Hands Off Venezuela

The Venezuelan Revolution Now - the feature doc made by two HOV members is screening at The Latin American House Cine Club (Priory House, Kingsgate Place, London NW6 4TA):

£2 / £1 members

In this in-depth investigation the film makers take us on a journey through the fervor of the Presidential Elections in December 2006, traveling deep into the shanty towns (barrios), and to several factories under workers' control, to find out why there is a movement to over-through Capitalism, what Socialism of the 21st Century is, and how it is changing people's lives. Community activists show us around their neighborhoods in the barrios to see first hand how difficult life is for the urban poor. Residents tell us how they used to struggle daily against poverty, crime and police brutality. They felt abandoned by previous governments, and when they tried to organise they were often oppressed.