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Wednesday,
June 9th, 7:00pm
"The Revolution
Will Not Be Televised"
Event Sponsored by South Bay Mobilization |
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April 12th, 2002, the world awoke to the news that
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had been removed
from office and had been replaced by a new interim
government. What had in fact taken place was the first
Latin American coup of the 21st century, and the world's
first media coup...
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"The
Revolution Will Not
Be Televised"
For more information, visit the film's web site at:
www.chavezthefilm.com
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Winner
of over 20 international awards, this fascinating
documentary records the coup attempt against Hugo
Chavez, in 2002, supported by the upper 20% of the
economic class in Venezuela and by the Bush administration.
The coup attempt failed two days later as the nation’s
working class took to the streets and military officers
loyal to Chavez restored the people's elected government.
74 min, 2003
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Dawn
Gable,
actively involved in Venezuelan politics and founder
of the
International Bolivarian Circle: Cyber-Solidarity
www.cybercircle.org,
and the co-creator and co-manager of the Bolivarian
Circles official
website www.circulosbolivarianos.org,
will present the film and
lead a discussion after the screening.
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"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
Directed and Photographed By
Kim Bartley and Donnacha O'Briain
Ireland, 2003
74 minutes
IN
SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
HUGO
CHAVEZ, elected President of Venezuela in 1998,
is a colorful, unpredictable folk hero, beloved
by his nation's working class and a tough-as-nails,
quixotic opponent to the power structure that would
see him deposed. Two independent filmmakers were
inside the presidential palace on April 11, 2002,
when he was forcibly removed from office. They were
also present 48 hours later when, remarkably, he
returned to power amid cheering aides. Their film
records what was probably history's shortest-lived
coup d'état. It's a unique document about
political muscle and an extraordinary portrait of
the man The Wall Street Journal credits with making
Venezuela "Washington's biggest Latin American
headache after the old standby, Cuba."
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Wednesday,
June 23rd, 5:00pm
Help Us Tell Kerry
at his Fundraiser in San Jose: US Out of Iraq! |
John
Kerry is Coming to San José
"Mariachi
Kerry" |
Help
us tell John Kerry and the World: -
U.S. Out of Iraq - End the Occupation!
- Bring the Troops Home Now!
- Money for Jobs and Education, Not War and Occupation
- End U.S. Support for the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
and the Slaughter of the Palestinian People!
- U.S. Hands Off Venezuela, Haiti, Afghanistan, Cuba,
Colombia, Korea, Syria, Iran, everywhere! |
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Please Note: This demonstration is being held
outside a Kerry fundraiser at the Tech Museum. The South
Bay Mobilization takes no position on the 2004 election.
The event is being held to demonstrate support for the
issues above, which will be the same no matter who is
elected (or selected!) in 2004. We encourage participants
to bring signs which emphasize these issues.
Endorsing Organizations: South Bay Mobilization,
ANSWER-SF, International Socialist Organization, Not in
our Name. Call to add your organization to this list. |
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