Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET)

"First Nations people, Grassroots movements and popular governments can change the world"...

The Third Latin American & Asia Pacific Solidarity Gathering will take place next October 23-25 at Victoria Trades Hall, corner of Victoria & Lygon Streets, Carlton South, Melbourne - Australia

Press Release
Gathering Background
Call & Contents
Gathering Program


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Some main themes:

"People's Struggles against Multinationals, New Imperialist experiments economies";
"Social and grassroots movements building popular/community alternatives";
"Exploring people's power from progressives Latin American Countries";
"Women, Indigenous and Workers organising for new Alternatives";
"Environmental, Social and grassroots movements building popular/community alternatives";
“Food sovereignty, Human rights, Civil liberties... What we can do to fight Climate Change?”

Friday 23, from 6:30pm: Cultural Reception and welcome to country to international and national speakers;

Saturday 24, 10:30am-6pm main sessions, round tables, film documentaries, Latin food, cultural expressions;

Saturday 24, 7:30pm Dinner-Cultural Night Peña

Sunday 25, 11am-6pm resolutions, workshops report back, planning for the future, get together, music, poetry, Andean music;

Australian grassroots solidarity activists will be joined by activists and organisers from Latin America & Asia Pacific region to plan, evaluate and celebrate the growing of Latin America and Asia Pacific solidarity movement in Australia.

The Americas have a strong legacy of resistance. From the Mapuche struggle for land and autonomy against the neo-conquistadors to the successful fight to force Multinational corporations and the government in Peru to stop, for now, their attempt to destroyed ancestral lands in the Amazonia and just last month the Zanon tiles workers of Neuquén Argentina won the self management of their factory after 9 years of struggle; from Simon Bolivar's struggle for freedom from Spain and slavery to the Cuban, Sandinistas, the FMLN in el Salvador, the beautiful Zapatista example of people’s power and modern day Bolivarian process of transformation in Venezuela and the Community Socialism in Bolivia-- no decade has passed without seeing people coming together to fight subjugation, like today the resistance against military coup in Honduras against constitutional Zelaya’s government. Millions of Latin Americans, dispossessed by Neoliberal Capitalism, imperialist looting, militarization and repression are defying the racist system of violence and domination with increasing frequency and effectiveness. Popular movements are gaining influence throughout the hemisphere.

Participants in the Solidarity Gathering will exchange information on the campaigns against military, political, and economic global capitalism intervention in Latin America and develop action plans. Art and culture, which is an integral part of grassroots movement building throughout the Americas, will be a strong component of our two days gathering.

The Third Solidarity Gathering will be a space for reflection and discussion about vision, planning, with workshops featuring activists with decades of experience addressing some of the most pressing issues on building social movements. Where do we want to go and how do we plan to get there? What does it mean to be anti-capitalist in terms of our daily practice? How do we implement strategies that challenge current power structures without falling into conformist and unfinished negotiations trap? How do we build multi-cultural, multi-ethnic movements? and more...

SUPPORT THE ORGANIZING EFFORT
National and local grassroots organizations that practice the solidarity model of organizing and agree with the ideas and projects of Latin American Solidarity Network are invited to join the gathering and participate in planning and shaping the Gathering, organize a main session, a workshop (round table) or a stall just write to us, all welcome without cultural or political view distinction. Send an email to lasnet@latinlasnet.org to endorse or volunteer or call Lucho Riquelme land line (03) 9481 2273, Mobil 0400 914 944

If you individually or organizationally are able to contribute financially to this project, please send a check or money order to LASNET, P.O. Box 813, North Melbourne, and VIC. 3051. The organizing of the gathering like this is a huge undertaking and wouldn't be possible without the support of grassroots activists. Your contribution will help to cover the expenses for used materials, travel costs, food, funds for projects and equipment needs.

Registration is $30, $20 concession and $15 students Whole Gathering, One day Gathering $15, Conc./Students $10, Diner-Peña $15, $10 Conc./students, Only Friday $10, $5 Conc./Students. Send check or money order to LASNET, P.O. Box 813, North Melbourne, VIC. 3051. Or make direct deposit to our account; name LASNET BSB 633-000 A/C 133147793.

More Info please call Lucho Riquelme 0400 914 944 land line (03) 9481 2273, Rodrigo Rojas 0414 970 418, Canopy 0448 712 420 or
Juliet Armatolos 0423 911 338.

Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET),
lasnet@latinlasnet.org, www.latinamericansoldaritynetwork.org
Building Solidarity with Latin America
Building Bridges… Organising Globally… The Power of Grassroots/Community Organisations

Visit www.latinamericansolidaritynetwork.org for more information and an updated list of participating groups and organizations.