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DESCRIPTION:Progressive Democrats of America-San Francisco presents a free public 
 forum.\n\nVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was recently elected to a 
 second six-year term in office. His victory comes amid a deep economic 
 crisis that is causing hundreds of thousands of people to leave the 
 country. While Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, this 
 wealth has contributed to many of its economic problems. \n\nMaduro is 
 committed to continuing the generous, and deeply popular, social programs 
 of his predecessor, Hugo Chavez. But a steep decline in oil prices, 
 accompanied by hyperinflation and lack of basic goods, have created a 
 crisis in Venezuelan society—a crisis compounded by US efforts to 
 discredit the recent election and impose sanctions on Venezuela’s oil 
 industry.\nRather than providing thoughtful analyses, the mainstream 
 American news media simply parrots official US government positions and 
 refers to this huge country as an actual or potential Latin American 
 “failed state.”\n\nTo better understand the complex, contradictory 
 situation of present-day Venezuela, come and hear first-hand accounts by 
 three Bay Area residents who traveled there to witness the recent 
 elections. Don't miss this rare opportunity!\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\nRoger Harris 
 is the immediate past president and current board member of the 32-year-old 
 human rights organization the Task Force on the Americas. He has written 
 for Counter Punch, Dissident Voice, Venezuela Analysis, Truthout, TeleSUR, 
 and Resumen Latino Americano.  \n\nTeri Mattson is the founder of The 
 Intrepid News Fund, a group that organized the presidential election 
 observation mission in Venezuela. She has participated in political and 
 educational delegations to Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, 
 Mexico, Nicaragua and (for the seventh time) Venezuela. She is a member of 
 the progressive political action committee Coalition for Grassroots 
 Progress.\n\nSusan Scott is a member of the National Lawyers Guild. In 2006 
 she led a delegation of attorneys and judges to study the Bolivarian 
 Project in relation to the rule of law. She has organized delegations to 
 observe and report on elections in Venezuela, Honduras and El Salvador, and 
 has brought jurists from Venezuela to meet with US lawyers and labor 
 leaders.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/06/08/18815561.php
SUMMARY:Making Sense of Venezuela: A report back from the presidential election
LOCATION:Unitarian-Universalist Center, MLK Room\n1187 Franklin St. (at Geary), San 
 Francisco\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/06/08/18815561.php
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