“Dia del Amor y la Amistad” salteñada party on
Sunday 23rd September 2018 from 1.00pm to 5.30pm
Come and join Friends of Bolivia to celebrate the Bolivian DAY OF FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE with delicious salteñas, traditional Bolivian music, dance and family games.
St. Mark’s Church Hall, Compton Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7ND
Entry: £1 ~ Children under 12: Free
As well as feasting on our delicious salteñas on the day, you can order some to take away.
ONLINE SALES CLOSED Please get your salteñas on the day.
Bolivian Mother’s Day – Salteñada
Sunday 27th May 2018 from 1pm to 5pm
Come and join Friends of Bolivia to celebrate Bolivian Mother’s Day with delicious salteñas and traditional Bolivian music and family games.
St. Mark’s Church Hall, Compton Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7ND
Entry: £1 ~ Children under 12: Free
As well as feasting on our delicious salteñas on the day, you can order some to take away.
Book your salteñas now:
ONLINE SALES CLOSED – YOU CAN STILL GET YOUR SALTEñAS ON THE DAY
Friends of Bolivia’s Carnival Fiesta 2018
Join us for an evening of traditional Bolivian music and dance,
delicious Bolivian food and drinks to celebrate carnival 2018 Bolivian style!
Saturday 17th February – from 18:00 to 23:00
at
Sacred Heart Church Hall, Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19 4LU
TICKETS
£9 online / £10 on the door
Members: £8
Concessions: £7 *
Children under 12: Free
* Concessions: OAPs & Students 12 to 18
ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED
PLENTY OF TICKETS LEFT AT THE DOOR
CANCELLATION
It is with the greatest regret that we have to inform you that we are cancelling the Fundraiser BBQ which was due to be held on Sunday 27th August.
This wasn’t an easy decision to make but we haven’t had as many confirmed bookings as in previous years. We hope you can appreciate that FoB, as a charity, has to manage its funds responsibly and without confirmed bookings a party of that size is likely to make huge losses.
Therefore, on behalf of the committee, I would like to apologise for the cancellation and regret any inconvenience this may cause you.
Friends of Bolivia
Bolivian Mother’s Day – Salteñada
Sunday 28th May 2017 from 1pm to 5pm
Come and join Friends of Bolivia to celebrate Bolivian Mother’s Day with delicious salteñas and traditional Bolivian music and family games.
St. Mark’s Church Hall, Compton Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 7ND
Entry: £1 ~ Children under 12: Free
As well as feasting on our delicious salteñas on the day, you can order some to take away.
Friends of Bolivia is proud to present a double bill screening of Bolivian filmmaker and poet Diego Torrez Peñaloza at Deptford Cinema on 22nd April at 14:30. Tickets: £6:00
SAKRAMENTO
In this short film the Holy Father ponders questions about faith, love and democracy. (Bolivia 2015, 12 min. Dir. Diego Torres Peñaloza)
THE SAGA OF THE POETS
The film features two female characters, Utopia and Demokracia. Utopia receives the legacy of a mysterious woman (Grim Reaper). Demokracia represents today’s youth facing authoritarianism and a conservative society. (Bolivia 2015, 70 min. Dir. Diego Torres Peñaloza) Both films in Spanish with English subtitles
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Online sales now off. Please buy tickets on the door. Thank you.
(This exhibition is organised by Birkbeck University)
This exhibition portrays the women whose livelihoods involve the traditional rituals, artefacts and medicines that play a central role in culture and health in Bolivia. The indigenous wisdom involved in this work has been sidelined, either as ‘witchcraft’ under colonial powers or as merely ‘folklore’ by positivist, Western approaches to medicine. Nevertheless, in the western highlands of Bolivia the vast majority of people meaningfully engage in these rituals and practice them seriously and devoutly, and Bolivia’s first indigenous president, Evo Morales, has embarked on a decolonisation project which challenges the institutions and value systems which have marginalised indigenous knowledge.
These portraits are accompanied by quotes from the women themselves, discussing how they came to this profession and their role in the community. These women are referred to exotically in tourist guidebooks as ‘witches’ but are known locally as chiflerasand amautas; the former prepares the materials for traditional healing rituals while the latter conducts the ceremony. The items used in these rituals include coca leaves, desiccated llama foetuses, the q’oa herb, alcohol and brightly coloured llama-wool and sugar figurines. These practitioners have long standing relationships with their clients and may be the first ports of call for those seeking assistance and guidance with their physical, emotional and/or spiritual well-being.
This is a collaboration between the photographer David X Green and the geographer Dr Kate Maclean, who has worked in Bolivia since 2006.
Friends of Bolivia’s Carnival Fiesta 2017
Join us for an evening of traditional Bolivian music and dance,
delicious Bolivian food and drink to celebrate carnival 2017 Bolivian style!
Saturday 4th March – from 18:00 to 23:00
at
Sacred Heart Church Hall, Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19 4LU
TICKETS
£9 online / £10 on the door
Members: £8
Concessions: £7 *
Children under 12: Free
* Concessions: OAPs & Students 12 to 18
ONLINE SALES HAS STOPPED
TICKETS FOR SALE AT THE DOOR ONLY
BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW
Pachamama – Climate change and the Kallawaya people of Bolivia
Pachamama is a documentary which aims to shed light on the human narratives behind climate change by giving an insight into the lives of the Kallawayas, an indigenous population in the Bolivian Andes.
Having a different perspective of the environment, the Kallawayas revere the earth (Pachamama) and treat it with the same level of care as they would treat their loved ones. As such this community provides an inspiring lens through which to consider our planet. This deeply human experience of climate change, often neglected in mainstream climate change narratives is the pillar of this documentary.
The filmmakers behind this project, hope to bring a fresh perspective on this issue, which fundamentally concerns all of us and the future of this planet.
The film lasts approximately 55 minutes and will be followed by a Q&A from the filmmakers.
We will also be selling delicious pukacapas before the screening!
For more information about this even please contact the Anglo Bolivian Society
“Revisitando la Historia de Bolivia”
Desde el periodo pre-colombino hasta la Independencia (1825)
Mariana Swann – escritora y profesora de idiomas
www.marianaswann.com
Sábado 22 Octubre 15:00
Iglesia St John’s Waterloo, Crypt
Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY
(frente a la estación de Waterloo)
Refrescos y bocadillos incluidos. Entrada gratuita. Cupos limitados. Estudiantes bienvenidos
Para reservar sitio enviar correo electrónico a: anglobolivian@gmail.com
La historia de un pueblo es fascinante, con una narrativa similar a un cuento o una novela.
Diferente a lo que nos enseñaron en el colegio con fechas de batallas y nombres de héroes.
Una historia donde el rol protagónico del pueblo quedo silenciado.
Esta revisita de nuestra historia en el periodo anterior a la Independencia servirá para:
- recordar y valorar nuestra cultura
- comprender los motivos de nuestra situación
- sentirnos orgullosos de lo que somos y podemos llegar a ser
- servirá sobre todo para compartir y difundir lo que sabemos
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