[Muanet] Forums on workers' rights and workers' control in Venzuela tomorrow

[Chris Latham]

Dear Members
 
On Wednesday there will be two meetings happening in Perth on workers rights and workers control in Venezuela with John Cleary. John Cleary is a former organiser with the Victorian branch of the Electrical Trades Union, and is currently the National Trade Union Coordinator of the Australian Venezuela Solidarity Network (AVSN).  John is orgainisng the ACTU and AVSN brigades to Venezuela that are occuring during May. Last year John addressed the one million strong May Day rally in Caracas. 
 
John will be speaking at Club Murdoch at 2.30pm on workers rights in Venezuela. From 6.30pm he will also be facilitating a discussion based around the documentary Five Factories which examines the experiences of workers' control in five of the more than 100 Venezuelan factories that have been occupied by workers since 2003. The film screening is being held at the Maritime Union of Australia Hall in North Fremantle. Details of the film screening are below. 
 
Chris
 
Australia Venezuela Solidarity Network
**Film Screening : 5 Factories **
 
On the 28th of March, The Australia Venezuela Solidarity Network is showing a film called "5 factories" about workers control in Venezuela. This meeting beginning at 6.30 with informal chats over wine and cheese is being held at the Maritime Union of Australia Hall. John Cleary, former organiser with the Victorian branch of the Electrical Trades Union Coordinator of the AVSN, will introduce the film presenting his own experiences of the worker control in Venezuela. 
 
Since the 1998 the Bolivarian Revolution has empowered workers and the poor to challenge poverty and US domination. In 2002 thousands of workers were locked out of the oil industry by the bosses to cripple the government's social programs funded by oil wealth. In response workers fought back to retake their jobs and kick out the corrupt management. They succeeded with the full support of Chavez, the socialist president of Venezuela, leading to occupied factories run by workers and community. This film looks at the experience of 5 such factories in Venezuela. 
 
Those details again:
 
7pm Wednesday March 28th
Maritime Union of Australia Hall
2-4 Kwong Alley, North Fremantle.
Wine and Cheese from 6.30pm
Entry $10/7 concession
 
For more information feel free to contact Trent on 0407 070 841
 
  www.venezuelasolidarity.org <http://www.venezuelasolidarity.org/>   
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