Dear Friends,

We are writing to you asking you to support our new appeal for justice for Beatriz Alberta "Bety" Cariño Trujillo and Jyri Jaakkola (see the letter).

The 27th of April last was second the anniversary of the murders of Bety and Jyri. Two years on, those responsible have not been brought to justice and inhabitants of San Juan Copala are still forcibly displaced.

Last Friday (13th April) the Venezuelan Embassy in London was attacked by a group of people from the right wing Venezuelan opposition. Apart from the extensive material damage, the staff and workers seemed to have escaped without any major injuries. They have, however been  traumatised by the event. It's interesting that this attack has not been mentioned in the Irish  media. One can imagine the headlines if a Western embassy in Venezuela, had suffered a similar assault.

You can read more about it here

Venue: LASC, 5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2

Date: Friday 27th of April 2012,  

Time: 6.30pm

Friday 27th of April 2012, will mark two years since the date of the armed ambush on the caravan carrying humanitarian aid to the men, women, and children of the autonomous municipality of San Juan Copala, Oaxaca.

Venezuela Ireland Network Event: The Coup That Failed

Venue: Oak Room, Mansion House, Dawson St, Dublin 2

Date: Saturday, 14th April 2012                                      

Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm

Speaker: Dr. Francisco Dominguez

In conjunction with LASC (Latin American Solidarity Centre) and also to mark the beginning of Latin America Week we are proud to welcome to Ireland  Dr Francisco Dominguez who is a senior  lecturer at Middlesex University, where he is head of the Centre for Brazilian and Latin American Studies.

He is also secretary of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign in the UK. 

Francisco came to Britain in 1979 as a Chilean political refuge. Since his arrival in England he has been active on Latin American issues, about which he has written and published extensively.