Venezuela 2012 – how social progress and democracy are transforming a nation
Friday, 03 February 2012
Public meeting with: Sandra Angeleri, writer, 'Women Weaving the Dream of the Revolution in the American Continent' & professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela Jeremy Corbyn MP, Vice Chair, APPG on Latin America Plus more to be confirmed
Monday March 5, 7-9pm at Portcullis House, Parliament, SW1A 2LW (Westminster Tube.)
RSVP to
essential for room details and to confirm place
Latin America 2011 a great success as Britain shows solidarity with real examples of human progress
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Leading experts in the field of Latin America and special guests from Venezuela addressed a 400-strong audience on the latest developments in the region and called for more international solidarity at the annual Latin America conference on Saturday December 3. Key speakers included the Vice-President of the Venezuelan TUC equivalent and General Secretary of Venezuela's Graphic and Paper Manufacturers Union, Egle Sanchez, plus her colleague Nelson Sanz, as the crowning moment of their successful Venezuela:Defending the Majority, Not Punishing the Poorest national tour.
Other speakers of note included Jeremy Corbyn MP, TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O’Grady, former Colombian political prisoner, Rosalba Gaviria and the mothers of the Miami Five plus Olympic gold medallist Alberto Juantorena from Cuba. The conference was organised by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, the Cuba Solidarity Campaign and the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign as well as SERTUC and additionally sponsored by numerous trade unions and other campaigning groups.
Venezuelan Finance and Planning Minister, Jorge Giordani, reported last week that it's “perfectly possible” for the South American nation's GDP to grow by 5 percent in 2012 as a result of the current government's social spending and housing construction plans.
An international campaign of misinformation, led by the US administration, is seeking to undermine support for the democratic government of Hugo Chávez.
In this section VSC exposes the false claims made in the media.
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