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The Global Women's Strike invites you to Don't miss the new film on the revolution in Venezuela, and the historic film on the first ever Global Women's Strike! See Festival web page for full listing of films.
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4 & 5: In 1998 President Hugo Chavez was elected by a landslide to tackle poverty and corruption. The two parties in power for over 40 years had left 80% of Venezuelans, mostly people of color, in poverty despite a lucrative oil industry. As laws implementing the new constitution were about to come into force, the US government and Venezuela's white racist elite organized a coup and kidnapped President Chavez. Two days later, on April 13th 2002, millions took to the streets led by women from the poorest areas. With the support of loyal soldiers they won back their elected President and their constitution. Viewers from Venezuela, England, the US and elsewhere, have acclaimed the film: "Grassroots people are full of optimism and aware of their own power." "I have never seen such confident women." "I cried with joy." Shot during the first anniversary of the popular uprising that saved the revolution, by the Global Women's Strike and made with assistance from Irish filmmaker Fin Arden. "Venezuela, A 21st Century Revolution" is screening in Program 2, Saturday at 2:30 and again in Program 5, Sunday, 12 noon.
Sunday, Oct. 5: See how this movement now in 80 countries on every continent got started. From Chhattisgarh, India to Santa Fe, Argentina to London to Los Angeles, this documentary captures the powerful coming together of women in villages and cities in the Global South and industrialized countries, exposing that women do 2/3 of the world's work - most of it unwaged work, and demanding back in ways most useful to our own communities the $800+ billion a year spent on military budgets worldwide. The Global Women's Strike is screening in Program 7, Sunday at 5pm
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