed operations to fight fires days after the flames...

The future of progress is at stake in the Bolivian October elections

Ken Livingstone who will be speaking at Latin America Conference 2019 writes for The Morning Star about the forthcoming Bolivia elections - register for your ticket here: bit.ly/LA19ticket   BUOYANT economy and the recent launch of universal healthcare has helped Bolivian President Evo Morales to gain an 11 per cent advantage over his nearest rival,...