| A celebration with guests from Latin America, Europe & Britain, short films, performances, stalls & more! Wednesday September 26, Hamilton House (NUT HQ), Mabledon Place, London, WC1R 4RL Doors will open at 6.00pm, with refreshments, short films & music until 6.45pm, when speakers & performances will start, continuing until 9.00pm Samuel Moncada, Venezuelan Ambassador, former Minister of Higher Education Tariq Ali Fidel Narvaez, Ecuador Seumas Milne,Guardian columnist Diane Abbott MP Richard Gott, Author, Hugo Chαvez & the Bolivarian Revolution Grahame Morris MP, Labour Friends of Venezuela Frances O'Grady, TUC Deputy General Secretary Jeremy Corbyn MP Guisell Morales-Echaverry,Nicaragua Dr Francisco Dominguez, Centre for Latin American Studies, Middlesex University George Galloway MP Lee Salter, UWE Colin Burgon, VSC Billy Hayes, CWU General Secretary Pablo Navarrete, journalist & filmmaker Dennis Doody, UCATT NEC Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition Doreen Massey, Emeritus Professor of Geography, Open University Gail Cartmail, Unite Assistant General Secretary Kate Hudson, CND Marilyn Harrop, NUT President Further European guests including Pat Doherty MP, Sinn Fein & Christophe Ventura, Front De Gauche Representative, France -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Ways You Can Help: ATTEND THE RALLY FOR VENEZUELA - Further info here. FORWARDING THIS EMAIL TO 5 CONTACTS - Please use your networks & organisations to further build support by circulating this email as widely as possible. INVITE FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK - You can sign up & invite friends here VOLUNTEERING ON SEPTEMBER 26 - If you can help at the event itself, from collecting donations to helping on the VSC stall, please contact Matt on info@venezuelasolidarity.co.uk DISTRIBUTING PUBLICITY AT EVENTS, WORKPLACES & ELSEWHERE- Email info@venezuelasolidarity.co.uk if you would like leaflets for distribution It is possible to register on the door, but if you wish to reserve your place in advance or require further information email info@venezuelasolidarity.co.uk REMINDER: ACTION ALERT 1: Take 30 Seconds to Ask Your MP to Support Our Statement on Venezuela's Elections VSC is seeking support for a statement on the Venezuelan elections. At least 8 MPs have now supported this statement because of your lobbying just over this weekend - Please use our easy online tool here to ask your MP to add their name. REMINDER: ACTION ALERT 2: DONATE TO VSC'S COUNTDOWN TO THE ELECTIONS FINANCIAL APPEAL TODAY! This event & other campaign initiatives we are taking around Venezuela's Presidential Election are being partly funded by donations from VSC's Countdown to the Elections Special Financial Appeal. We need to raise £10 000 as quickly as possible - please donate today here |