Haiti fundraiser event in Brisbane

All together for Haiti!

The Mexican people respond to union busting with national strike

On the night of October 11, six thousand soldiers and militarized police took over the offices of Luz y Fuerza del Centro, the State owned corporation that provides power to Mexico City and some states in Central Mexico; the entity was liquidated by an executive order issued by Mexico′s president Felipe Calderón. Since then, the [...]

Military, Federal Police Bust Mexican Electrical Workers Union

Calderon Uses 6,000 Federal Agents to Fire Over 44,000 Luz y Fuerza Workers
From NarcoNews

FMexican Electrical Workers Union members protest the summary firing of 44,000 members. Photo: La Jornada
In the middle of the night last Saturday, President Felipe Calderon sent six thousand soldiers and militarized Federal Police to take over state power company Luz y [...]

President Zelaya back in Honduras!!!!!-1/2

Report from Honduras: Ousted President Manuel Zelaya Returns to Honduras in Defiance of Coup Government
We go live to the Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, where Manuel Zelaya has sought refuge. After Zelayas dramatic return, the coup government ordered a curfew, but thousands of Zelaya supporters defied the ban and rallied outside the [...]

Morales Named “World Hero of Mother Earth” and Fidel Castro “World Hero of Solidarity” by UN General Assembly

LA PAZ – The president of the United Nations General Assembly, Rev. Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, on Saturday declared Bolivian President Evo Morales as “World Hero of Mother Earth” in a ceremony at the presidential palace in this capital.

With a medal and a parchment scroll, the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization named Morales “the [...]

We stand with the people of Honduras against the Coup d’état: LASC

The Organising Committee of the Latin America Solidarity Conference 2009 (Melbourne, Australia) and its supporting organisations strongly condemn the June 28 military coup against democratically elected President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya and the violent repression that has been unleashed against the Honduran people.
President Zelaya was kidnapped and forcibly taken to Costa Rica on the night [...]

Solidarity rally with Honduras

Solidarity rally with Honduras Part 2-3
Solidarity rally with Honduras Part 3-3
Solidarity rally with the people of Honduras was held on July 4 in Melbourne. It was organised by the sponsoring organisations of the 2009 Latin America Solidarity Conference.
For more information please visit www.solidarityconference2009.org

President Zelaya due to return to Honduras

July 4, 2009
President Zelaya spoke to the People of Honduras via Telesur in the early ours of Saturday morning July 4
Zelaya announced that he would arrive at the International airport in Tegucigalpa on Sunday.
Below are sections of his speech. Translated by Roberto Jorquera
“My life is in the hands of the people of Honduras. By force [...]

President Zelaya forced to land in Nicaragua

10am AEST
By Roberto Jorquera
www.directaction.org.au
President Manuel Zelaya attempted to return to Honduras together with Miquel D’Escotto President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, however the airstrip was blocked and Zelaya was forced to land in Nicaragua. Zelaya flew in from Washington after a meeting of the Organisation of American States (OAS) that suspended the [...]

Call for Action in solidarity with Honduras

FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN HONDURAS!
AGAINST THE COUP! IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF HONDURAS!
This is a call to all solidarity organisations and individuals to stand for democracy in Honduras and Central America.
Military dictatorships never again!
We demand the immediate reinstatement of Zelaya, the democratically elected president of Honduras. Immediate stop to the repression against [...]