On September 17th and 18th activists around the world will be mobilsing in solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela as part of International Days of Action ahead of National Assembly elections a week later.
Daniel Kovalik looks at the attempt to portray Venezuela as a country where trade unionists are under threat from the government and analyses the real situation of workers rights in comparison with that of Colombia
The National Assembly elections in Venezuela, which will take place on September 26, will mark a turning point for the Bolivarian revolution. What is at stake is not only who will have a majority in the National Assembly, but the future of the revolutionary process itself.
A meeting of teachers, students and youth in Mexico voted a resolution in solidarity with the Venezuelan revolution and in support of Bolivarian candidates on September 26.
The Hands off Venezuela campaign notes with concern the recent allegations by the Colombian government of Alvaro Uribe about the presence of members and camps of the FARC and ELN guerrilla organisations within Venezuelan territory.
Hands off Venezuela held a public meeting in London on 3 August, 2010 to discuss escalating tensions between Venezuela and Colombia. Speakers from Hands off Venezuela and the Colombia Solidarity Campaign discussed the recent events that led to the diplomatic crisis, the threat of US imperialism, the human rights situation in Colombia, and the ‘war on drugs’.
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