Archive for the ‘Latin America’ Category
Friday, April 28th, 2006
MOVIMIENTOS @ The Salmon and Compass -Thursday 4th May (7pm -2am)
"A politically inspired night of Latin boogie & documentary films on Latin America.
The finest in Afro-Latin, Boogaloo, Brazilian, Funk, Ska, Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata, Manguebeat, Tango, Drum and Bass, Broken Beats, Rhumba House, Electronica etc.....Music hosted by ...
Posted in Art and Film, Environment and eco-friendliness, Events, Latin America, London, News & info | 1 Comment »
Sunday, April 16th, 2006
In the meantime, what’s happening in Peru? Well the outcome of the election is still not clear and looks like it won’t be for a while, seeing as its gone off into a ‘run-off’’ second round. The interesting news is that given the state of play, a dodgy manoeuvre ...
Posted in Globalization, Latin America, USA, World Affairs: politics and news, peru | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
Elections in Peru and Italy- so what's happening? Most of the focus is what's going on with Berlusconi -who's apparently not admitting defeat yet. the latest news indicates that Romano Prodi, the centre-left opposition leader has won by a slim majority, but nothing will be confirmed till the expat votes ...
Posted in Latin America, News & info, Politics, World Affairs: politics and news, berlusconi, italy, peru, romano prodi | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
last night's Newsnight was hilarious, just superb: a look at what's happening in Latin America, with the upcoming elections in Peru, and discussions related to whether there is such a thing as a 'continental drift to the left'. ( and if so, what could the US administration's reaction possibly be..)
Gavin ...
Posted in Globalization, International Relations, Latin America, News & info, Newsnight, Politics | No Comments »
Sunday, January 29th, 2006
Happening now in Caracas, Venezuela (January 24-29, 2006)
also, its a polycentric Forum this year,so the Karachi bit will be in March 2006. Check this ...
Posted in Globalization, Latin America, News & info, Venezuela, World Affairs: politics and news, World Social Forum 2006, caracas trollparty | 20 Comments »
Sunday, November 6th, 2005
the Summit of the Americas is being celebrated:
molotov cocktail: an incendiary bomb made from a breakable container, such as a bottle, filled with flammable liquid and provided with a rag wick. Used by the Soviets against the invading German armies in World War II, these bombs were nicknamed after V. ...
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