Events

Latin America 2011 Noam Chomsky Lecture
Saturday 8th October 2011, 6:30 - 8pm
TUC Congress House, Great Russell St, London, WC1B 3LS

Professor Noam Chomsky on ‘Latin America, the United States and the Policies of President Obama’. The renowned American philosopher and activist speaks on the US government’s response to losing control in its own backyard.

Tickets for this event are sold out. The Facebook Event Page can be found here.

Suggested Twitter hashtag: #Chomsky2011

Latin America Conference 2011
Saturday 3rd December 2011, 9:30am - 5pm (£10/6)
TUC Congress House, Great Russell St, London, WC1B 3LS

The annual Latin America conferences provide a fascinating insight into the reality of the region and effective ways for people in the UK to find out more and support these struggles and movements by getting involved in solidarity work.

Confirmed guest speakers include:

  • Families of the Miami Five from Cuba

  • Alberto Juantorena – Olympic Gold medal winner and former Cuban Vice-Minister for Sport

  • Egle Sanchez – Venezuelan trade union leader

  • Samuel Moncada – Venezuelan Ambassador to UK

  • Guissell Morales-Echaverry - Nicaraguan Embassy

  • Frances O'Grady - TUC Deputy General Secretary

  • Sally Hunt - UCU General Secretary

  • Billy Hayes - CWU General Secretary

  • Bob Crow - RMT General Secretary

  • Richard Gott - Academic

  • Victoria Brittain - Writer

  • Jeremy Corbyn MP

  • Colin Burgon – Former Labour MP and Vice-Chair of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign.

  • Plus speakers and eyewitness reports from Colombia, Honduras, Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico and across the continent.


    • Tickets are £10 waged and £6 unwaged and are available from the Cuba Solidarity Campaign via telephone (020 8800 0155) or online closer to the time.

    The Facebook Event Page can be found here.

    Suggested Twitter hashtag: #LatinAmerica2011
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