Bolivarian Venezuela Needs Our Solidarity!

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February 22, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~ Volume #59 ~~~~~~~~~~ Issue #2

Toronto Forum on Cuba declaration
on the current attacks against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

The Bolivarian Revolution is once again under a vicious attack led by the U.S. government and its allies -including Canada- which just cannot stop misinforming the broader public about Venezuela’s achievements. The military coup has been exposed and some of its main ringleaders have been arrested. The Bolivarian Revolution and, by extension, humanity globally needs to come together if we intend to stop the hegemonic and racist approach of the imperialist west towards the peoples of the south and the downtrodden and the humble here.

As we have experienced the rise in solidarity with the cause of the missing/murdered indigenous women in the streets of Toronto; the outrage against the racist and islamophobic cycle of manipulated mainstream news; and the examples set by martyrs and revolutionaries such as Malcolm X; during this Black History Month we also remember late Dudley Laws and, just like him, we keep on marching.

Toronto Forum on Cuba would love to see you at the following two activities organized to shed a light of truth in the situations facing the Bolivarian and Cuban revolutions. Since an injury to one is an injury to all, we stand firm in our solidarity. And as the saying goes in the anti-war movement: "from Iraq to Palestine - occupation is a crime", we say: "from Tehran to Caracas - economic sanctions R crimes".

One day the lackeys of imperialism mobilize and organize violent protests in the streets, then they murder the United Socialist Party of Venezuela’s youngest member Robert Serra and his wife María Herrera; then on another day, the Canadian Parliamentary Subcommittee on International Human Rights applauds this behaviour by declaring itself in favour of the Venezuelan de facto leader of the extreme right wing opposition, Leopoldo López; and now all of Canada’s major political parties, from left (including the Green Party), centre and right, condemn the imprisonment of Antonio Ledezma, another one of the main opposition leaders, who took part in the blowing up of liquor stores, nightclubs, a border bridge and the regional headquarters of the National Electoral Council (CNE) as part of the insurrectionary plan known as "La Salida" (The Way Out) promoted by Leopoldo López and Maria Machado, in which they caused the death of 43 people. The offenses of conspiracy and association, for which Ledezma was arrested, are defined and penalized under Venezuela’s Criminal Code and Organic Law against Organized Crime and Financing of Terrorism.

WHAT A SHAM THE IMPERIALIST DEMOCRACY IS
WHEN COMPARED TO PARTICIPATORY AND SOCIALIST DEMOCRACY!

Thursday, February 26
6:00 pm
The Consulate General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Toronto, Canada
is pleased to invite you to the Forum February 27th: Massacre of the People (1989) - "Lest we forget"
with the presence of our appointed Ambassador in Canada M/G Wilmer Omar Barrientos Fernández

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A Political Forum on Cuba and the U.S.
Saturday, FEB. 28, 2015
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Beit Zatoun - 612 Markham St. , TORONTO (@Bathurst subway)

For the first time, images not seen before of late Hugo Chavez FrÍas and Fidel Castro Ruz

Dr. Keith Ellis – The History of Cuba's Struggle for Independence
Award winning Author, Poet; Professor Emeritus - Department of Spanish and Portuguese; Former Chair Latin American Studies Committee, University of Toronto

Arnold August – Cuba's Approach to Democracy and Cuba-US Relations
Journalist, author of Cuba and Its Neighbours: Democracy in Motion and the Spanish version Cuba y sus vecinos: Democracia en movimiento. Copies of the book in both English and the new Spanish Cuban version will be available for purchase and signing.

The Honourable Consul of Cuba in Toronto – An Update on the Recent Developments

On Dec. 17th, 2014 simultaneous announcements were made by the presidents of Cuba and the U.S., Raúl Castro Ruz and Barak Obama respectively. One of the main disclosures was on the steps being taken to establish full diplomatic relations between the two countries and it raised many concerns and questions amongst some friends of Cuba and the general public as to what would happen to the legacy of the Cuban Revolution. We have to fully support this new move since it’s based on mutual respect which has always been one of Cuba’s requirements. We also have to keep in mind that the criminal illegal economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed on Cuba by the U.S. is still in place and it continues to hurt Cuba immensely.

In order to understand the new relations, as well as the opportunities for advancing the Cuban Revolution at home and in the assistance it offers to other countries through its internationalist commitments, we need to continue building the solidarity movement with the socialist project of Cuba. Please join us in this forum in order to find out the truth about this issue. There will be ample time available for questions and comments.

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