Third Latin American and Asia Pacific Solidarity Gathering

the Third Latin American and Asia Pacific Solidarity Gathering held last October 23-25 in Melbourne - Australia, attended during those day by various activist from different social sectors and international speakers from Mapuche People and Colombia Trade Union movement. We shared histories, struggles and experiences and resistances of our different struggles and confirmed to continue the journey of searching for alternatives and proposals that confront the struggles faced by our comrades around the world. The long struggles against injustices, inhumane conditions and discrimination. The never ending struggles to resist the capitalist neoliberal hegemony that we face in our daily lives.

The main resolutions of the Gathering were:

1. Reaffirm Latin American Solidarity (LASNET)’s commitment to support Indigenous and grassroots social movements in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. We will continue to work towards strengthening links with the peoples of Honduras, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia and the whole Latin America peoples in the front line against neoliberal and militarist policies, And increase our work and support with peoples from Bounganville, West Papua, Indonesia, Aotearoa, the Pacific Islands, Tamil communities and Indigenous Australia.

2. LASNET will organise with other solidarity and indigenous groups and International Indigenous Solidarity Gathering in Alice Spring 9-10 April 2010.

3. Send a communiqué from the Solidarity Gathering to all the social movements and networks denouncing Multi-Nationals and their actions against workers and indigenous communities throughout the world.

4. Reinitiate the Campaign to boycott Coca-Cola and its products and against BHP-Billiton through the Colombia Demands Justice Campaign.

5. LASNET will organise an Australian Unions Delegation to Colombia to make concrete connections with Unions there.

6. A proposal to commence a Campaign to assist Pascual Pichun’s (Mapuche Leader/Lonko) community in Southern Chile.

7. LASNET will organise an Australian Delegation of Indigenous representatives and Social activists to Chile in November 2010 to attend a Solidarity Gathering there on Mapuche land.

If you would like to be involved in any of this main campaigns for 2010, don't hesitate to contact any of us by e-mail to: lasnet.latinosolidarity@gmail.com or calling

Lucho Riquelme 0400 914 944,
Rodrigo Rojas 0414 970 418,
Marisol Salinas 0413 597 315,
Juliet Armatolos 0423 911 338 or
Sue Leigh 0466 480 331

Any support or contribution to LASNET Campaigns are very welcome, please send your donation 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.

The struggles continues!

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lasnet@latinlasnet.org, www.latinamericansoldaritynetwork.org (what went wrong?)

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