It is now five years since April 13th, 2002, the day the Venezuelan revolutionary masses defeated the reactionary coup and brought the democratically elected president Hugo Chávez back into power.
Hands off Venezuela
interviewed CMR member Yonie Moreno on the current situation in Venezuela.
Yonie discusses a range of issues, from the question of the PSUV to the
question of workers’ control and the struggle at Sanitarios Maracay.
Venezuela's Telecommunications Minister, Jesse Chacón, said today
that the TV channel that will replace RCTV, whose broadcast license
expires May 27, will be the country's first true Public TV channel. That is,
while the signal will be broadcast by the state, independent TV
producers will create the programming for the new channel.
George Ciccariello-Maher describes the current debates regarding the formation of the new Socialist United Party of Venezuela (PSUV), and argues that "Despite talk of "crisis," the unwillingness of PODEMOS to embrace this
process unreservedly might end up being their final gift to the
revolution.".
In front of more than two thousand
"promoters" for the Unified Socialist Party of Venezuela yesterday,
President Hugo Chávez called for all the political parties that support
him to unite behind the new party. These "promoters" will carry out the
first stage in the formation of a united pro-government party by the
end of the year.
The University of Bristol hosted its second Latin American Forum organised by a coalition of solidarity campaigns. Around 120-150 people filled the lecture rooms to debate and discuss the revolutionary social movements that are currently sweeping across Latin America. Hands Off Venezuela was represented by
Jorge Martin.
In an interview conducted with Barbara Walters of ABC Television,
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez accepted responsibility for calling
Bush names, but reminded viewers that U.S. President Bush’s actions are
much worse and far deadlier.
A crowd of 72 people, mostly students, gathered at the
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to watch the documentary ¡Salud!, which chronicles the amazing achievements of the
Cuban health system at home and the impact its outreach programs have had in
Venezuela and around the world.
The University of Bristol
hosted its second Latin American Forum organised by a coalition of solidarity
campaigns. Around 120-150 people filled the lecture rooms to debate and discuss
the revolutionary social movements that are currently sweeping across Latin America. Hands Off Venezuela was represented by
Jorge Martin.