Human Rights Week of Actions: Protest Sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Palestine December 1-15: Social media blitz. December 9-15: Week of local actions. Tuesday, December 10: Americas Without Sanctions Forum on Human Rights in Palestine, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. December 11: Advocacy Day, Petition Delivery & Rally for Cuba. Americas Without Sanctions petition Mondoweiss: … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 11.22.2024: Human Rights Week actions for Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Palestine; US Recognizes new puppet as Venezuela President; US House passes Bill threatening Solidarity movements
Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 10: Hurtado Camacho; The Yoruba Prison; Ariel Hernandez; Pedro Pagés; Lazaro Veliz; Diosdado Suárez, the Guajiro; Lockdowns; The typewriter; The shakedowns
Hurtado Camacho This episode has to do with Hurtado Camacho, my personal friend. His story is a peculiar case. Hurtado was imprisoned as a young man in Cuba. He was quite mischievous, he specialized in stealing from the rooftops, he was imprisoned at the age of eighteen during the Mariel period, when some inmates decided … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 10: Hurtado Camacho; The Yoruba Prison; Ariel Hernandez; Pedro Pagés; Lazaro Veliz; Diosdado Suárez, the Guajiro; Lockdowns; The typewriter; The shakedowns
The Function of the Compatible Left Seen in Its Attacks on the Venezuelan Revolution
“Compatible left” was a term used by the CIA to describe those on the left it has deemed compatible with maintaining imperialist world rule. This left has dominated the US left since the end of World War II, in large part a result of government operations repressing the communist or anti-imperialist left. Historically, this compatible … Continue reading The Function of the Compatible Left Seen in Its Attacks on the Venezuelan Revolution
Venezuela & ALBA News 11.15.2024: Bolivarian Historic Bloc Meets; Venezuela’s Economic Recovery; Nicaragua Remembers Carlos Fonseca; Ramon Labanino’s Prison Diary; Upcoming Events and Tours
John Perry: Latin American Governments Pay a Price for Challenging Israel’s Genocidal War Governments in Latin America have been at the forefront of opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and several of those which have done so suddenly face new threats, even including attempted coups. Of the 165 countries that recognise Israel, only four have … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 11.15.2024: Bolivarian Historic Bloc Meets; Venezuela’s Economic Recovery; Nicaragua Remembers Carlos Fonseca; Ramon Labanino’s Prison Diary; Upcoming Events and Tours
Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 9: Prison and Coexistence; Saturday, September 6, 2003; Saturday, November 22; Money in Prison; Indians in the Prisons, White Bear; To Be or Not to Be a Boss in Prison; Rafael Garden
Prison and coexistence In prison it is very difficult to help or be in solidarity with someone, because sometimes you can be misunderstood. On several occasions I felt sorry for those I thought were unprotected, because they had a disability or thought they were fragile, when I saw how others abused or mistreated them, so … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 9: Prison and Coexistence; Saturday, September 6, 2003; Saturday, November 22; Money in Prison; Indians in the Prisons, White Bear; To Be or Not to Be a Boss in Prison; Rafael Garden
Three Facts that Tell of Venezuela’s Economic Takeoff
https://misionverdad.com/venezuela/tres-datos-que-narran-el-crecimiento-economico-de-venezuela Following the global pandemic, Venezuela's main economic indicators have shown a growing improvement. This is a sustained recovery in which the country has boosted oil activity, the main source of national income, but also other activities such as construction, financial services and insurance, mining, trade, manufacturing and agriculture. This is because, since 2018, the … Continue reading Three Facts that Tell of Venezuela’s Economic Takeoff
Venezuela & ALBA News 11.8.2024: Delcy Rodriguez Speech at conference against fascism; The Compatible Left against Venezuela; Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino
Address by Compañera Delcy Rodríguez, Vice President of Venezuela,at the World Anti-Fascist Parliamentary Forum I think that if anyone deserves, standing up, with applause of our Recognition, it is the Palestinian People for their Heroism demonstrated every second in this year of Resistance, in the face of one of the most terrible policies of genocide, … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 11.8.2024: Delcy Rodriguez Speech at conference against fascism; The Compatible Left against Venezuela; Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino
Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 8: High, medium, and low security prisons; The different prisons I have been in; Provocations; Cook for hire; The white priest; Friday, May 30, 2003; Friday, June 6, 2003; Saturday, June 7, 2003
High, medium, and low security prisons The outside part of the cell is what is called the yard or the camp out. It is the open area where you can sunbathe and walk around the yard, and it includes all the outside area, where you can move from one place to another, go from the … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 8: High, medium, and low security prisons; The different prisons I have been in; Provocations; Cook for hire; The white priest; Friday, May 30, 2003; Friday, June 6, 2003; Saturday, June 7, 2003
Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Valdrack Jaentschke : “The BRICS break the hegemonic logic imposed by the global north”
Canciller de Nicaragua: "Los BRICS rompen la lógica hegemónica impositiva del norte global" The BRICS represent a huge opportunity to break with Western unipolarity by paving the way for the emergence of a new world order, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker, whose country applied to join the group in April this year, told … Continue reading Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Valdrack Jaentschke : “The BRICS break the hegemonic logic imposed by the global north”
Venezuela & ALBA News 11.1.2024: United Nations votes 187-2 to end the Blockade of Cuba; Venezuela responds to Brazil’s BRICS Veto; Ramon Labanino Prison Diary
Two Genociders vs the World: US, Israel Oppose Ending Cuba Blockade Cuba Granma: An emphatic victory for Cuba at the UN: 187 votes against the US blockade As part of the voting process, two nations (the United States and Israel) maintained their historic position in support of the blockade and one (Moldova) abstained. From March … Continue reading Venezuela & ALBA News 11.1.2024: United Nations votes 187-2 to end the Blockade of Cuba; Venezuela responds to Brazil’s BRICS Veto; Ramon Labanino Prison Diary
Chicago ALBA Solidarity 