LFANZ Donation Appeal 2026 “Our Latvia. Our Responsibility.”
This year the Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand celebrates 75 years of serving our communities, and our annual donation appeal is now open. This year’s theme “Our Latvia. Our Responsibility.” calls on all of us to share responsibility for preserving our Latvian cultural heritage in Australia and New Zealand and for a free and independent Latvia. Your donations support Latvian schools and language training, the Anna Ziedare Summer High School, the 3x3 summer program, the 39th Youth Festival, the 61st Arts Festival and other LFANZ initiatives. You can donate by PayPal or credit card, bank transfer or cheque. All the details, and the appeal from the LFANZ Chair, are on our donation page. Donate now The appeal closes on 18 November 2026. Thank you for your support!
AL59.KD is only four months away
AL59.KD is only four months away, and planning is now in full swing.We're pleased to announce that tickets for all events will be available from 17 September 2023 (through our website www.alkd.org.au).The full AL59.KD headline programme can be viewed here. Due to popular demand, we're selling our fantastic AL59.KD wines again. They can be ordered here. We also want to remind you about the two exhibitions that will be taking place during AL59.KD - the Art Exhibition "All Together, Under One Sun" and the Exhibition "ALKD: Symbols and Images through the Decades". More details below!
Latvian films around the world with Shortcut
Shortcut, an application for watching films, TV shows and live streams, offers Latvians across the world to watch the most popular and best Latvian films of recent years. For Latvians living abroad, this is a unique opportunity to enjoy films that have been critically acclaimed and loved by viewers not only in Latvia but around the world. All the films available for watching in all corners of the world are included in one single Shortcut category — Latvian films in the world (www.shortcut.lv/viss/Worldwide). Initially, this category will feature films that have been highly recognised by film audiences and the producers have given the green light for airing them on the app, including Blēži (Swindlers), Svingeri (Swingers), Kolka Cool, Zāģeri, Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, Neiespējamais ir iespējams (The impossible is possible), Apgāztā mēness zīmē (Under the Upturned Moon) and Sapņu komanda 1935 (Dream Team 1935). About Shortcut Shortcut is an application for watching films, TV shows and live streams at any time and any place from any device — computer, mobile devices and TV (with Android TV and Apple TV OS). Price for one film: in Shortcut.lv — 3.60 EUR, in the app — 3.99 EUR; the purchased film is available for 48 hours. Latvians living abroad will be able to access films that are included in Latvian films in the world category. Lattelecom Ltd
IV World Congress of Latvian Scientists in Riga
IV World Congress of Latvian Scientists takes place in National Library of Latvia, Rīga June 18-20, 2018. The Congress will bring together scientists from Latvia and of Latvian origin, their friends and strategic partners from around the world to propose solutions for the development of Latvia and to promote long-term cooperation. The event will be streamed on line here. More information at congress.sciencelatvia.lv