A Video Café in East LA on Venezuela
"The Revolution will not be Televised"
Award winning film shot inside the Presidential Palace during the coup and
its defeat!
Thursday July 31, 7pm
At: After the Bell Rings, 3116 West Main St, Alhambra
(10 frwy E. to Fremont exit, rt on Fremont, lft on Poplar, rt on Huntington
Dr, event at fork of Huntington Dr. & W. Main St. Alhambra,
on the border of El Sereno and Alhambra)
Refreshments; Donations accepted
In 1998 President 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 revolutionary 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
13 April 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.
Come find out what is happening in Venezuela -- what this Revolution can do
for us and what we can do for it. Join East Side grassroots organizers Roberto Flores and Al Maldonado and Margaret Prescod, of the GWS and host
of KPFK's new morning show "Morning Review: The Sojourner Truth Edition" who met workers cooperatives and President Chavez during the first
anniversary of the coup defeat, and in post film discussion.
Come find out about and how you can participate in the Eastside's growing
grassroots autonomous movement against war and for local communities and a
world that prioritizes the caring of people and the environment!
Contact: El Sereno Neighbors for Peace and Justice robertof@usc.edu; San Gabriel Valley (Alhambra) Neighbors for Peace and Justice 626-289-3573;
Global Women's Stirke 323-292-7405, email la@crossroadswomen.net
Endorsed by Glendale Peace Vigil, West Covina Neighbors for Peace and
Justice
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At this time of US invasions and wars for oil, come hear inspiring news of
what Venezuelans, most of them poor, mostly people of color, are winning with their organizing.
In 1999, a new constitution framed by the population was voted in, which:
gives land and housing to rural and homeless people
equity between women and men
It opposes the privatization of oil, enabling the population to reclaim its
stolen oil revenue.
On a continent plagued by US-backed military dictatorships and disappearances, the Chavez government promotes a caring use of its
military. Soldiers, as well as defending the revolutionary process, work with and for the community: building homes, schools, providing healthcare .
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Every Friday, 5:30-7:30+ pm participate in neighborhood anti-war vigils
El Sereno: Corner of Huntington Drive and Eastern Ave.
San Gabriel Valley (Alhambra): Corner of Garfield and Main Sts.
ALSO Contact the Global Women's Strike for the international anti-war
petition.
Event organized by East Side Café, El Sereno Neighbors for Peace and Justice, Global Women's Strike/LA, and San Gabriel Valley (Alhambra) Neighbors for Peace and Justice. Endorsed by Glendale Peace Vigil, West Covina Neighbors for Peace and Justice