Hands Off Venezuela

“We Need a Profound Transformation of the Foreign Ministry” - Interview with Nicolas Maduro

: Created: 16 October 2006

Nicolás Maduro Moros, recently named Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, comes to his post at a moment in which Venezuela is intensifying its foreign policy agenda and is deeply involved in a battle to win a seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

The Bolivarian Revolution and Student Youth

: Created: 09 October 2006

The Venezuelan education system is being transformed under the impact of the Bolivarian revolution. Now, Hands Off Venezuela has organised the first speaking tour of a Venezuelan student activist in Britain so that we can get a first hand account of this exciting transformation.

British Hands Off Venezuela Electoral Delegation 2006

: Created: 06 October 2006

Hands Off Venezuela Britain is pleased to announce that it is sending a delegation to Venezuela to coincide with the Presidential elections. The weeklong tour will begin on Monday, November 27^th and finish on Sunday December 3^rd - election day. We have arranged low cost accommodation in Caracas, and encourage people to stay longer if they can, as there are sure to be mass rallies with President Hugo Chavez speaking before and after the December 3^rd elections, as well as many other opportunities to see the Bolivarian Revolution up close.

[Media Watch] An exchange of letters in the Guardian

: Created: 04 October 2006

Former Miss Venezuela Cristal Montañez wrote an anti-Chavez letter to the Guardian which prompted a quick reply by Hands Off Venezuela.

Video: interview with Jorge Martin on Venezuelan elections

: Created: 04 October 2006

Hands Off Venezuela international secretary Jorge Martin talks about the importance of the presidential elections and the tasks of the solidarity movement.

Two interviews with president Chavez in the US

: Created: 04 October 2006

During his visit to the US to attend the United Nations General Assembly, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez gave two interviews in which he explained his attacks on George Bush and his foreign policy and stressed that he is not anti-American but rather anti-imperialist. The first interview was with Time magazine (The Sound & The Fury) and the second on Tavis Smiley TV show on PBS (also available as audio and video files on the show's site)

Three Days of Intense Activity highlights Venezuelan Revolution at LP Conference

: Created: 26 September 2006

The Hands Off Venezuela Campaign was engaged in a lively three days of intense activity over the last weekend of September - bringing the message of the Venezuelan Revolution to a wide audience of anti-war activists, students, trade unionists and Labour Party members.