Spooky season is behind us, and our chapters spent November right back at work. Across the network, LOLAs organized over 30 events, from local chapter meetups to larger programs, giving members more chances to meet other liberty advocates, share ideas, and strengthen the partnerships that make our work possible.

Read on to see what we were up to.

Brazil

Our team in Brazil had a full month. Chapters in Belém organized a book club, while Campo Grande hosted two conversations about the elections held in October, one over drinks and one aimed at making the voting process easier to understand. Brasília brought members together for a talk with Rafael Zimerman on surviving a terrorist attack and a paint and drinks night, and Rio de Janeiro held a happy hour alongside a discussion on elegance and femininity today. Divinópolis and Curitiba kept things social with a happy hour and a bingo night.

• LOLA Brasília, DF: Surviving a Terrorist Attack: Talk with Rafael Zimerman; Paint & Drinks Night at Monet Speakeasy
• LOLA Divinópolis, MG: Happy Hour
• LOLA Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Happy Hour; Elegance and Femininity Today
• LOLA Belém, PA: Book Club
• LOLA Campo Grande, MS: Drinks & Elections; Demystifying the Elections
• LOLA Curitiba, PR: Bingo

Latin America

Our Latin American team also kept up a steady pace across the region. In Bolivar, Venezuela, members came together to discuss voluntary action as a response to the state apparatus. Cayambe, Ecuador held an event on women who transform their communities, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia organized a Freedom Rally.

• LOLA Bolivar, Venezuela: Free Women: Voluntary Action in the Face of the State Apparatus
• LOLA Cayambe, Ecuador: LOLA: Women Who Transform
• LOLA Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Freedom Rally

Africa

Our African chapters were just as active. In Zambia, Kasama introduced newcomers to LOLA, Lusaka held an Independence Hangout, and Nyimba launched its chapter. In Nigeria, the Osun State chapter held its first event of the year and followed it with a meetup, while Ibadan hosted a conversation on women at work beyond the job title. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, rounded out the month with an event on women in leadership.

• LOLA Kasama, Zambia: What Is LOLA?
• LOLA Ife, Nigeria: LOLA Nigeria Osun State Chapter First Event of the Year
• LOLA Osun, Nigeria: LOLA Nigeria Osun Chapter Meetup
• LOLA Lusaka, Zambia: LOLA Independence Hangout
• LOLA Nyimba, Zambia: Chapter Launch
• LOLA Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: Women in Leadership
• LOLA Ibadan, Nigeria: Women at Work: Beyond the Job Title

Asia

In Asia, our chapters in Nepal and India focused on conversations that matter to their members. Itahari ran a mental health awareness program, and Butwal held a table talk on women’s empowerment and legal rights. Kathmandu gave members the floor at Voices of LOLA, an event built around personal stories, experiences, and lessons learned. In New Delhi, members explored what it means to be free through a discussion on feminism.

• LOLA Itahari, Nepal: Mental Health Awareness Program
• LOLA New Delhi, India: Feminism: What Does It Mean to Be Free?
• LOLA Butwal, Nepal: Women’s Empowerment and Legal Rights: A Table Talk
• LOLA Kathmandu, Nepal: Voices of LOLA: Stories, Experiences, and Lessons Learned

Europe

Our team in Europe took an academic turn in November.

• LOLA Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina – BookClub, Frederic Bastiat’s The Law