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DESCRIPTION:VENEZUELA AT THE CROSSROADS  Workers on the Move  Luis Primo, Venezuelan 
 Labor Leader to Speak in San Francisco  The U.S. Hands Off Venezuela 
 Campaign invites you to hear Luis Primo, a central leader of the Venezuelan 
 National Union of Workers (UNT), the new labor federation in Venezuela 
 which has replaced its corrupt predecessor which supported the U.S.-backed 
 attempted coup against President Chavez.  Luis Primo will address the 
 antiwar rally on Saturday, March 18 and will speak at a public meeting on 
 Saturday, March 25.  Currently, Primo is a Regional Coordinator for the UNT 
 (Caracas-Miranda), he heads the Union/Political Education for the UNT on 
 the national level, and works with the Ministry of Labor on the Committee 
 on the Recovered Factories.  Primo will be running for the National 
 Leadership of the UNT at its upcoming congress this spring.  Hands Off 
 Venezuela has been organized around the principle that the people of 
 Venezuela should be able to determine their own destiny, without the 
 interference of foreign governments, particularly the U.S. government.  We 
 have organized numerous educational events to inform people in this country 
 about the important events unfolding in Venezuela so that people here can 
 have an informed position.  Without the truth, people are in no position to 
 act.  We hope that Luis Primo’s visit to California will be one of many 
 exchanges between Venezuelan and American trade unionists.  In addition to 
 speaking in San Francisco, he will be touring the West Coast where he will 
 speak in a half-dozen cities. To make this possible, Hands Off Venezuela 
 Campaign has launched a fund raising drive to cover the many expenses of 
 the tour.  Volunteers are needed to help organize the event, and donations 
 of any amount are greatly appreciated.  Donations can be sent to: HOV, 4579 
 18th St., San Francisco, CA 94114.  Letters of support or endorsements of 
 the tour are also appreciated and can be sent to sfbay@ushov.org.    
 Partial List of Endorsers  Dolores Huerta  San Francisco Labor Council 
 (AFL-CIO)  Contra Costa Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO)  South Bay Labor 
 Council (AFL-CIO)  Canadian Union of Postal Workers  Vanguard Public 
 Foundation  San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper  Alan Benjamin, 
 Executive Board, SF Labor Council, Co-coordinator Open World Conference  
 Fred Hirsch, Vice President of Plumbers and Fitters Local 393, San Jose 
 California  Gloria LaRiva, President, Local 39521 Media Workers Sector/CWA* 
  Louie Rocha, President CWA Local 9423*  Global Exchange, Chris Gilbert and 
 Karen Bennett, MATRIX Program*, UC Berkeley Art Museum*  Dorinda Moreno, 
 Hitec Aztec Communications, Santa Maria, CA; Cesar Chavez Lifetime 
 Achievement Legacy Award 2003  American Friends Service Committee  National 
 Network on Cuba  Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives  Todd Chretien, 
 Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate, California  Peace and Freedom Party, 
 International Socialist Organization  Roland Sheppard, Retired Business 
 Agent, International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 4  
 Labor Video Project  ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) Coalition  
 Louise Auerhahn, Member, South Bay Mobilization  Socialist Organizer  
 International Liaison Committee (ILC)  Socialist Action  Workers 
 International League  International Republican Socialist Network  Socialist 
 Viewpoint  Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas  Wellred Books  
 Center for Political Education.    * for identification purposes only  
 Admission:  $5, $3 seniors, unemployed, and students  For more information 
 email sfbay@ushov.org  labor donated  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/03/05/90143.php
SUMMARY:VENEZUELA AT THE CROSSROADS: Workers on the Move
LOCATION:7 pm, Saturday, March 25, 2006  ILWU Local 34 Hall, 4 Berry St., San 
 Francisco (Located next door to SBC Park.  MUNI: Take “N” line toward 
 SBC Park.)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/03/05/90143.php
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