Joomla! site syndication http://www.ushov.org 2008-07-05T22:28:51+01:00 http://www.ushov.org http://www.ushov.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2006-02-03T06:52:41+01:00 http://www.ushov.org http://www.ushov.org/content/view/19/ The U.S. Hands Off Venezuela Campaign opposes all forms of intervention by the U.S. government and its agencies in Venezuela and works to: Educate and raise awareness about events in Venezuela in order to counter the bias of the mainstream media. Build solidarity between American and Venezuelan trade unionists and working people in general. For the latest HOV news and analysis, please visit www.handsoffvenezuela.org (http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/) text/html 2008-05-26T08:45:45+01:00 http://www.ushov.org http://www.ushov.org/content/view/116/ On May 11th, 2008 the Workers International League (WIL) in cooperation with the US Hands Off Venezuela campaign, hosted Jorge Martin, international secretary of Hands Off Venezuela, in San Francisco as part of his ongoing North American tour. The topic of the meeting was about Latin America and the revolutionary struggle. Meeting was held in the Brava theater in the heart of the Mission district, an overwhelmingly Latino neighborhood. text/html 2008-05-22T11:59:55+01:00 http://www.ushov.org http://www.ushov.org/content/view/115/ On May 20th, the Hands Off Venezuela campaign [HOV], the Workers International League [WIL] and the Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of NYC co-sponsored a discussion on Revolutionary Latin America, which focused on Venezuela. Meeting at the headquarters of SEIU 1199, the two speakers were Marcos Garcia, labor attache from the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC and Jorge Martin from the international Hands Off Venezuela Campaign. text/html 2008-05-22T11:52:49+01:00 http://www.ushov.org http://www.ushov.org/content/view/114/ Jorge Martin continued his North American tour with a public meeting on May 17 at the Central Labor Union Council in Minneapolis, MN. Some 70 people turned up for the event, with several trade unionists in attendance. Speaking on Revolutionary Latin America, Jorge was joined by Yasmin Tovar, a local Venezuela solidarity activist; August Nimtz, Professor at the University of Minnesota and expert on Cuba; and Gerardo Cajamarca, an exiled Colombian trade unionist now working with the United Steel Workers. See article for a video of Jorge's speech! text/html 2008-05-21T21:23:56+01:00 http://www.ushov.org http://www.ushov.org/content/view/113/ Jorge Martin continued his North American tour with a stop in Oakland, CA on May 12. Continue reading this article for a full report an picture.