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WSF Caracas: First Meeting of Hands Off Venezuela a Resounding Success

27 January 2006
Written by our correspondent in Caracas
In central Caracas, more than 300 people packed into the Great Hall of the Caracas Hilton to hear about the international defence of the Venezuelan Revolution. The meeting, organized by the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign, brought together representatives from a whole host of countries eager to listen and to debate the burning issue of international solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution.

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Two more letters from the World Social Forum

26 January 2006
Written by Hands Off Venezuela
We received two more reports from the World Social Forum in Caracas.

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Successful Hands Off Venezuela meeting at Berlin's Humbolt University

26 January 2006
Written by Heiko Khoo
In Berlin some 60 people attended a film screening of "The revolution will not be televised," of whom around 30 remained to debate. A full, comprehensive and interesting discussion on various issues was held with many people intervening.

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Hands Off Venezuela meetings at the World Social Forum, Caracas

25 January 2006
Written by Hands Off Venezuela
Hands Off Venezuela (HoV) is holding two meetings at the World Social Forum today January 25 and tomorrow, January 26, with key Venezuelan trade union leaders speaking such as Jorge Paredes from INVEVAL and the CMR (Revolutionary Marxist Current), Orlando Chirinos and Rubén Linares, National Coordinators of the UNT, Luis Primo, Regional Coordinator of the Caracas-Miranda UNT and leader of the CMR, and Rob Sewell, Convener of HoV Britain.

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Two reports from the World Social Forum in Caracas

25 January 2006
Written by Hands Off Venezuela Canada
We have received these two reports from Hands Off Venezuela Canada delegates to the World Social Forum in Caracas in Venezuela. They give both a personal and a political view on events in Venezuela.

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Hands Off Venezuela: Building London-Caracas Solidarity at the 2006 World Social Forum

20 January 2006
Written by Charley Allan - www.handsoffvenezuela.org
From 23rd January the Venezuelan people will be hosting a huge celebration of democracy, with a national demonstration starting off a week of grassroots participatory internationalism, the World Social Forum. Monday's annual mega-demo, which in recent years has evolved into a carnival of "Bolivarian" liberation, commemorates the 1958 overthrow of Perez Jimenez, who is often incorrectly referred to as the country's last dictator.

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British Communication Workers Union highlights Venezuela

17 January 2006
Written by Hands Off Venezuela
The British Communication Workers Union recently published an article written by Rob Sewell, titled "Venezuela: The Revolution of the Poor". Hands Off Venezuela welcomes this move and we hereby reproduce the article as found on the CWU website.

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World Social Forum in Venezuela is on Track Say Organizers

17 January 2006
Written by Venezuelanalysis.com
100,000 participants from around the world, with the largest delegations coming from Colombia, Brazil, and the United States, are expected for the 2006 decentralized World Social Forum, to be held in Caracas, January 24 to 29. All planning is on track and the forum will take place as scheduled, despite the problems that exist with transportation to and from the airport, said the organizers during a press conference held last week.

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'Hands Off Venezuela!' campaign launched in Israel

19 December 2005
Written by Alon Lessel in Israel
A successful meeting was held on December 12 at the home of the Venezuelan ambassador to Israel, where the HOV campaign was set up. The purpose of the meeting was also to promote a new book by Yossi Schwartz, In Defence of the Revolution in Cuba and Venezuela.

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Statement from the Hands Off Venezuela Preparatory Committee

14 December 2005
Written by Hands Off Venezuela
At the recent national conference of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign held in London the Preparatory Committee issued a statement calling on workers, trade unionists, students and youth to actively take part in solidarity activities with the Venezuelan Revolution.

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“Venezuela Bolivariana” well received in Belfast

13 December 2005
Written by Hands Off Venezuela
On Thursday 8 a group of trade unionists, activists and some students gathered at the John Hewitt pub in central Belfast. After a short introduction by Tomás Gorman and Ramon Samblas from the Hands Off Venezuela campaign, the film “Venezuela Bolivariana, the people&struggle in the fourth world war” was shown.

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Canada: Hands Off Venezuela endorsed by the North and South Okanagan Labour Councils

13 December 2005
Written by Miriam Martin, Vancouver, BC
Following some major successes in both Alberta and Ontario (including the recent endorsement by Canada’s largest regional trade union federation, the Ontario Federation of Labour), Hands Off Venezuela has begun making inroads in the British Columbia Labour Movement.

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Manos Fuera de Venezuela hospeda la visita de un líder de la UNT a Gran Bretaña.

09 December 2005
Written by Rob Sewell (HOV National Steering Committee)
Rubén Linares, del Comité Nacional Co-ordinador de la UNT Venezolana visito Gran Bretaña durante una semana hospedado por Manos Fuera de Venezuela. La visita fue parte de una exitosa conferencia nacional de HOV (Manos Fuera de Venezuela), en la que Rubén participó. Rubén está a la izquierda del sindicato y estuvo muy satisfecto con su visita, la cual le permitió conocer a un gran numero de sindicalistas, incluyendo representantes del TUC.  Habló a la Ejecutiva Nacional del sindicato de ferrocarriles, el RMT y a la del sindicato de bomberos, el FBU. Rubén tambien se dirigió al Departamento Internacional del TUC y conoció a Brendan Barber, el Secretario General. Tambien habló en un acto, patrocinado por el parlamentario John McDonnell, de miembros del parlamento en la Cámara de los Comunes.

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  1. Hands Off Venezuela Hosts UNT leader’s visit to Britain
  2. Good turn-out at November 25 launch of the “Hands off Venezuela” campaign in Athens
  3. Hands Off Venezuela first National Conference in Britain: Huge step forward for the campaign
  4. International Venezuelan Solidarity Day: Friday, December 2, 2005
  5. Hands Off Venezuela addresses the North Wales Social Forum
  6. SPÖ Vorarlberg (Austria) supports Hands Off Venezuela
  7. Britain: RESPECT affiliates to Hands Off Venezuela campaign
  8. Hands Off Venezuela up and running in Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
  9. Hands off Venezuela in the Midlands - Leicester
  10. Ontario Federation of Labour passes resolution endorsing Hands Off Venezuela
  11. Britain: Hands of Venezuela in the Midlands
  12. Hands Off Venezuela UK Conference: International solidarity advances
  13. Successful HOV meeting in Edinburgh University
  14. New York: An Evening in Solidarity with Bolivarian Venezuela
  15. Hands off Venezuela Campaign kicks off in Fife, Scotland
  16. Hands off Venezuela at Swedish international conference
  17. The campaign captures UEA students' imagination
  18. Hands Off Venezuela gets to Leeds University
  19. October 12th: In Venezuela they call it "Day of indigenous resistance"
  20. Hands Off Venezuela committee formed in Edinburgh
  21. Hands Off Venezuela at the University of East Anglia Fresher's Fair
  22. Hands Off Venezuela at left Labour Party Conference rally
  23. Vancouver hosts two revolutionary speakers from Venezuela
  24. Hands Off Venezuela brings a message of revolution to anti-war protest
  25. "US Hands Off Venezuela" at LA march against the war
  26. Venezuela motion to British Labour Party Conference
  27. Hands Off Venezuela at the F
  28. Motion in Pakistan Parliament against threats to assassinate Chavez
  29. Venezuela: Eyewitness report from the heart of the revolution
  30. Hands Off Venezuela Freshers' Fair Appeal
  31. Impressions from the World Festival of Students and Youth
  32. Letter from Caracas: Love at first sight with the Venezuelan revolution
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  34. 16th World Festival of Students and Youth – Chavez once again calls for socialism as the only way to
  35. Over 120,000 expected to attend the XVI World Youth Festival in Caracas
  36. Hamilton Latin American Solidarity Night a Success
  37. The World Festival of Students and Youth - After August, What's Next?
  38. Early Day Motions in British Parliament on Venezuela and extradition of Posada Carriles - ask your MP to sign!
  39. UNT leader Stalin Perez Borges speaking in California
  40. Hands Off Venezuela tackling poverty at the G8 summit
  41. Enthusiasm for Venezuelan UNT at railway workers congress
  42. Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela find an echo at the UNISON conference
  43. Austria:
  44. Successful Campaign Kick-off for
  45. UNT leader speaks at outstanding Hands Off Venezuela meeting in London
  46. Bush give up the terrorists! Picket of the US embassy in London
  47. Bush: Give up the terrorists! London US embassy demo Monday June 13
  48. UNT leader Orlando Chirino speaks in London
  49. San Francisco Bay Hands Off Venezuela Formed
  50. British Columbia delegation to Venezuela reports back in Vancouver
  51. Come to the next meeting of the San Francisco Bay Area Hands Off Venezuela!
  52. Recent HOV activities in Germany
  53. To the U.S. Government: Hands Off Venezuela! Signatures
  54. Bolivian trade union and social movement leaders support open letter to US trade unionists
  55. One of the largest European trade unions supports Venezuela
  56. Hands Off Venezuela Auction 2005
  57. HOV at the Winnipeg Social Forum
  58. Hands off Venezuela campaign launched in Vancouver!
  59. Open letter to US trade unionists - Signatures
  60. Venezuela trade union solidarity appeal launched for May Day
  61. Open letter to US trade unionists
  62. London -> Caracas School: culture, food, music and... revolutionary politics
  63. LONDON -> CARACAS day-school & party!
  64. Hands Off Venezuela launched in Waterloo, Ontario
  65. Alan Woods and William Izarra stress need to leave reformism behind and build Socialism of 21C
  66. Enthusiastic response for Marxist ideas: Successful public meetings in Caracas
  67. March 17th Venezuelan Cultural Night at MIT in Boston
  68. The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela and British Workers Make Contact!
  69. Fargo-Moorhead WFSY LOC Launched
  70. Hands off Venezuela campaign launched at Trent University, Canada
  71. German Easter Marches: Revolution in Venezuela presented as an
  72. Successful Launch of Hands Off Venezuela in Toronto
  73. Successful Hands off Venezuela meeting after anti-war demo
  74. Support the Workers of the CNV in Venezuela
  75. Urgent: support needed for the Venezuelan UNT!
  76. Toronto Launch Meeting for HoV Campaign
  77. British Midlands Regional TUC Supports UNT
  78. Hands Off Venezuela meetings in Paris, Toulouse and Portes-l
  79. Recent HOV activities in Germany
  80. The 16th WFSY - An Historic Event in the Making
  81. Philippines-Venezuela Solidarity Launched
  82. Date Changes for the World Festival of Students and Youth in Caracas
  83. Venezuelan ambassador to London speaking in Parliament
  84. Jorge Martin speaks in the Six Counties - another stone laid in the building of Hands Off Venezuela
  85. Revolution today, capitalism, crisis and resistance in Venezuela
  86. Dublin Hands Off Venezuela meeting – Biggest ever held at AT&GWU offices
  87. UNT activist meets Irish trade union leaders
  88. Letter from Ricardo Galindez: Join the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign!
  89. Ricardo Galindez speaking tour kicks off with big success in British House of Commons:"We Will Win!"
  90. Venezuelan trade unionist Ricardo Galindez comes to Britain and Ireland!
  91. Appeal for the 16th World Festival of Students and Youth in Caracas, August 5-13th, 2005
  92. Oscar Negrin speaking tour a step forward for Hands Off Venezuela in the British trade unions
  93. HOV Events in St. Louis
  94. Hear Oscar Negrin from Caracas, Venezuela
  95. World Festival of Youth and Students in Venezuela Aug. 5-13th
  96. Planning Meeting for the WFSY - Saturday, December 4th, in New York at BMCC
  97. Danilo Anderson vigil in London
  98. Public Showing of "The Bolivarian Revolution - ENTER THE OIL WORKERS" in R.I.
  99. Extraordinary meeting of Chavez with workers in Madrid
  100. ACTE DE SOLIDARITAT AMB LA REVOLUCI

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