La Paz, June 9, 2008

Shortly after 10 am on June 9, several thousand protestors from El Alto marched into La Paz and surrounded the U.S. Embassy. The mainly indigenous protestors were demanding the return of ex-President Sánchez de Lozada and ex-Minister of Defense Sánchez Berzaín to Bolivia. Both men are facing a civil suit in the U.S. and charges in Bolivia for the death of almost 70 civilians during the 2003 "Guerra del Gas."

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7:00 pm
SFU Harbour Centre
Room 1900
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC

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With guest speaker Gustavo Diez de Medina

Bolivian Social Economist, Executive Director of the Program for Study and Support for Production – Solidarity Credit Fund (PEAP-Foncresol), and practitioner of community economic development and social economy processes.

This event took place on April 5, 2008, in Toronto. The videos of this event follow:

By Juan Valencia

TORONTO – Close to 200 persons attended “Bolivia Rising,” an event organized here by Toronto Bolivia Solidarity on Saturday April 5 in the Steelworkers Hall.

The event aimed to display Bolivia’s culture and provide information on the democratic process in Bolivia. Both Latin Americans and Canadians responded in large number to express their solidarity.

The program began with written greetings from His Excellency Edgar Torrez Mosqueira, ambassador to Canada of the Republic of Bolivia

BOLIVIA RISING

An evening of Entertainment Solidarity from across the Americas

When: SATURDAY, APRIL 5; from 7 pm to midnight