Revolutionary Radio in Venezuela

By: Peter Lackowski

Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution is not the kind of thing that any dictator could decree. In reality, it involves a mass movement of people who have taken the initiative to make it happen. The story of the revolution is only partly the story of Hugo Chavez. It is also the story of all of the organizations and campaigns of the Venezuelan people, more stories than will ever be written. This is the story of one of those countless organizations that make up what Venezuelans call "the process."

Merida is a city of 250,000 people in a beautiful Andean valley at the foot of Venezuela’s highest mountain, Pico Bolivar. The University of the Andes has about forty thousand students, and the charming setting makes the city a magnet for tourists. It is the capital and commercial center of the mountainous state of Merida, population about 750,000.

In March of 2002 the oligarchy used their control of the mass media to create huge demonstrations of mostly upper and middle class people in Caracas to demand that President Hugo Chavez resign. According to television news, the vast majority of people were against him. MORE>

Venezuela Viewpoint #5 With the Grandmothers

Caracas, June 23th: JimMcIlroy and Coral Wynter report on the continuing threat of an invasion from the United States and Venezuela's new military purchases. They also go on a trip with their local grandmother's committee and exercise on a beach under the direction of a Cuban instructor. Send an email to Jim and Coral.
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Weekly Venezuela News Summary of June 14-21, 2006

Reporter: Michael Fox
Source:
Venezuela Analysis
Publishing date: June 22, 2006


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Weekly Venezuela News Summary of June 8-13, 2006

Reporter: Michael Fox
Source:
Venezuela Analysis
Publishing date: June 17, 2006



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Venezuela Viewpoint #4 At the Fiesta

Caracas, June 17th: JimMcIlroy and Coral Wynter report on the recent initiatives in Venezuela to equip  the defence forces and launch a major campaign to plant millions of trees. This podcast was recorded as a local fiesta was being held in the neighborhood in Caracas.
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Weekly Venezuela News Summary for June 7, 2006

Venezuela Analysis reports on the recent news in the country. Reporter Michael Fox.

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Indigneous groups marched in Caracas,
Venezuela, in support of President Chavez.

Credit: Maxim Graubner

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Venezuela Viewpoint #3: A Tale of Four Rallies

Caracas, June 9th: JimMcIlroy and Coral Wynter report on four rallies that have been held in Venezuela's capital over the last week and discuss the continuing violence in the west of the country.
  • Rally by Bolivarian high school students
  • Rally of those "without roofs"
  • Rally by Venezuelan indigenous people
  • Rally by woman against domestic violence

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Background Reports
  • UNT divisions cause congress suspension
  • Anti-government violence in Merida
  • 'Viva Chavez': A exile's view from the US
  • Peru’s Election: Scapegoating Venezuela
  • Divisions Erupt in Venezuela's Pro-Government Union Federation Congress



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    Venezuela Viewpoint #2 : UNT Trade Union Congress, OPEC, Recent Disturbances.

    Caracas, June 2nd: JimMcIlroy and Coral Wynter report on the recent UNT Trade union congress and discuss the assertion by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez of the importance of OPEC to the Third World. They also assess the cause of the recent bout of rioting in Western Venezuela.
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