[mobglob-discuss] Fwd: Campaign to support the People of Venezuela

[michael a. lebowitz]

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>First Internationalist Bolivarian Circle of Vancouver’s
>Campaign for Solidarity with Venezuela
>
>"If I were a Venezuelan I would vote for Hugo Chavez"
>
>In December 1998 Hugo Chavez won a democratic election in Venezuela. Since
>then a constituent assembly created a new progressive constitution for the
>5th Bolivarian Republic. In rejecting the neo-liberal agenda President
>Chavez¹s party has brought many profound changes to the political, social,
>cultural and economic system of a country that historically has been
>dominated by a tiny elite. Since his election he has faced  stiff
>opposition by large corporations, the rich minority within Venezuela, the
>monopolistic media, a failed military coup in April 2002, and George Bush¹s
>aggressive "Latin American" agenda. On August 15th, 2004 there is a recall
>referendum vote in Venezuela to determine if President Chavez still has the
>support of  the majority of Venezuelans.
>
>Progressive people around the world struggling against the neo-liberal
>agenda are affirming their solidarity with Venezuela. Recently a group of
>69 renowned writers, intellectuals, musicians and politicians, mostly from
>Brazil, signed a Declaration in support of Hugo Chavez. The Declarations is
>entitled "If I were a Venezuelan I would vote for Hugo Chavez". Amongst
>the signatories are the co-ordinator of the largest farmers movement in the
>world, Brazil¹s  MST (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra), the
>Workers Party (PT), Brazil¹s largest trade union federation "Central Unica
>dos Trabalhjadores (CUT), Brazilian musical legend Chico Buarque and
>Fernando Morais a distinguished Brazilian writer,  The Declaration is also
>supported by various international notables such as Noam Chomsky, Nobel
>Laureate Perez Esquivel, Pakistani writer Tariq Ali, British Journalist
>Richard Gott, and Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano. All those who signed the
>Declaration want to express their solidarity with President Chavez and the
>struggle of the people of Venezuela to maintain their right to determine
>their own destiny. Therefore, we the undersign hereby also declare our
>support for, and solidarity with President Chavez and the people of
>Venezuela. We Canadians declare:  "If I were a Venezuelan I would vote for
>Hugo Chavez"
>
>Note: To add your name  to this declaration please send an email to :
>support_H_Chavez at bcpolitics.ca by August 10th midnight whereafter it will >be
>sent to Venezuela for presentation to President Hugo Chavez .  If you wish
>also  to contact the  1st International Bolivarian Circle of Vancouver
>please email: mar55 at hotmail.com and you will be contacted as time permits
>our volunteers to do so.
>
>In Solidarity,
>Vancouver Internationalist Bolivarian Circle

Michael A. Lebowitz
Professor Emeritus
Economics Department
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6

Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at
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(58-212) 573-4111
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