National Week of Community Meetings in Solidarity With Venezuela and Against US Intervention!
The Venezuela Solidarity Network is asking grassroots organizations around the country to support Venezula’s democracy by holding community meetings during the third week of October, 2006. The purpose of these meetings will be to bring communities together to formulate local Emergency Response Action Plans in the event of a critical intervention by the US against Venezuela . Each community will be asked to come up with a local plan of action, and to choose a representative to help consolidate these plans into a National Emergency Response Plan.
The timing for these meetings is urgent!
Elections in Venezuela are scheduled for December 3. There is wide popular support for the Presidency of Hugo Chavez and the policies and achievements of the Bolivarian Revolution. Yet, the Bush Administration has tried over and over to isolate Chavez from the international community—the same Bush Administration that helped plan national work stoppages to cripple Venezuela’s economy; that supported a coup attempt against Chavez; that is actively stepping up its inflammatory rhetoric against Venezuelan democracy.
Venezuela is a beacon of hope in today’s world against imperialism. We must be prepared to resist US intervention there, and to defend this light of hope in these desperate times.
If your organization would like to take part in these meetings, please contact us at: VSN@afgj.org. Let us know when and where your community meeting will be held, along with your contact information, and we'll post it on the VSN web page.
Find a community meeting near you!
ARIZONA
TUCSON:
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 6:00pm
Armory Park (220 S. 5th Ave.)
For local information: workertoworker@gmail.com or call 620-0480
FLORIDA
PORT ST. LUCIE:
Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Film “Venezuela Bolivariana” and Discussion led by Cort Greene, national organizer of Hands Off Venezuela-US
Exodus Coffee and Culture ( 1352 SW Bayshore Blvd — 772-873-9090)
For local information: miami@newyouth.com
ILLINOIS
EDWARDSVILLE:
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 7:00pm
Film "Venezuela Bolivariana" and Discussion
Southern Illinois University (SIEU), Peck Hall, Room 2413
For local information: stlouis@ushov.org or call 314-435-2493
MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS:
Tuesday, October 16, 2006 at 6:00pm
Resource Center of the Americas - Romero Room (3019 Minnehaha Avenue)
For local information: msp@ushov.org or call 651-373-7609
MISSOURI
ST. LOUIS:
Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at 5:45pm
Carpenter Branch Library – Upstairs meeting room ( 3309 S Grand Blvd )
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 7:00pm
Film "Venezuela Bolivariana" and Discussion
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIEU), Peck Hall, Room 2413
For local information: stlouis@ushov.org or call 314-435-2493
OHIO
CINCINNATI:
Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 7:00pm
For local information: jaureguino@hotmail.com
RHODE ISLAND
PROVIDENCE:
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 6:00pm
Speakers: John Peterson , National Secretary of Hands Off Venezuela-US; Reverends Jim Keller and Harry Rix; and Gladys Gould, giving first-hand accounts of the revolutionary process taking place in Venezuela
Rhode Island College, Students Ballroom (3rd floor of the Students Union)
For local information: rhodeisland@newyouth.com
WASHINGTON, DC
Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 7:00pm
The Peoples Media Center (4132 Georgia Avenue NW)
For local information: vsn@afgj.org
WISCONSIN
MADISON:
Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 6:00pm
Film “ Venezuela from Below” and discussion
The Escape Coffee Shop ( 916 Williamson St )
For local information: contact@handsoffvenezuela.org
