William Camacaro will interview Hugo Alberto Nieves on the progress and challenges the movements in Venezuela have made to re-establish national food sovereignty. Simultaneous English translation will be provided. Webinar is at 8 pm Caracas time, 7 pm EST, 4 pm Pacific Time.
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William Camacaro maintains the website (in English), revolucionalimentaria.org, a resource for background information on Venezuela and food sovereignty. Hugo Alberto Nieves is a long-time activist of the Bolivar and Zamora Revolutionary Current (CRBZ) and Frente Nacional Campesino Ezequiel Zamora (FNCEZ), part of the Latin American Coordinator of Rural Organizations (CLOC) and the Vía Campesina (VC).
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The Western conquest of the Third World destroyed and then rebuilt Third World agricultural and economic systems to serve the Western powers. As a result, most Third World countries were made dependent on food imports from the imperial powers as a weapon held over their heads. Bolivarian Venezuela continues to struggle with food independence, especially under US blockade designed to force them to surrender their sovereignty.
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Monthly Venezuela Webinar co-sponsors:
• Alliance for Global Justice
• Chicago ALBA Solidarity
• Orinoco Tribune
• Task Force on the Americas
• Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of New York
• Frente para la Defensa de los Pueblos Hugo Chavez (Canada)
• Canadian Foreign Policy Institute
• Canadian Peace Congress
• Portland Central America Solidarity Committee (PCASC)
• Committee on Latin America, Columbus, Ohio
• Sanctions Kill Coalition
• US Peace Council
• CodePink
• Louis Riel Bolivarian Circle-Toronto
• Common Frontiers-Canada
• Pacific NW Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean
• LELO/A Legacy of Equality, Leadership and Organizing
• Casa Baltimore/Limay
• Hands off Venezuela PDX
• US Women and Cuba Collaboration
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