HOV: New documentary and HOV podcast Hands Off Venezuela has produced a new podcast that will be available monthly, containing news from Venezuela as well as the campaign's activities around the world. Our first show contains news on socialist cities, an interview with one of the film makers of No Volveran, a new documentary on the Venezuelan revolution, along with news from HoV Finland and Brussels, plus Venezuelan music and lots more.
Situation in Brazil Fred Weston, editor of the website In Defence of Marxism, talks about the current situation in Brazil at the London Aggregate of the Socialist Appeal at the begining of July. The occupied factories movement in Brazil is symptomatic of the extreme instability throughout the Latin American continent, as is the Lula governments attempts to divide the working class along race lines and its recent attacks on the CIPLA and Flasko...
[Audio] The Marxist theory of the State This recording was made at the Socialist Appeal (Britain) day school in June, where comrades gathered to discuss the Marxist theory of the State and the Revolutionary Tactics of the Bolshevik Party in 1917. In this session Rob Lyon explains the origins of the state as a means of expropriating the surplus wealth produced by a particular class, and the development of the different forms of the state and class society throughout history.
The Revolutionary Tactics of the Bolshevik Party in 1917 - part 2 This is the second part of the recording made at the Socialist Appeal (Britain) day school in June, where comrades gathered to discuss the Marxist theory of the State and the Revolutionary Tactics of the Bolshevik Party in 1917. In the second part of this session,...
The Revolutionary Tactics of the Bolshevik Party in 1917 - part 1 This is one of the recordings made at the Socialist Appeal (Britain) day school in June, where comrades gathered to discuss the Marxist theory of the State and the Revolutionary Tactics of the Bolshevik Party in 1917. In the first part of this session Rob Sewell talks about the nature of revolution, and how a revolutionary situation occurs not necessarily in a boom or slump, but more...
[Audio] The National Question and Quebec This audio file, recorded on the 11th June at the Socialist Appeal London aggregate, hears Rob Lyon talk on the National Question in relation to the current and historical situation in Quebec.
Video on Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan revolution and the Revolutionary Marxist Current In the video Chavez refers to the relevance of Karl Marx's ideas in direct connection with the processes of the Venezuelan revolution. His views are expanded on by members of the Revolutionary Marxist Current (CMR). This version is in Spanish with Chinese subtitles.
[VIDEO] Al Jazeera discusses media coverage of RCTV story Al Jazeera's programme The Listening Post discussed the media coverage of the RCTV story. Debaters included Pablo Navarrete, HOV's Jorge Martin and a representative of RSF.
See videos of struggle of occupied factories in Brazil Documentary videos on the history of the struggle of CIPLA and Flasko, two factories occupied and under workers' control in Brazil (in Portuguese)
Escucha las conferencias de Alan Woods durante su visita a México Escucha las conferencias de Alan Woods durante su visita a México. Estas serán transmitidas por una estación de radio de internet surgida durante la lucha contra el fraude electoral: www.lanuevarepublica.org
[Video] Sanitarios Maracay: Factory under workers' control The debate in Venezuela about socialism and property relations in particular can benefit from the experience of workers' control in factories like Sanitarios Maracay and Inveval. This is a video interview screened on VIVE TV, where Gonzalo Gómez interviews workers from Sanitarios Maracay. (in Spanish)
Alan Woods talks about Latin America and the Permanent Revolution As we reported last week, 40 people packed the NUJ Headquarters in London to find out about the theory of the Permanent Revolution. Alan Woods was invited to speak at the Hands Off Venezuela meeting to explain the theory and its relevance today. Here is the audio files of Alan speaking.
Video: Chavez encourages Venezuelans to study Trotsky's Transitional Program Chavez encourages Venezuelans to study Trotsky's Transitional Program on Alo Presidente April 2007. See the video clip here.
Alan Woods on BBC4 radio speaking about Venezuela A few days ago, Alan Woods was interviewed by the BBC 4 radio programme PM about Venezuela. Although parts of the interview were cut, it is is significant that a Marxist was able to speak on the Venezuelan Revolution, socialism and Hugo Chavez since this was broadcast in prime time, between 5pm and 6pm. The full radio programme can be listened to here but we compiled a 5 minute mp3 file of the part where Alan is speaking.
Alan Woods speaking about Venezuela and socialism Monday's edition of the VHeadline Venezuela Newshour on the American Voice Radio, in the second half of the show, featured Alan Woods speaking about Venezuela's progress towards 21st Century Socialism. We apologise for the bad technical quality of the audio file.
