Tickets are priced at
£10 waged
£6 unwaged
Available on the door


Social & fundraiser information

Saturday, 6th December 2008

9:30am - 5pm

Congress House

Great Russell Street

London WC1 (map)



Latin America 2008 brings together trade unionists, NGOs, academics and progressive movements from Latin America and the UK to explore recent developments across the region.


Download the article “Latin America 2008: a national conference which is a must” by Dr. Francisco Dominguez (in English and Spanish).


Featuring films, stalls, music, discussion on:

  • Cuba – 50 Years Of Revolution
  • Venezuela – Chávez, 10 Years On
  • ALBA, The Bolivarian Alternative For The Americas
  • Cuba And The Fight Against The Blockade
  • Women In Latin America
  • Resistance To Neoliberal Agendas And Debt
  • What Next For Paraguay?
  • Peace Process In Colombia

Guest speakers include:

  • George Galloway MP
  • Ken Livingstone
  • Cllr Salma Yaqoob
  • Colin Burgon MP
  • Jeremy Corbyn MP
  • Adam Price MP
  • Hugh O‘Shaughnessy
  • Matt Wrack, FBU
  • Derek Wall, Green Party
  • Richard Gott
  • Billy Hayes, CWU
  • Bart Jones, author Hugo Chavez Story
  • Prof Salim Lamrani
  • Diana Holland, Unite
  • Caitríona Ruane MLA (Sinn Féin (South Down) Minister for Education in the Assembly)
  • + speakers from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Paraguay and Mexico

Remaining tickets for Latin America 2008 and the social will be available on the door on a first-come-first-served basis.


Read the review of Latin America 2006


Read the review of Latin America 2005


Download the flyer
(pdf, 1.8MB)


Download the programme
(pdf, 58kB)


Download travel info
(pdf, 167kB)