Thanks to all those "sew radical" & crafty folks at Loophole

Melbourne women protested on May Day on the Library Steps in Swanston Street about "800" + women workers murdered in Mexico/US border "maquiladora/free trade zone" factory zone

Juarez Juarez Girl from Melbourne Action Against Femicide in Mexico

PHOTO

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33176213@N04/4570215322/

BACKGROUND

Spanish language videos, audio, photographs

http://www.griterio.org/category/feminicidios/

English language

http://www.mujeresdejuarez.org/EUversion.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_homicides_in_Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rez

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/360/stories/2010/2844252.htm

http://www.lavc.edu/Library/bib-women_of_c._juarez.htm

Latin American Solidarity Updates Join the International Day of Peasant's struggle! Globalize the struggle! Globalize hope! Let's unite for peasant's rights! Join the International Day of Peasant's struggle!

Friday April 17, 12 Noon At GPO, Corner of Elizabeth and Bourke Street Melbourne-City More Info: lasnet@latinlasnet.org, call 0414 970 418 or 0400 914 944 LASNET

Upcoming events Workshops and Satll at Melbourne Social Forum, MSF April 18-19, at Ceres more info at www.melbournesocialforum.org

Colombia Forum , Campaign Launch "Campaign launch in support and Solidarity with Indigenous peoples, Political prisoners, Trade union movement and against the Multinationals corporation take-over (intervention) in Colombia" Speakers, Video Conference link directly with ONIC (indigenous national organsation) and Sinaltarinal (Colombia food union) Thursday April 23, 7:00 PM, Uniting Church, 251 High Street, Northcote

LASNET general meeting, Sunday April 26, 2pm - Venue TBA