“Convención Constitucional”: ni constituyente, ni democrática (from POLITIKA)

Escribe Felipe Portales y La próxima “Convención constitucional” no será ni constituyente, ni democrática. No será constituyente, ya que el elemento esencial de una Asamblea o Convención constituyente es la plena soberanía que esta tiene –delegada por el conjunto del pueblo– para elaborar y aprobar un nuevo texto constitucional, sujeto […]

COVID-19 Vaccine Business and Regional Integration

By Javier Suazo on April, 2021 “The pharmaceutical industry has the responsibility to share intellectual property, while developed countries should be more supportive.” UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee and the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology.“Rumors are circulating about bringing salary-deductible vaccines to private company workers.” Carlos […]

Colombia on the Brink

May 7, 2021 by Alejandra Marín Buitrago (from https://www.counterpunch.org/) Photograph Source: Humano Salvaje – CC BY-SA 2.0 In the last week, Colombia has experienced the most widespread civil unrest of its modern history. Since Wednesday, April 28th, millions of people have taken to the streets to fight back against a […]

The Network in Defense of Humanity Rejects the Aggressions by Armed Groups against Venezuela near the Border with Colombia

April 5, 2021 The Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity, in view of the confrontations that began on March 21 between the Bolivarian National Armed Forces and irregular armed groups in La Victoria, Apure State, near the Colombian border, declares: -It is an insistently repeated […]

Las Luchas de los Pueblos Latinoamericanos en tiempos de Pandemia conversatorios via Zoom. Mayo 23 y 30, Junio 6 – 2020

https://www.facebook.com/events/675313866622807/ View Post LAS LUCHAS DE LOS PUEBLOS LATINOAMERICANOS EN TIEMPOS DE PANDEMIA!! 23, 30 DE MAYO Y 6 DE JUNIO, 11 AM (HORA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA) REGISTRATE/INSCRIBETE AQUI A SERIE OF WEBINARS, DISCUSIONES EN LINEA, CONVERSATORIOS El codido y clave de ZOOM para ingresar se los enviaremos una vez se […]

UPDATE Part 2 & 3 Pandemic People power online conference

Tomorrow Saturday 16 and Sunday 17, 11am Back by popular demand, this Saturday and Sunday! Pandemic People Power! Parts 2 & 3Where we learn about the power of communities and social movements organising around the world under Covid-19…More inspiration, ideas, music and much more…. REGISTER for access LINK:https://latinamericansolidaritynetwork.org/673-2/or email us […]

Latin America’s ‘Pearl Harbour Event’? Forces of Oppression and Resistance Intensify Across the Region as the Multiple Crises Deepen

Written by Daniel Edgar exclusively for SouthFront With the relatively recent arrival of the ‘Coronavirus’ to the region, the chronic failure of neoliberal economic and social planning and development models and strategies to reduce poverty and provide sustainable and equitable, or even remotely viable, development paths has surpassed critical levels. […]

“El neoliberalismo aplica la necropolítica, deja morir a las personas que no son rentables”

Clara Valverde introduce su nuevo libro con la alusión al texto de una pintada en la pared: “Con la dictadura nos mataban. Ahora nos dejan morir”. En ‘De la necropolítica neoliberal a la empatía radical’ (‘Icaria/Más madera’) esta activista política y social y escritora sostiene que el sistema neoliberal es […]

Scientists Warn Worse Pandemics Are on the Way if We Don’t Protect Nature

From https://www.ecowatch.com/ A group of biodiversity experts warned that future pandemics are on the horizon if mankind does not stop its rapid destruction of nature. Writing an article published Monday by The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the authors put the responsibility for COVID-19 squarely on our shoulders. “There is […]

Extractivism is not Development-Extractivismo en America Latina

Film and Discussion night about extractivism in Latin America. A week before to blockade IMARC Oct. 28-31 https://blockadeimarc.com/, we would like to present a short video which illustrate how extractivists neoliberal policies are displacing indigenous communities, destroying the land and increasing exploitation and oppression over people and first nations communities. […]

Autonomy and Resistance Gathering 2018

Autonomy and Resistance Gathering 2018 Latin America, Asia Pacific and Beyond! November Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th, Victorian Trades Hall, 54 Victoria Street, Carlton South (Melbourne) Victoriab – Australia 3 days of speakers, panels, workshops, film screenings and more… Main Topics: Decolonization Land defense from multinationals Autonomy and self-determination Prisons […]

MAY [LASSC-EN2]

MAY COURSE [LASSC2] – “Tango, Samba, Salsa and Society, The history of Argentina, Brazil and Cuba through Music”  Sundays 13, 20 and 27 May. 3pm-6pm In this historically based subject, the senses are engaged by using popular culture, in particular music and food, to explore political, economic, social and cultural […]

APRIL [LASSC-EN1]

The Latin American School for Social Change English courses APRIL COURSE [LASSC1] – “The Latin America and world economic tools workshops” Sundays 15, 22 and 29 April 2018. Registrations open and welcome – two sessions left, April 22 and 29 This series of workshops will work towards ensuring that people […]

JUNE [LASSC-SP 1]

[SPANISH] Curso en Castellano vía teleconferencia desde Chile con activistas Guevaristas JUNIO [LASSC-SP] – “La Vigencia del Pensamiento Guevarista en America Latina” Sábados, 16, 23 y 30 de Junio Tres Sesiones: Entregadas Vía teleconferencia en lugar de clases Contenidos: Desde Chile ponemos a disposición de las y l@s amig@s en […]

Protest – For the murder of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes

  Sunday March 18, 7PM Melbourne State Library Corners off Swanston & Latrobe Streets, Melbourne City Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2115119928718048/ The Brazilian community is calling out about the violent execution of the councilor and human-rights activist, Marielle Franco and the driver Anderson Pedro Gomes. This is an action of resilience. We gather […]

Courses, Subjects & Workshops

[SPANISH] Curso en Castellano vía teleconferencia desde Chile con activistas Guevaristas JUNIO [LASSC-SP] – “La Vigencia del Pensamiento Guevarista en America Latina” Sábados, 16, 23 y 30 de Junio, 11am-2pm Tres Sesiones: Entregadas Vía teleconferencia en lugar de clases Contenidos: Desde Chile ponemos a disposición de las y l@s amig@s […]

2018-Upcoming Latin American solidarity events in Australia

SOLIDARITY FORUM: LATIN AMERICAN INDIGENOUS & POPULAR STRUGGLES JANUARY 25TH, 6:30PM Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/149897732335288/ Venezuela Embassy in Canberra 12 Keyar Street, O’Malley ACT, (CANBERRA) Latin American Indigenous and Popular struggles are becoming crucial for the continent, a wave of setbacks in progressive changes are on the way trying to destroy […]

All the best in 2017

Australia, 2016-2017 Hola a todos y todas! Hope everyone is well, the New Year is nearly here! 2016 has been a massive year of struggle of Indigenous, workers and oppressed peoples, in defence of land, waters and life. The violence of colonialism, neoliberal capitalism, patriarchy and oppression in all its […]

Assassination Attempts Against the General Coordinator and a Community Leader of the COPINH.

GUATEMALA-COPINH The Civil Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) denounces to the national and internacional public that there were two assassination attempts against comrades Tomás Gómez Membreño, General Coordinator of COPINH and Alexander García Sorto, a community leader from Llano Grande, Colomoncagua. In two separate events, yesterday, […]

Letter to the Chilean Government

To: Chilean Government                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 19 August, 2011 Mr. Sebastian Piñera President of Chile Palacio de la Moneda Santiago- Chile  c/- Diego Velasco von Pilgrimm Minister Counselor, Consul General of Chile in Melbourne, Australia>Level 13, 390 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004. Dear Mr. Piñera, With the ongoing mass mobilisations of students, […]

Coca-Cola No!

Fron Anna log youtube channel Since the 1970s Coca Cola has been using drastic methods to keep unions down in their Colombian plants. In 1996 Isidrio Gil, a union leader, was gunned down inside a Coke bottling plant. This short video is edited from other films and clips on Youtube. […]

Mexico Solidarity Seminar

Thursday, 21 July Latrobe University City Campus 215 Franklin St, City Melbourne 6:30 doors for a 7pm start Food and drinks will be available Entry by donation – with all proceeds going to support human rights and popular organisations in Chiapas and Juarez. Everyone welcome The Latin American Solidarity Network […]

C0MUNICADO No. 40

Frente Nacional de Resistencia Popular Contra el Golpe de Estado DENUNCIA EL FRACASO DE LA FARSA ELECTORAL Con plena satisfacción anunciamos al Pueblo hondureño y a la comunidad internacional que la farsa electoral montada por la dictadura ha sido contundentemente derrotada debido a la raquítica afluencia de votantes a las […]

Honduras 2009

Ilegalidad y agresiva represión militar privan en apertura de mesas electorales de Honduras Con un fuerte despliegue militar y numerosas violaciones a los Derechos Humanos por parte del régimen dictatorial de Micheletti, se dio inicio al proceso de votación en Honduras. Foto: AFP. Caracas, 29 Nov. ABN.- Marcadas por la […]

Libertad a Elena Varela

miércoles 25 de noviembre de 2009 MAPUEXPRESS ENTREVISTO A ELENA VARELA, A SEMANAS DE EMPEZAR EL JUICIO POLITICO ORQUESTADO POR EL ESTADO CHILENO. Mapuexpress converso con Elena Varela, documentalista que es víctima de un Montaje judicial, arriesgando 15 años de cárcel. Su único delito: registrar la lucha mapuche y develar […]

Vamos a crear un poder popular paralelo

26 Noviembre 2009 Honduras: “Vamos a crear un poder popular paralelo”: Berta Flores 25 de noviembre de 2009 http://www.argenpress.info/2009/11/honduras-vamos-crear-un-poder-popular.html Honduras: “Vamos a crear un poder popular paralelo“: Berta Flores Cáceres Entrevista a Berta Flores Cáceres, miembro de la directiva de la Resistencia Contra el Golpe De Estado y la organización […]

SER O NO SER

Manuel Cabieses Donoso (Publicado en Punto Final, edición Nº 699, 27 de noviembre, 2009) A 15 días de las elecciones, la diezmada Izquierda chilena se encuentra otra vez atrapada entre la nada y la servidumbre a un proyecto ajeno, entre ser una fuerza independiente que abra un camino de liberación […]