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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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Last month Darrall Cozens, member of the national steering committee, spoke to Welsh students at the Gorseinon College, near Swansea in South Wales, on the significance of the Venezuela Revolution. The meeting provoked a lively discussion. Here is the reaction of one of the students.
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
A thousand people gathered in London on Thursday’s 2008 May Day to march through the streets of the capital in celebration of International Workers' Day.
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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Organised by Hands Off Venezuela USA and Canada, Jorge Martin will be speaking in six North American cities in an effort
to inform people, counteract the media distortions and hopefully,
inspire more North American students and workers to get involved in the
defence the Bolivarian Revolution.
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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In this audio file hear Sylvia Richardson of the Canadian west coast
community radio station 'Latin Waves' interview HOV international
secretary Jorge Martin in advance of his North American speaking tour.
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
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Hands Off Venezuela Western Canada Conference will be held 9-10th May in
Vancouver. Join HOV activists
from across Canada in this two-day conference about the Venezuelan
revolution and the solidarity movement.
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
Last Thursday the Home Office and British Police entered Ecuadorian business in London in an unprecedented operation. The police forced their way in hunting for undocumented workers. This is happening in the country where human rights are supposedly respected.
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
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Hands Off
Venezuela sent this letter, in solidarity with the Bolivian people, to the Bolivian Embassy in London today. We recognise that the
demands for "autonomy" for the departments of Santa Cruz,
Pando, Tarija and Beni are an attempt by the oligarchy to keep
control of the country's most valuable natural resources in their own
hands.
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Friday, 18 April 2008 |
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Over 30 people came to HOV's screening of "The People and the President - A Portrait of the Bolivarian Revolution" at Birkbeck College, London, on Wednesday April 16th. |
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
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As part of their
bi-monthly meeting, the Greater London Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
invited the Hands Off Venezuela campaign to lead a discussion on the recent
events that have taken place in Venezuela. Will Roche from the HOV campaign gave a summary of events
dating from the re-election of President Chavez in 2006, in particular, the
development of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 |
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On the 9th of April, Venezuelan vice-president Ramon
Carrizalez announced the decision of President Chávez to renationalise the
giant steel plant SIDOR. The decision was taken as the
Argentinean-Italian multinational group Techint
refused to make concessions to the workers in the collective bargaining
agreement.
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
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On the 6 year anniversary of the defeated 2002 coup
Hands Off Venezuela will be screening the New Zealand
documentary 'Now The People Have Awoken'. Wednesday 16th April at Birkbeck University of London
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
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This weekend is the 6th anniversary of the April 2002 coup d'etat
against President Hugo Chávez, financed by the current U.S.
government.
Across the United States, local and national groups are organizing events to
commemorate April 11th and celebrate the return of democracy in
Venezuela on April 13th. Take action by joining local events in your
community.
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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The
Hands Off Venezuela stall at the Cairo Conference held recently attracted a lot
of interest. There was also a well-participated meeting which has opened up the
possibility of launching HOV in Egypt.
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced Thursday that the cement
industry in Venezuela will be nationalized, saying that foreign
companies export cement while the Venezuelan market suffers from high
prices and shortages.
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
 In light of the recent corporate terrorism Venezuela has faced from the most profitable company in the world, H.O.V FM presents a special audio feature: ExxonMobil vs. Venezuela in the UK.
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Wednesday, 02 April 2008 |
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The launching of Hands
Off Venezuela in Indonesia
was received with great enthusiasm by many progressive elements. Attended by
about 70 people, HOV Indonesia was launched in the LBH (Indonesian Legal Aid
Foundation) building, Jakarta,
on 28 March 2008.
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Friday, 28 March 2008 |
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There is a growing concerted campaign in the US Congress and in newspapers aimed at adding Venezuela to the list of terrorist states. This would impose a number of sanctions and actions against Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolution. Find out what you can do against the ongoing criminalisation.
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Thursday, 27 March 2008 |
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This Easter Young Left had its 44th congress in Arboga, Sweden. At the
Congress activists from the Hands off Venezuela campaign were present arguing support for a motion that included a call for Young Left to
support the campaign and sign an appeal to the Swedish labour
movement.
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Tuesday, 25 March 2008 |
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At this year's Cairo
Conference (International Campaign against US and Zionist Occupation) the "Hands off Venezuela campaign (Belgium)" are holding a seminar on The
Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela
and the struggle for socialism.
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
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A London High Court judge on Tuesday suspended a court order
which froze 12 billion dollars (7.6 billion euros) of assets owned by Venezuela
state oil firm PDVSA in a dispute with US energy giant ExxonMobil.
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