Allende

Chile solidarity - Melbourne, September 10 and 11

Submitted by peter on Mon, 12/09/2011 - 9:32am

On the eve of the anniversary of not only the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US, but also of the 1973 CIA-backed Pinochet coup which overthrew the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende, LASNET organised a rally in solidarity with students, workers, and Indigenous people currently struggling against another right-wing government in Chile, that of Sebastian Piñera...

This was followed on Sunday by a commemoration of the September 11 coup, with speakers, music and a showing of the film "The Black Pimpernel" at Trades Hall.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
LASNET
Chile
Allende

US out of Latin America - Protest at US Consulate, Melbourne, 11 September

Submitted by peter on Fri, 11/09/2009 - 5:14pm

While the US flag flew at half-mast in memory of the victims of 11 September 2001, representatives and supporters of the Latin-American communities in Melbourne held a small rally to remember the victims of the US-inspired coup in Chile on the same day in 1973, and to demand an end to US interference in the affairs of Latin America.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
protest
human rights
Venezuela
US
Honduras
Latin America
LASNET
Chile
Allende
Colombia