Events
::: FORTHCOMING ALBORADA EVENTS
To see a list of our events taking place in Spanish click here/Para ver una lista de nuestros eventos en español presione aqui:
http://www.alborada.net/eventos-alborada-español
Alborada is not currently hosting any events:
Alborada is currently supporting the following events:
> Live Music/Documentary Screening: Movimientos Venezuela Special (Thursday 11th March/London
For more info: http://alborada.net/movimientos-london-richmix-venezuela-110310
> Documentary Screening: Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (Tuesday 16th March/Norwich)
For more info: http://alborada.net/insidetherevolution-venezuela-16thmarch-2010-norwich
::: PAST ALBORADA EVENTS
> Documentary Screening: Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (February 2010/Various Australian cities)
For more info: http://alborada.net/insidetherevolution-australia-screenings-february-2010
> Documentary Screening: Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (Monday 11th January/London)
For more visit: http://alborada.net/insidetherevolution-compass-venezuela-11thjanuary-2010
> Documentary Screening: Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (December 2009/Various US cities)
More info: http://alborada.net/insidetherevolution-usa-screenings-2009
> Documentary Screening: Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (Monday 9th November/London)
More info: http://www.alborada.net/insidetherevolution-compass-venezuela-9thnovembe...
> Documentary Screening: Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (Thursday 29th October/Bristol)
More info: http://alborada.net/insidetherevolution-university-venezuela-october29th...
> Documentary Screening: Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (Tuesday 27th October/Bradford)
More info: http://www.alborada.net/insidetherevolution-treehouse-venezuela-october2...
> Documentary Screening: Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (Monday 26th October/London)
More info: http://alborada.net/insidetherevolution-compass-venezuela-october26th-2009
> Documentary Screening: MST: Landless Farmers and the Biggest March in Brazilian History (Monday 19th October/London)
More info: http://alborada.net/mstdoc-gibbyzobel-brazil-october19th2009
> Public Talk: The Coup in Honduras: Repression, Resistance and the Struggle for Democracy (Monday 12th October/London)
More info: http://alborada.net/publictalk-coup-honduras-october12th-2009
> Documentary Screening: Favela Rising (Saturday 10th October/London) - FREE ENTRY
More info: http://alborada.net/favelarising-brazil-documentary-october10th2009-compass
::: Monday September 21st, 6.30-8.45pm
Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (Alborada Films, 2009)
Film starts 7pm, £4 entry
In association with the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign (VSC). The screening will be introduced by Francisco Dominguez (VSC) who will also chair a Q&A with the director after the screening.
http://www.vicuk.org/
The Compass (Function room),
58 Penton Street,
London N1 9PZ
Nearest Tube: Angel
http://thecompassn1.co.uk
Map:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=N1+9PZ&countryCode=GB
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151063552138
::: Sunday August 30th, 6-8pm
Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (Alborada Films, 2009)
Film starts 6.20pm, £4 entry
Presented by Alborada; supported by Red Pepper magazine. James O'Nions (Red Pepper co-editor) will introduce the documentary and chair a Q&A with Roberto Navarrete (executive producer) after the screening.
http://www.redpepper.org.uk/
The Compass (Function room),
58 Penton Street,
London N1 9PZ
Nearest Tube: Angel
http://thecompassn1.co.uk
Map:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=N1+9PZ&countryCode=GB
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150131718867&ref=nf
Inside the Revolution: A Journey into the Heart of Venezuela (Alborada Films, 2009)
**Thursday 27 August
Alborada presents a public talk:
Massacre in the Amazon: The Garcia Government vs Peru’s Indigenous
For further details visit:
http://www.alborada.net/events
On June 5, World Environment Day, Amazon Indians in Peru were massacred by the government of Alan Garcia in the latest chapter of a long war to take over common lands -- a war unleashed by the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Peru and the United States.
Come and hear about the latest developments in Peru and what we in Britain can do to help Peru’s indigenous people and the wider social and environmental struggles taking place in the country.
“The Amazon struggle must continue, demanding respect for the rain forest. The Amazonian natives know that what is at stake is their own survival. We hope that the world population becomes aware that they are fighting in defence of all humankind, the Amazon jungle is the lung of the planet.”
-- Hugo Blanco (Peruvian social activist and director of ‘Lucha Indigena’ ('Indigenous Struggle'))
Speakers:
- Oscar Blanco (Son of Peruvian political figure Hugo Blanco)
- Derek Wall (Former Green Party Principal Speaker)
Thursday August 27th, 6.30-8pm (Talk starts at 7pm)
The Exmouth Arms (Function Room), Starcross St, Euston, NW1, London (www.exmouth-arms.co.uk)
(3 mins from Euston underground station).
Free entry
>More info: Upside Down World|Facebook event page|info@alborada.net
::: Sunday August 23rd, 4-6pm
Film starts 4.15pm, £4 entry
In association with the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign (VSC). The screening will be introduced by Francisco Dominguez (VSC) who will also chair a Q&A with the director after the screening.
http://www.vicuk.org/
The Compass (Function room),
58 Penton Street,
London N1 9PZ
Nearest Tube: Angel
http://thecompassn1.co.uk
Map:
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=N1+9PZ&countryCode=GB
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138946802564
**Saturday 22 August
Alborada presents:
Alborada 'Compass' Bar Sessions
8pm-midnight - A chance to share a drink and talk with like-minded people; all to a background of ancient to future latin beats and Latin America related visuals.
At 8.15pm Tom Feiling, author of 'The Candy Machine: How Cocaine Took Over the World' will give a short talk about the cocaine business in Colombia and its impact on Colombian politics, society and that country's internal conflict. Copies of his new book will be on sale. More info: http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141931173,00.html?st...
Event details
Alborada 'Compass' Bar Sessions (8pm-11pm)
The Compass (Function room),
58 Penton Street,
London N1 9PZ
Nearest Tube: Angel
http://thecompassn1.co.uk
> More info: info@alborada.net
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246964705496
Wednesday 22 July
Alborada presents a screening of the documentary:
MST: Landless Farmers and the Biggest March in Brazilian History
(Director Gibby Zobel, 69min)
Followed by a Q&A with the director, chaired by Jan Rocha, co-author of Cutting the Wire: The MST in Brazil.
**Wednesday 22 July, 7-9pm
Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, London
Full details below
>More info: Facebook event page | about the MST | info@alborada.net
Synopsis
In 2005, 12,000 people walked the 240km from Goiania to Brasilia, on the longest march in Brazilian history. They were members of the Brazilian Landless Farmers' Movement, the MST, revered as one of the most successful and dynamic social movements in the world, who had come from all over the country for the demonstration. Recording the event was British journalist and filmmaker Gibby Zobel, who turned his footage into the documentary, MST: Landless Farmers and the Biggest March in Brazilian History. 'A social movement as important as the MST deserves more than just brutal stereotyping', says Gibby. Determined to shed some light on the MST, he accompanied the march from dawn till dusk for 17 days, discovering the stories behind the red flags, from landless families, to regional and national coordinators. His work didn’t stop there; after the march had finished, Gibby travelled over 15,000km by bus, to find the people he had met on the road to Brasilia, and see if the march had made a difference to their lives. The result is a polemic, poetic and powerful insight into the MST, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
Event details:
7-9pm Wednesday 22 July (film starts 7.15pm)
Khalili Theatre,
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),
University of London,
Thornhaugh Street,
Russell Square,
London WC1H 0XG
Nearest Tube: Russell Square | £3 suggested donation
Watch the trailer:
About the Director:
Gibby Zobel is an English-born writer and broadcaster who moved to Brazil in 2002, where he made his first short, The Shoeshine President, about the historic election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. During the last six years he has worked as the first Brazilian correspondent for the Arabic network Al Jazeera, as a reporter for the BBC World Service radio station and for the English newspaper The Guardian. He concentrates on highlighting environmental and social justice issues. MST: Landless Farmers and the Biggest March in Brazilian History is his first feature-length documentary. He was the winner, with Christian Spencer, of the Special Award of the International Jury at Ekofilm 2007, Europe’s oldest environmental film festival for Itatiaia: A Look Inside, a short about the Atlantic rainforest where he lived.
::: PAST EVENTS SUPPORTED BY ALBORADA
::: Friday September 11th
Book Launch: 'Los que dijeron "No"' (''Those who dared to say "No"': The history of sailors of the Chilean Navy) by Jorge Magasich
[THIS EVENT WILL BE IN SPANISH]
An evening with Jorge Magasich author of 'Los que dijeron "No"' (''Those who dared to say "No"': The history of sailors of the Chilean Navy). Magasich's book recounts the history of the sailors from the Chilean Navy who opposed the military coup in 1973 against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende. This event has been organised by the ex Chilean political prisoners living in the UK.