- August 23 - Fiesta Latina(event)(34 days)
- Thursday Sept. 11 - Conmemoration "The Other" September 11(event)(53 days)
- Latin American and Australasia Indigenous Solidarity Gathering October 2008(event)(96 days)
Upcoming events
Special on Colombia
LASNET in Solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of Australia
From Black GST & Camp Sovereignty
The Howard Settler Governments invasion of the Northern territory is land-grabbing racism nothing more. This invasion is part of the neo liberal structural adjustment programme of Intuitions such as the World, Bank, the IMF & APEC to diminish and extinguish Indigenous rights forever.
Latin America Four Blocks
Latin America - Four Competing Blocks of Power
In reality there are four competing blocs of nations in Latin America, contrary to the highly simplistic dualism portrayed by the White House and most of the Left.
By James Petras
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Short interview with journalist Hollman Morris VIDEO The Other Colombia
The Real Operation to "Rescue" Ingrid Betancourt and US Mercenaries
Author: Concerned citizens of irc.indymedia.org 05/07/2008 às 02:02
In order to understand the "rescue operation" of Ingrid Betancourt and the Northrop Grumman Corporation mercenaries who were released with her, it is necessary to piece together articles published in the media, filter the content and out of this is formed a true understanding of the facts of what happened here. A version in Portuguese is available here.
Defending Community and Ecology in Ecuador
ECUADOR
A public talk with CARLOS ZORILLA DECOIN, Ecuador
GLEN KUECKER De Pauw University,Indiana USA
Tuesday 24th June, 6pm
Bella Union Bar,
Trades Hall Corner Lygon and Victoria Streets Carlton, Free admission
Presented by The Globalism Research Centre RMIT, Friends of the Earth and
the Latin American Solidarity Network(LASNET)
The Latin American and Australasia International Indigenous Solidarity Gathering
Melbourne-Australia, October 24 - 25 - 26
As you are aware for October 24-26, 2008, The Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET), Friends of the Earth - Australia (FOE) and other solidarity groups are holding The Latin American and Australasia International Indigenous Solidarity Gathering (Encuentro), which will bring along indigenous and non indigenous grassroots popular organisations who are struggling, resisting and supporting Indigenous/first peoples/ Aboriginal rights from Australia, Aotearoa(NZ), Pacific Islands, Turtle Island (North America), Latin America and other interested participants.
Venezuela: Democracy, Socialism and Imperialism
By James Petras (April 2008)
Introduction
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez remains the world’s leading secular, democra- tically elected political leader who has consistently and publicly opposed imperialist wars in the Middle East, attacked extra-territorial intervention and US and European Union complicity in kidnapping and torture.
Zapatista Code Red
By Naomi Klein
Nativity scenes are plentiful in San Cristóbal de las Casas, a colonial city in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. But the one that greets visitors at the entrance to the TierrAdentro cultural center has a local twist: figurines on donkeys wear miniature ski masks and carry wooden guns.
Ecuador - Bechtel: History Repeats Itself
After 6 months of struggle and protest in the so-called “Water War” in Cochabamba, Bolivia the people successfully expelled the company Aguas del Tunari (joint venture with U.S. company, Bechtel).
Freedom Mapuche People Now!
Comrades and friends:
Despite the hot day and the holidays, the action in support to Mapuche People denounces Chilean government injustice and lack of humanity. Here are some photos from yesterday January 15 rally/Meeting in Solidarity with Mapuche struggle in the streets of Melbourne Australia.
Rally in support of the Mapuche Political Prisoners in Chile!
Mapuche Political Prisoner Patricia Troncoso in Critical Condition, more than 95 days in Hunger Strike(Attached whole info)
FOR THE LIFE OF PATRICIA TRONCOSO!
NO TO MINING, FORESTRY AND ENERGY EXPLOITATION ON HISTORIC MAPUCHE TERRITORY!
STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF MAPUCHE LAND!
FREEDOM FOR ALL MAPUCHE POLITICAL PRISONERS IN CHILE, NOW!
BARRICK GOLD OUT OF CHILE AND ARGENTINA
JANUARY, TUESDAY 15, 2008
5 PM AT MELBOURNE GPO,
CNR SWANSTON AND BOURKE STREETS
“Patricia Troncoso who began her fast in early October was taken to the hospital from her jail in the southern city of Angol to treat her deteriorating heath. She and three others were found guilty of “terrorism” for a series of “called” arson attacks on Mapuche lands, but owned by forestry companies.
Latin America breaks free of the US
The US has lost ground in Latin America over the past decade, since the project to develop the Free Trade Area of the Americas flopped and since leftwing governments took power and used it with imagination and vigour. The US continues to try to block such emancipation by promoting more free trade agreements, and increasing military cooperation in the name of the war on terrorism and narcotics and the defence of market democracy.