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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Screening at </FONT></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Showroom on Tuesday
13<SUP>th</SUP> March 8pm</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3>. Admission £5/£3. Proceeds to The Showroom/Venezuela Information
Campaign/Sheffield Cuba Solidarity Campaign/Sheffield Esteli
Society<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Venezuela – A Land With Many
Missions”</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3> (2006) is a 25”
video giving a flavour of some of the exciting developments taking place in the
country since Chavez came to power. Since 2003 Venezuela has been
undergoing a radical transformation. A large number of government “missions”
have been set up to tackle historical inequalities between rich and
poor.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Mission Robinson began with a programme
to eradicate illiteracy and has continued with opportunities for anyone who
never completed their primary education to continue right through to university
level. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Mission Barrio Adentro is rapidly
training a new generation of Venezuelan doctors committed to providing health
care in the poorest parts of the country. Meanwhile, Cuban doctors have stepped
in to fill the gap by providing free health care throughout the country.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Mission Mercal ensures that people
living in the poorest districts have access to food and other groceries at
reasonable prices. It has linked with Mission Vuelvan Caras which provides
training and employment opportunities for some of Venezuela’s 53% of adult
population who were without formal employment.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The documentary was directed and
produced by Jeni Vine with an almost entirely Sheffield
crew.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>This short documentary will be screened
together with:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
size=3> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Nuevo Amanecer – A New
Dawn”</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3> (2003) which
documents some of the improvements made to people’s lives in Esteli, Nicaragua,
following the devastation caused by the worst hurricane to hit the small Central
American country of Nicaragua.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The screenings will be followed by a
chance to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
learn/dance salsa</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>. The bar
will be open and serves various Latin American beers and
spirits.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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