At the beginning of February the Swedish site of Hands off Venezuela, www.handsoffvenezuela.se, was launched. The aim is to answer the silence and the lies about Venezuela in the Swedish media, and to raise solidarity for the Venezuelan revolution within the labour movement and amongst the youth.

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Colin Burgon is the MP who sparked off Blair’s attack on Hugo Chavez by posing a question to him on Venezuela. Following this, an Early Day Motion, number 1644, on "Developments in Venezuela" has been put down and so far signed by 78 MPs. We reproduce here an article Burgon wrote in last Friday's Guardian. "Blair shows a worrying disregard for democracy by parroting the US line on Chávez's legitimacy."

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On Friday, February 17, over 30 people braved the -10 below zero weather to attend the Minneapolis Premiere of "The Old Man and Jesus: Prophets of Rebellion". The passion and revolutionary fervor of the most downtrodden members of society should give us all hope that another world is indeed possible.

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Hands Off Venezuela has been launched in Texas!  All it takes is a handful of people to start a local HOV group.  It all begins with a few film showings, discussions, and an ever-broadening local and national network of people and organizations committed to opposing U.S. intervention, spreading awareness, and building solidarity between Venezuelan and U.S. working people.  Join HOV today and set up a local group in your town!

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After the scandalous attack by Tony Blair last week on the Venezuelan government and Hugo Chavez in particular, an Early Day Motion, number 1644, on "Developments in Venezuela" has been put down and so far signed by 72 MPs. The motion recognises the achievements of Venezuela in the recent period and calls on the British Parliament to support Chavez.

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Yesterday Hands Off Venezuela and the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign were outside the Venezuelan embassy expressing solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution against Blair’s recent attack in parliament.

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Luis Primo, a member of the Venezuelan National Union of Workers (UNT) will be in the U.S. to speak between March 18 and 25.  U.S. Hands Off  Venezuela is launching a fundraising appeal to cover the expenses we will incur.

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In light of the recent attacks on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez by Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Hand Off Venezuela campaign has issued a protest letter addressed to Tony Blair. We urge all our readers to add their signatures.

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