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</font><font face="georgia" size=2>Dear Friends:<br>
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</font><font face="georgia" size=2>I hope you will make a special point
to come out to a major event next week in solidarity with Venezuela.
<b>Nora Castañeda</b>, active participant in the Bolivarian Revolution
and head of the Women's Development Bank of Venezuela which funds reforms
to benefit poor families and communities, will be speaking in SF next
Thursday. Joining her will be <b>Dolores Huerta</b> as well as <b>Danny
Glover, </b>who just returned from visiting Venezuela as part of an
African-American delegation organized by TransAfrica. So please come out
and pass the word! The announcement which follows is in English and
Spanish. <br>
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</font><font face="georgia" size=2>Holly<br>
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</font><font face="georgia" size=4 color="#FF0000"><b>NORA CASTAÑEDA:
"CREATING A CARING ECONOMY IN VENEZUELA"<br>
Thursday, January 29, 7pm<br>
St. Boniface Church auditorium, 133 Golden Gate Avenue<br>
(between Jones & Leavenworth, near Civic Center BART), San
Francisco<br>
</b></font><font face="georgia" size=2 color="#FF0000"> <br>
</font><font face="georgia" size=2>Come stand with the people of
Venezuela determined to defend their 'peaceful and democratic
revolution'<br>
Nora Castañeda was appointed by President Hugo Chavez to head the Women's
Development Bank of Venezuela when he agreed to women's demand for a bank
as a way of funding reforms to benefit the poorest families and
communities. She says: "The economy must be at the service of human
beings, not human beings at the service of the economy. We want to create
an economy based on cooperation and mutual support, a caring
economy." Like the great majority of Venezuelans including their
president, Ms. Castañeda is of African and Indigenous descent. She
is a remarkable woman in a remarkable time, one of great economic and
social change. Ms. Castañeda was instrumental in drafting the new
Venezuelan constitution, which stands against discrimination of all kinds
and recognizes that housewives create added value and must be compensated
with social security.<br>
Come hear Ms. Castaneda speak about the popular movement that passed one
of the most advanced constitutions in the world, and reversed a coup
returning their kidnapped president to power. Venezuela is the world's
5th largest oil exporter; yet 80% of the people live in poverty.
They elected President Chavez to reclaim the oil revenue so they could
tackle poverty and corruption. Literacy, healthcare, housing, land
rights, etc., have all leapt ahead. At the recent Summit of the Americas,
Venezuela has played a key role in bringing together opposition to
the proposed Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, and to US interference
in Latin America.<br>
Ms. Castañeda's US tour is coordinated by the Global Women's Strike
(GWS).<br>
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Event sponsors include actor and activist Danny Glover, who was recently
in Venezuela, Hari Dillon, President Vanguard Foundation, Dolores
Huerta,United Farm Workers Union and others will participate in the
event. Supervisor Ammiano has put forward a resolution to declare January
29 Nora Castaneda Day in SF. Selma James, London based widow of CLR
James, author of "Black Jacobins", and international
coordinator of the Global Women's Strike (GWS) and Nina Lopez of the GWS
Bolivarian Circle/UK will provide introductory remarks and
translation.<br>
Sponsors include the Venezuelan Embassy; Vanguard Foundation; KPFA;
Dolores Huerta; Hon. Tom Ammiano; Danny Glover; Ed Asner; Hari Dillon;
Gus Newport; St Boniface Church; Venezuela Solidarity Group;
Presente!Marin; Sister Bernie Galvin - Congregation of Divine
Providence; SF Organizing Project; Tri-Valley CAREs; International Action
Center; College of Marin Students for Social Responsibility; American
Friends Service Committee; Rainbow Grocery Cooperative.<br>
Endorsers include: Chiapas Support Group; Food First; Global Exchange;
National Lawyers Guild; Marin Peace and Justice Coalition; Public Citizen
California; Coalition on Homelessness; La Raza Centro Legal & SF Day
Labor Program; ADC-SF; Al-Awda.<br><br>
Childcare*Wheelchair accessible*Spanish-language translation<br>
Donation sliding scale: $5-$25 or more. No one turned away.<br>
All proceeds will go to grassroots women's projects in Venezuela.<br>
For more information call/fax 415-626-4114, email
<a href="mailto:sf@crossroadswomen.net">sf@crossroadswomen.net<br>
</a>GWS website
<a href="http://www.globalwomenstrike.net">www.globalwomenstrike.net<br><br>
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</font><font face="georgia" size=4 color="#FF0000"><b>NORA CASTAÑEDA:
"CREANDO UNA ECONOMIA SOLIDARIA EN VENEZUELA"<br>
Jueves, 29 de enero, a las 7pm<br>
Iglesia de San Boniface en el auditorio, 133 Golden Gate Avenue, SF<br>
(entre Jones & Leavenworth, cerca Civic Center BART)<br>
</b></font><font face="georgia" size=2>Vengan a apoyar el pueblo
venezolano resuelto en la defensa de su 'revolución pacifica y
democrática'.<br>
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POR FAVOR CIRCULEN A SUS LISTAS DE EMAIL<br>
Nora Castañeda fue nombrada por el presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez
encabezar el Banco de Desarrollo de la Mujer cuando él respaldó la
demanda de las mujeres por la creación de un banco como método de
financiamiento de reformas para el beneficio de las familias y
comunidades más pobres. Ella dice: "La economía debe estar al
servicio de los seres humanos, no los seres humanos al servicio de la
economía. Queremos crear una economía basada en la cooperación y el apoyo
mutuo, una economía solidaria."<br>
Como la gran mayoría del pueblo venezolano y su presidente electo, la
Sra. Castañeda es de descendencia africana e indígena. Es una mujer
extraordinaria que vive en un tiempo extraordinario -un tiempo de grandes
cambios económicos y sociales. La Sra. Castañeda fue
instrumental en redactar la nueva constitución venezolana, que condena
todo tipo de discriminación y reconoce que las mujeres amas de casa crean
valor agregado y deben tener compensación dentro de la seguridad
social.<br>
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</font><font face="georgia" size=2>Vengan a oír hablar la Sra. Castañeda
sobre el movimiento popular que paso una de las constituciones mas
adelantadas del mundo, y derroto un golpe regresando al poder su
presidente que había sido secuestrado. Venezuela es el quinto exportador
mundial de petróleo, sin embargo 80% de su población vive en la
pobreza. Votaron al Presidente Chávez para reclamar el ingreso
petrolero y así eliminar la pobreza y la corrupción. Desde entonces se
han logrado grandes avances en la alfabetización, sanidad, vivienda, el
derecho a la tierra. En la reciente Cumbre de las Américas, Venezuela
jugo un papel clave en unir a la oposición al ALCA y a la
interferencia estadounidense en América Latina.<br>
La gira de la Sra. Castañeda de EE.UU. esta coordinada por la Huelga
Mundial de Mujeres (HMM)<br><br>
Patrocinadores del evento actor e activista Danny Glover, quien estaba
recientemente en Venezuela, Hari Dillon, Presidente Vanguard Foundation,
Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers Union, Gus Newport, gerente de la
estacion KPFA y otros participaran en el evento. Supervisor Ammiano ha
propuesto una resolucion para declarar el 29 de enero el dia de Nora
Castañeda en San Francisco. Selma James, viuda de CLR James, autor de
"Black Jacobins", y coordinadora internacional de la HMM y Nina
Lopez, del Circulo Bolivariano de la HMM en Inglaterra acompanaran a la
Sra. Castañeda con introducciones y traducciones.<br>
Patrocinadores: Vanguard Foundation; KPFA; Dolores Huerta; Hon. Tom
Ammiano; Danny Glover; Ed Asner; Hari Dillon; Gus Newport; St. Boniface
Church; Venezuela Solidarity Group; Presente!/Marin; Sister Bernie Galvin
- Congregation of Divine Providence; SF Organizing Project;
Tri-Valley CAREs; Intl Action Center; College of Marin Students for
Social Responsibility;American Friends Service Cttee; Rainbow Grocery
Cooperative.<br>
Endosan: Chiapas Support Group; Food First; Global Exchange; National
Lawyers Guild; Marin Peace & Justice Coalition; Public Citizen
California; Coalition on Homelessness; La Raza Centro Legal & SF Day
Labor Program; ADC-SF; Al-Awda.<br>
Cuidado de niñas/os l Accesible para sillas de ruedas l
Traducción<br>
Donación: $5-$25 o mas. Nadie será rechazado.<br>
Ganancias dedicadas a las mujeres en Venezuela que construyen apoyo
mutuo.<br>
Para mas información, contacten: Tel/fax 415-626-4114,<br>
Email:
<a href="mailto:sf@crossroadswomen.net">sf@crossroadswomen.net<br>
</a>Web:
<a href="http://www.globalwomenstrike.net">www.globalwomenstrike.net</a><br><br>
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