Thursday, August 23, 2012

Our Solidarity with Bolivarian Venezuela (International Solidarity Message)

Our solidarity with Bolivarian Venezuela

Elections will take place in Venezuela next October 7. That day will decide the fate of a revolution which has taken most of the people in that country out of the marginalization and state of neglect in which they lived, and at the same time has made decisive contributions to Latin American and Caribbean integration and to the process of transformation in this area.

Throughout these years, and particularly, during the present electoral campaign, the United States has put into practice in Venezuela the most diverse forms of interference, whether in an open way or through allegedly autonomous entities. At the same time the media, at the service of the internal reaction and imperialist interests, has worked non-stop to damage the image of the Bolivarian revolution and, in particular, the image of its leader, President Hugo Chavez Frias. He has been accused of being antidemocratic, without taking into account that during his administration he has submitted to referendums thirteen times. They have even resorted to some despicable acts associated to his health. Now, they are trying to minimize the legitimacy of the National Electoral Council, to create an atmosphere of distrust around the elections and its results and to set the basis for possible future actions of destabilization.

Aware of the importance of this historic moment for Venezuela, Latin America, the Caribbean and the world, we declare our solidarity with the Bolivarian revolution and its president, we demand respect for the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people and we call intellectuals, artists and social activists to support this initiative.


Cuban Chapter of intellectuals, artists and social activists from the net "In Defense of Humanity".


Nuestra solidaridad con la Venezuela bolivariana

El próximo 7 de octubre tendrán lugar las elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela. Ese día se decidirá la suerte de una revolución que ha logrado que las mayorías de ese país salgan de la marginación y el desamparo y ha hecho contribuciones decisivas a la integración latinoamericana y caribeña y al proceso de transformaciones en esta región.
A lo largo de todos estos años, y en particular durante la actual campaña electoral, los Estados Unidos han puesto en práctica en Venezuela las más diversas formas de injerencia, de manera abierta o valiéndose de entidades supuestamente autónomas. Al propio tiempo, la gran maquinaria mediática al servicio de la reacción interna y de los intereses imperiales, ha trabajado sin tregua para dañar la imagen de la revolución bolivariana y en particular de su líder, el Presidente Hugo Chávez Frías. Lo han acusado de antidemocrático, sin reconocer que se ha sometido a la consulta popular y electoral en trece ocasiones, y han recurrido incluso a infamias asociadas a su estado de salud. Ahora pretenden restar legitimidad al Consejo Nacional Electoral, crear un clima de desconfianza en torno al desarrollo de las elecciones y a sus resultados y sentar las bases de posibles acciones futuras de desestabilización. 
Conscientes de la trascendencia de este momento histórico para Venezuela, América Latina, el Caribe y el mundo, manifestamos nuestra solidaridad con la revolución bolivariana y su presidente,  exigimos respeto a la soberanía del pueblo venezolano y convocamos a intelectuales, artistas y luchadores sociales a respaldar esta iniciativa.      


Capítulo Cubano de intelectuales, artistas y luchadores sociales de la Red “En defensa de la humanidad”

PARTIAL LIST OF SIGNERS:


Cindy Sheehan, Padre Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Oscar Niemeyer, Stella Calloni, Atilio Borón, Saúl Landau, Danny Glover, Carlos Eduardo Niemeyer, Marilia Guimaraes, Eduardo Ebendinger, Salim Lamrani, Graciela Rosemblum, James Petras, Ramón Chao, Carlos Aznárez, Luis Brito García, Isaías Rodríguez, Yolanda Rojas Urbina, Norman Brisky, Vicente Zito Lema, Luciano Vasapollo, Rita Martufi, Paola Tiberi, Roberto Battiglia, Sergio Cararo, Rosamaría Coppolino, Marco Benevento,

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