New Yorkers hear about Latin America

The Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle sponsored an event on Sept. 5 in New York highlighting the growing leftist movement in Latin America.

The well-attended meeting, with about 300 people in the audience, was held in the Great Hall of Cooper Union and featured special guest speakers from Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Venezuela. The Cuban ambassador was invited but missed the meeting because of an approaching storm.

Bernard White, program director for WBAI, moderated the event, and the speakers included Bolivian ambassador to the U.N. Hugo Silves Alvarado, Ecuadorian ambassador Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Nicaraguan ambassador Maria Rubiales De Chamorro, and Venezuelan ambassador Aura Mahuampi De Ortiz.

Two participants in the Bolivarian Circle’s July trip to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Larry Hales of the youth organization FIST (Fight Imperialism, Stand Together) and Robin Garcia, gave reports about their experiences in Venezuela.

The night ended with a musical performance from Yerba Buena, while participants and the speakers mingled and enjoyed refreshments.

—Workers World New York bureau