Dear Everyone, here is an invitation to share among your friends and networks. For those that have been showing interest in supporting first nations and grassroots organisations in Latin America and in the so called Australia, here are some events and actions that might be of your interest. All the best
Latin American solidarity upcoming events & actions
The Latin American Solidarity Network (LASNET) is an independent and inclusive group of people working in solidarity with Latin American grassroots movements and their struggles.
Our main goals are Building Bridges of struggles and resistances between Latin America, Australia and the whole Asia Pacific Region and linking our struggles fighting against Capitalism, Colonialism around the world, a big challenge but we think is possible organising Globally. Also, we are totally against patriarchal exploitation and oppression by imperial powers. Your support is very appreciated and tottally valuable.
We support all collective struggles that promote equality in the diversity of the world we are living in, without discrimination and no borders.
Subscribe to our email distribution list, into our chat in WhatsApp, our Facebook and Instagram socials, to receive updates from Australian and Latin American grass roots movements and its struggles, send us your details to lasnet.solidarity@gmail.com or message Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lasnet/ or insta: https://www.instagram.com/lasnet_solidarity_network/ , go to our webpage, https://latinamericansolidaritynetwork.org/
May-June events & actions
Urgent current campaign: Solidarity Raffle S.O.S Brazil climate disaster
Raffle tickets available here: https://www.trybooking.com/CRTYK
Raffle prizes, check here: https://shorturl.at/ksDJS
Over five hundred families from country areas have been affected by flooding ever faced in Brazil’s South, your support is more than welcome.
The solidarity Raffle will be drawn on May 25th, 1pm at Catalyst social Centre 146 Sydney Road, Coburg.
Campaign S.O.S Brazil climate disaster, details here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6vgp45ySD6/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/308830548933387/, and here:https://shorturl.at/ksDJS.
– Sunday’s rally in solidarity with Palestine. Every Sunday at the State Library from 12 noon Join the LASNET banner and march with us! – Melbourne State Library
-Dinner-Karaoke-music Night, Thursday May 23rd, 6:30PM
Fundraising in Support of the SOS Brazil climate disaster campaign and Mapuche political prisoners. All proceeds to MST (landless rural workers movement in Brazil), CAFU (shantytowns coalition in Brazil) and Mapuche political prisoners’ relatives.
Door-Donation $10, Catalyst Social Centre, 146 Sydney Road, Coburg
-Seed of Struggles
Film Premiere- Get your tickets here: https://shorturl.at/wDJU2
Tuesday May 28th, 6:00pm film start at 7:00pm (previously, welcoming and snacks)
RMIT Building 80, Level 4, Room 11, 445 Swanston St., Melbourne-City.
We are inviting everyone interested to express solidarity with the people in struggle in Ecuador.
‘Seed of Struggles’ will be presented by Marcelo Chimbolema, a musician, a film collaborator, and environmentalist defender from Ecuador indigenous communities Kichwa Puruwa. Marcelo is going to be in Australia presenting the Seed of Struggles film and building solidarity with the indigenous and popular organisations in Ecuador.
June 1st, 6:00PM – Catalyst Social Centre, 144 Sydney Rd. Coburg
FORUM: Indigenous and popular struggles in Latin America with a special guest Marcelo Chimbolena from Ecuador (kichwa puruwa first nation people), musician, film maker collaborator and environment defender. Also, other grassroots activists connected online. Continuing the campaign ‘denouncing extractivism.’
Presenting two short films,
HAWAY (documentary 13.12min) and
Sea of Women (fiction 15 min.)
-LASNET organising meeting, Monday June 3 – 2024,
6PM, get together, sharing food 7PM, meeting start
Catalyst Social Centre, 144 Sydney Rd. Coburg
Friday June 28ht, 6:30PM, Black Spark – 126A Gladstone Avenue, Northcote. Details in https://fb.me/e/3K82zH2Bi
– The Global Fight to Protect Forests and Indigenous Communities. The inspiring stories of resistance of the Mapuche people, indigenous to Southern Chile and Argentina, and how it compares to what is happening in Victoria. Join by Marcelo Chimbolema on their struggle denouncing multinational corporations.
Dear everyone, hope you can help us in spreading these good news and inviting you friends and networks to continue supporting the grassroots movements initiatives and struggles in fighting colonialism, capitalism and all forms of discrimination and exploitation. We need to get united to achieve environmental justice and a better world for everyone.
End the genocide in Palestine
Our total solidarity with the people of Palestina
The people united will never be defeated!
We hope to see you in the next meeting, in the streets in the next rally,
Un gran abrazo (A big hug)
In Unity and Solidarity
LASNET Collective- so called-Australia.
Dear everyone, here and invitatio to kepp fighting for our rights and a better world!