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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
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Between May 6th and May 10th HOV held events in Portland Oregon,
Olympia Washington and Victoria BC, before finishing up with the
Western Canada HOV conference in Vancouver. It was a very successful
tour which defended the Venezuelan revolution as well as laying the
base for the formation of a number of HOV groups around the Pacific
Northwest.
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez signed a collective contract with
workers at the Sidor steel plant yesterday, formalizing an agreement
reached between workers and the government last week. Also, Chavez signed the law-decree for the nationalization of Sidor.
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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A very successful ten-day speaking tour by Antonio
Betancourt of FRETECO in Venezuela
was recently organised by the Hands Off Venezuela campaign in Sweden. He
travelled the length and breadth of the country, raising the profile of HOV
within the Swedish labour movement.
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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Eva Golinger speaking at the Venezuela Solidarity Network national
symposium on Venezuela that took place at Howard University in Washington
DC on April 20, 2008.
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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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.
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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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