Latest from Hands Off Venezuela http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org Sat, 10 May 2008 16:35:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/vancouver_district_labour_council_endorses_campaign.htm At a recent meeting of the Vancouver and District Labour Council a resolution to endorse and support the Hands Off Venezuela campaign was debated. After a brief discussion the resolution was passed unanimously by the delegates. This is an important victory for the Hands Off Venezuela campaign ahead of the Western Canada Conference this weekend. Solidarity Activities - Solidarity Activities Thu, 08 May 2008 05:44:19 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/meeting_gorseinon_college.htm 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. Solidarity Activities - Solidarity Activities Thu, 08 May 2008 05:25:26 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/may_day_2008.htm 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. News - Latest Tue, 06 May 2008 04:14:29 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/jorge_martin_2008_west_coast_tour.htm 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. Solidarity Activities - Solidarity Activities Thu, 01 May 2008 09:16:45 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/canadian_radio_station_interviews_jorge_martin.htm 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. Audio & Video - Audio & Video Thu, 01 May 2008 08:50:23 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/hands_off_venezuela_western_canada_conference.htm 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. Solidarity Activities - Solidarity Activities Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:25:39 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/ecuadorians_treated_like_terrorists_by_home_office.htm 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. Solidarity Activities - Solidarity Activities Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:14:10 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/statement_solidarity_bolivian_people.htm 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. Solidarity Activities - Solidarity Activities Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:04:30 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/people_president_screening.htm 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. Documentaries - Documentaries Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:19:55 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/britain_labour_representation_committee_discusses_venezuelan_revolution.htm 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). Solidarity Activities - Solidarity Activities Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:48:19 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/chávez_renationalises_sidor.htm 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. News and Analysis - General Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:34:30 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/screening_now_the_people_have_awoken_london.htm 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 Solidarity Activities - Solidarity Activities Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:52:35 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/6th_anniversary_coup_d_etat.htm 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. Solidarity Activities - Solidarity Activities Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:34:28 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/first_ever_hov_meeting_egypt.htm 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. News and Analysis - General Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:00:29 +0100 http://www.handsoffvenezuela.org/venezuela_nationalize_cement_industry.htm 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. News and Analysis - General Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:01:42 +0100