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Revolutionary Doctors: An Interview With Steve Brouwer

ewan — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:49:26 +0000

NACLA, Steve Brouwer

Since the creation of the Venezuelan health mission Barrio Adentro, thousands of Cuban medical professionals have provided quality health care for some of Venezuela's poorest communities.

Excerpt from Documentary Film "Inside the Revolution" On April 2002 Coup Against the Chavez Government

ewan — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:41:37 +0000

Pablo Navarrete / Alborada Films - The Real News

Here we feature an excerpt from the documentary film Inside the Revolution: A Journey Into the Heart of Venezuela, released in August 2009 by Alborada Films.

Llaguno Bridge: Keys to a Massacre

Rachael — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:22:46 +0000

Panafilms

Exactly ten years ago, on April 11, 2002, a group of rebelling military officers, together with opposition leaders and the mainstream media, staged a coup d’état against Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the April 11, 2002 coup, we are featuring the award-winning Venezuelan documentary Llaguno Bridge: Keys to a Massacre.

Promotional Video for "Chasing Chavez"

Rachael — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:16:02 +0000

Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network & Coral Winter

A trailer for the up-and-coming documentary, "Chasing Chavez". The story explores the Bolivarian revolution through the eyes of Australian citizen, Coral Winter.

Nelson Davila on Significance of 4th of February Civic-Military Rebellion

Rachael — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:30:28 +0000

Australia-Venezuela Solidarity Network in Sydney

Venezuelan ambassador to Australia, Nelson Davila, speaks about the significance of the events on the 4th of February 1992, when a group of civilians and young army officers, including now Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez Frias, attempted to over throw the government of Carlos Andres Perez. The civic- military rebellion transformed Venezuela’s national political panorama and is now viewed as one of the key antecedents to the development of the Bolivarian Revolution.

Venezuela's Latin Amercan School of Medicine

tamara — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:39:00 +0000

Various

Excerpts from a documentary on Venezuela's ELAM (Latin Amercan School of Medicine), the 'daughter' of the Cuban ELAM, but with some different features.

The Alternative School of Barrio Pueblo Nuevo. Mérida, Venezuela

tamara — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:22:40 +0000

Fundacion Cayapa

This is a video about a local educational experience in Barrio Pueblo Nuevo in the city of Mérida Venezuela.

Progressive British Rapper Lowkey Interviewed by Telesur

ewan — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:25:06 +0000

Lowkey, Telesur

Worker's Control and Revolution in Venezuela

ewan — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:25:27 +0000

Iain Bruce / Socialist Resistance

In this video as part of his contribution to a recent meeting entitled “Neoliberalism and Resistance in Latin America” held be Socialist Resistance in London, Iain Bruce, journalist and author of The Real Venezuela: Making Socialism in the 21^st Century, gives his analysis of the worker control movement in Venezuela, particularly focusing on the Guyana region of basic steel, iron, and aluminium industries in the east of the country.

An Amazing Farming Concept

tamara — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:34:36 +0000

Food Sovereignty Venezuela

Venezuela's socialism of the 21st Century and how its applied, on a large scale, in the Comunal Socialist City Simon Bolivar. Located near the city of Guasdualito, Apure state, the communal city includes over 8000 agricultural families, divided into eight communal complexes, over 115,000 hectares.

The 3 Rs: A Small Co-op with a Big Food Sovereignty Vision

ewan — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:22:08 +0000

Food Sovereignty Venezuela

In this video, Fray Silvera talks about how the cooperative started with 100% government support and now they are 80% self managed. Their aim is to be fully self funded and then to help others. They wish to be an example for others to follow by raising consciousness that as campesinos, they can do it themselves. This story, as told by Fray, is inspirational.

A People's History of the Bolivarian Revolution

ewan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:23:53 +0000

George Ciccariello-Maher

PhD. candidate, George Ciccariello-Maher, talks about the historical development of Venezuela's popular and revolutionary movements and their relationship with Hugo Chavez. In his new book, "A People's History of the Bolivarian Revolution", he argues against the incessant focus on the figure of Chavez within the revolution, commenting: "Chavez did not make the revolution, the revolution made Chavez".

Michael Albert on Venezuela and ALBA

tamara — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:37:54 +0000

David McKnight & Yoann Le Guen

Michael Albert is an American activist, economist, speaker, and writer. Here he talks about Venezuela and the alternative Latin America trading bloc, ALBA or Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas.

Trailer: Growing Change

tamara — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:31:50 +0000

Simon Cunich

Growing Change follows the filmmaker's journey to understand why current food systems leave hundreds of millions of people in hunger. It's a journey to understand how the world will feed itself in the future in the face of major environmental challenges.

Professor Steve Ellner on the Venezuelan Revolution

tamara — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:20:45 +0000

Roberto Jorquera

Steve Ellner speaking at in Sydney at an event organised by the Australia Venezuela Solidarity Network (AVNS).

Prolesa Campesinos Share their Struggle for Food Sovereignty

tamara — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:34:49 +0000

Food Sovereignty Venezuela

PROLESA is a small dairy cooperative in the Venezuelan state of Tachira. It is located in a river delta about 50 kms from San Cristobal. The community is made up of about 250 farming families and 25 of those families are involved in the PROLESA Dairy Cooperative.

Joel Linares on 1989 'Caracazo' Uprising Against Neoliberalism in Venezuela

Rachael — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:43:02 +0000

Alborada Films

Venezuelan grassroots community activist Joel Linares explains the origins and effects of the1989 'Caracazo' uprising against neoliberalism in Venezuela.

Venezuela Fights to Stop Drug Trafficking in the American Continent

juan — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:57:44 +0000

Press TV

In this brief video, the Venezuelan Minister of Interior and Justice, Tarek El Aissami, reacts to repeated U.S. accusations that Venezuela is not doing enough to stop drug trafficking in the American continent.

Tiuna el Fuerte: Revolutionizing the Revolution

tamara — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:26:25 +0000

B Media Collective

Revolutionizing the Revolution is a documentary short following the hip-hop collective Tiuna el Fuerte, a local community collective that uses art, music and culture to transform the barrio of El Valle in Caracas, Venezuela.

Tiuna el Fuerte: Revolutionizing the Revolution

tamara — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:25:31 +0000

B Media Collective

Venezuelan Agroecology: An Economic Imperative

juan — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:43:34 +0000

Food Sovereignty Venezuela

Small-scale farmer Alejandro Esculana is committed to demonstrating to the critics that agroecological farming methods can not only be socially and environmentally successful but can also generate real economic outcomes.

President Chavez's Address to the Nation, 30 June 2011

juan — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:22:20 +0000

Telesur

On Thursday Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke to the Venezuelan people live on national television, referring to recent health issues he has faced that include a cancerous tumor that was succesfully removed by medical professionals in Havana, Cuba.

Humanitarian Program Provides Hope for Visually Impaired

Rachael — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:34:35 +0000

PRESSTV

This year 100,261 people have recovered their sight in 72 in centres free of charge. Miracle Mission is a humanitarian programme that attends the poorest who couldn't enjoy their lives fully due to blindness or visual impairment. The programme began in 2005 and is run jointly by Venezuela and Cuba.

Chavez, Colombia and the Zelaya Deal

Rachael — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:52:41 +0000

TheRealNews

In this video Gregory Wilpert, founder of Venezuelanalysis, discusses the recent foreign policy choices of the Chávez government. Analysing topical issues such as Venezuela's growing relationship with Colombia and Venezuela's vote in favour of allowing Honduras back into the Organization of American States (OAS), Wilpert considers the motivation behind these decisions and how this relates to the Venezuelan left.

"Rule of Law" Report Targets Venezuela

juan — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:48:11 +0000

TheRealNews.com

In this interview, TheRealNews.com's Paul Jay interviews Venezuelanalysis.com founder Gregory Wilpert on the recent release of a "Rule of Raw" report on crime and corruption in Venezuela. Wilpert calls into question the so-called "experts" cited by the report's authors as well as the selective use of sources in preparing said report. Wilpert also puts the report into a context of ongoing government efforts to overcome Venezuela's social, political, and economic ills.

Bolivarian Revolution in Washington

juan — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:18:44 +0000

RT (Russia Today) America

In this three-minute report by RT News, the links are made between Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution and the struggle for economic justice in the United States.

Chavez seizes farms from wealthy landowners, to be run as peoples cooperatives

tamara — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:36:22 +0000

Al Jazeera

Venezuelan agrarian land reforms continue. Publicly owned land has already been given to hundreds and thousands of farmers. Based on a 2001 land law that allows the government to expropriate land if judged either idle or unproductive, the Venezuelan government is now seizing privately owned farms in the country's agricultural heartland.

A Hip-Hop School in the Large and Overcrowded Barrio of La Vega

tamara — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:35:36 +0000

Lainie Cassel, EPATU youth

This short video documents a hip-hop school in the large and overcrowded barrio of La Vega in the hillsides of Caracas, Venezuela. Filmed in the months of July and August in 2010, it features interviews and performances by those involved in the school known as EPATU (Popular School for the Arts and Urban Traditions).

Media Landscape Changed in Venezuela by New Community Media

juan — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:49:53 +0000

Press TV

The explosion in the number of community media in the last decade has changed the media landscape in Venezuela.

Venezuela's Orchestra of the Penitentiary System Performs

juan — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:41:50 +0000

Venezolana de Television - VTV

Venezuela's Orchestra of the Penitentiary System performed at their country's National Assembly on 8 February 2011. Made up of 54 inprisoned persons from different penal institutions in Venezuela, the orchestra was cited as "evidence of the government's policies of social inclusion and humanization" by Minister of the Interior and Justice, Tareck El Aissami. The orchestra is designed to reduce tension and violence within Venezuela's prison system as well as to prepare prisoners for reintegration into society on release.