Salteñada Fiesta Fundraiser in aid of
Bolivia’s Amazon Rain Forest
Sunday 15th September 2019 from 1.00pm to 6.00pm
Help us raise funds to support the communities affected by the fires in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia’s Amazon rain forest. Come and join Friends of Bolivia to charity fundraiser for a day of fun 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.
£3.50 on the day
(online sales have now been stopped)
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 23rd February – from 18:00 to 23:00
at
Sacred Heart Church Hall, Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19 4LU
TICKETS
£10 on the door
Members: £8
Concessions: £7 *
Children under 12: Free
* Concessions: OAPs & Students 12 to 18
ONLINE SALES ARE NOW CLOSED
THERE ARE STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
SO PLEASE TURN UP EARLY THANK YOU!
“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
BUY TICKETS
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
