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VENEZUELA 101 by Eva Golinger (four part video)
Eva Golinger speaking at the Venezuela Solidarity Network national symposium on Venezuela that took place at Howard University in Washington DC on April 20, 2008. See the article for the video links. |
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The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, and the Present and Future of a 21st Century Left in Bolivia, Ecuador and Latin America. Wednesday, May 7th at 7:30 P.M at the Olympia Free School at 610 Columbia. (Columbia and Legion, downtown Olympia) |
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Six Years of Popular Struggle In Venezuela and Latin America: An evening with Jorge Martin, International Secretary of Hands Off Venezuela. May 6th at 7:00 pm at Liberty Hall in Portland, OR. Read the ful article for more information.
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Jorge Martin, the International Secretary of Hands Off Venezuela, will speak on the revolutionary struggle in Latin America at the Brava Theater in San Francisco, CA on May 11. See the article for more information. Click here for a full color leaflet.
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HOV International Secretary Jorge Martin will end his U.S. tour with a stop in New York City on May 20th at 7:00 pm at the headquarters of SEIU 1199 (10 West 43rd Street). Marcos Garcia, labor attache for the Venezuean Embassy in Washington, DC will also be speaking on the history of the Venezuelan trade unions. |
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Jorge Martin will be speaking on the Venezuelan Revolution at Niebyl-Proctor Library in Oakland, CA on May 13. Read the article for more information. Click here for a full color leaflet. |
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 What's Really Happening in Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Mexico and the rest of the region? Come join us for a discussion with Jorge Martín - International Secretary for the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign and Latin America correspondent for Marxist.com. 7:00 pm on May 17 at the Central Labor Union Council in Minneapolis. Read the article for more information. |
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A new Venezuela film will premiere in Monterrey, CA. Read the article for more information. |
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The film, No Volverán will be shown in Providence in February. See the article for more information. |
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The fourth HOV podcast is now available for download. See the article for download links and more information. |
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HOV is co-sponsoring a showing of the film, No Volverán in St. Louis. See this article for more information. |
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This is the new trailer to the film, Five Factories. The film covers shows the conditions of workers in five nationalized factories. These factories are co-operatively run by the workers in them and the state. These factories are a part of the Bolivarian socio-economic development project designed to challenge and provide an alternative to the dominant neo-liberal development model. Workers councils play a key role in management of these factories, and the film examines the challenges and successes of these factories and how they are run. |
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On Monday December 3rd, one day after the Venezuelan Constitutional Referendum and the 184th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, Twin Cities Hands Off Venezuela organized a presentation and discussion on U.S. intervention in Latin America since 1823, including its intervention in Sunday's referendum vote. Following the discussion, the film "No Volveran" was featured. This was part of the 3rd national day of solidarity action co-organized with the Venezuela Solidarity Network. |
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Welcome to the Hands off Venezuela constitutional reform referendum
blog. We will be bringing life news from Venezuela over the next few
days about the referendum taking place on Sunday 2nd. |
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They came in their tens of thousands, in their hundreds of thousands. They came from schools, from colleges, from universities, from teachers unions and trade unions, and from the Social Missions concerned with education. They came in their red shirts with different names but all saying the same thing, Si in the referendum. Eyewitness report from Caracas. |
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A day of activities has been organized for Sunday, December 2, 2007, in solidarity with Venezuela. The events will be held at the Niebyl-Proctor Library in Oakland. Come learn about the Venezuela's democratic Bolivarian Revolution from 2 to 6pm. Then join the party in celebration of Venezuelan democracy and in solidarity with their achievements towards economic and social justice. |
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The Twin Cities HOV campaign will be involved in a discussion on the Monroe Doctrine, in addition to showing "No Volveran" at Mayday Books on Dec. 3rd. |
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The third episode of the Hands off Venezuela podcast is now availble for download or to listen to online. Highlights include clips from the recent visit of Venezuelan MPs to London to discuss constitutional reform, Michael Liebowitz on Socialism of the 21st Century, and information on the upcoming UK national conference. There’s also more details on constitutional reform and the usual burst of news, report backs and upcoming events including how you can help show support for the Venezuelan people during this period of heightened opposition action surrounding the referendum. |
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The new HOV film, "No Volveran," will premiere in the Twin Cities on November 2, 2007 at Mapps Coffee and Tea Café at 6:30 pm. |
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The Venezuela Solidarity Network and Hands Off Venezuela have joined together to issue a call for NATIONAL DAYS OF SOLIDARITY WITH VENEZUELA on December 2nd and 3rd, 2007. December 2nd is the anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, a declaration to the world of US intention to seek political, military, and economic control over South American, Central American, and Caribbean peoples. The month of December also has special meaning for Venezuelans, including anniversaries of the election of Hugo Chavez to the presidency, and the adoption of the Bolivarian constitution. This year, on December 2nd, Venezuelans will go to the polls to vote on proposed constitutional reforms. |
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