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<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 5pt 0.95pt 0pt 0cm"><STRONG><EM><FONT
face=Verdana>Dear Friends, We wondered if you could add the information attached
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face=Verdana>Thanks, </FONT></EM></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 5pt 0.95pt 0pt 0cm"><STRONG><EM><FONT
face=Verdana>Anne Lamming for GWS press group</FONT></EM></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 5pt 0.95pt 0pt 0cm"><STRONG><EM><FONT
face=Tahoma size=5>A Global Women’s Strike tour for International Women’s
Week</FONT></EM></STRONG></P>
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align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 4pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><STRONG><EM><FONT
size=5><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
/><o:p></o:p></FONT></EM></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm -9.35pt 0pt 0cm; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: auto; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 40pt; FONT-FAMILY: Impact; LETTER-SPACING: 2pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Estrangelo Edessa'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-text-raise: -3.0pt"><FONT
size=5>Venezuela: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 44pt; FONT-FAMILY: Impact; LETTER-SPACING: 2pt; mso-font-kerning: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Estrangelo Edessa'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-text-raise: 15.0pt"><FONT
size=5>Creating a caring economy<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H3>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 4pt"><FONT size=5> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 10pt 0cm 3pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“To
</SPAN></I></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">eliminate poverty we must
give power to the poor.”</SPAN></I></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> President Hugo Chavez<I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 3pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: page; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-top: 122.5pt; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“We believe
that the economy must be at the service of human beings, not human beings
at the service of the economy.</SPAN></I></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> And since 70% of those who
live in conditions of poverty are women, economic change must start with
women.<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 3pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: page; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-top: 122.5pt; mso-height-rule: exactly"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Micro credit
is an excuse to empower women. We want to create an economy based on
co-operation and mutual support, a caring economy. We are not building a
bank. We are building a different way of
life.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“We women won
our rights in the constitution. We won Article 88, which recognizes that
housewives create added value and must be compensated with social
security.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></I></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Nora <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Castañeda</SPAN></SPAN></B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p></o:p></I></P></TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Nora
Castañeda<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 4pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">President of the
Women’s<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Development
Bank<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">(Banmujer)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: France"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: France"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Angélica
Álvarez</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 5pt 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 2pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Promoter<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Co-ordinator for Banmujer
in<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Bolívar
state<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 5pt 0cm; mso-element: frame; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element-anchor-vertical: page; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-top: 122.5pt; mso-height-rule: exactly"> <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 6pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial MT'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV><B><SPAN
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<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: Bahamas; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><EM> <o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></B></P>
<H3
style="MARGIN: 0cm -9.35pt 0pt 0cm; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: auto; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 4pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; LETTER-SPACING: 1.4pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></H3>
<DIV
style="BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; BACKGROUND: #0c0c0c; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 0.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.5pt solid"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">our
sponsors so far:</SPAN></I></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Latin America Bureau; Leicester Social Forum; NATFHE
(University and College Lecturers' Union); South London Cuba Solidarity
Campaign; Sheffield Cuba Solidarity, Peace and Human Rights Trust; David Raby
(Institute of Latin American Studies, University of
Liverpool).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Tuesday 15 –</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 17pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Edinburgh<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">1.30-2.30 pm</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Scottish Parliament</B>, Room T22, Holyrood
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Hosted by <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Rosie Kane MSP</I></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">5pm</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Napier University, </B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Merchiston Campus,</SPAN> Room <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">B2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">H</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">osted by<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">
Napier University United Left Society</I></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 171.0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Wednesday 16</SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 17pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> – </SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Manchester</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">7.30pm<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">University of
Manchester</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">,</SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Students'
Union Building</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">,<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>MR1 (meeting room 1), Oxford Road,
near Royal Infirmary.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Hosted
by</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><EM> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">University of Manchester Students' Union,
<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Women's Collective,
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><EM>Latin American
Society<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><EM> <o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT size=5>Thursday 17 –
Leeds<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">1pm meeting at <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">University of Leeds, </B>Students Union
building <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Hosted by <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">University of Leeds Students’
Union</I></B></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-style: italic"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">Thursday
17 – Sheffield <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">7.30pm<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>St Matthew’s Church
Rooms</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">, Carver
Street<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0cm -17.35pt 0pt 0cm"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Co-sponsored by <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Sheffield Cuba Solidarity Campaign, South
Yorkshire Women’s Development Trust, Sheffield Women’s
Forum<o:p></o:p></I></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Friday 18 –</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Leicester<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
<DIV
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 0.75pt solid">
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm -9.7pt 0pt 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Sponsored by<B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">
Leicester Social Forum</I></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>(time and venue to be confirmed)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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size=2></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
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<DIV class=Section4>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm -15.7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela</SPAN></B><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
is the world’s 5<SUP>th</SUP> largest oil exporter, yet the majority of people,
mainly people of colour, live in poverty. They elected President Hugo Chávez to
get the oil revenue back to tackle poverty, and passed a revolutionary
constitution. In 2002 they defeated a US-backed coup and then an oil sabotage.
In 2004, elections ratified Chavez in power and won 20 out of 22 states.
Literacy, education, healthcare, housing, land rights, food security . . . have
leapt forward. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The users of Banmujer,
housewives and mothers who form co-operatives and associations, have been key in
every initiative. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm -15.85pt 4pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><EM>Defying
US attempts to intervene and discredit this “participatory democracy” based on
grassroots self-activity, the Bolivarian revolution is a beacon of hope for
people everywhere who demand an end to the twin terrors of poverty and war.
<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm -20.15pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Nora
Castañeda</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><EM>
an economist committed to grassroots women, was appointed by President Chávez to
head Banmujer in response to women’s demands. <o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm -20.15pt 4pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><EM>Of
African and Indigenous descent, and daughter of a low-income single mother, Ms.
Castañeda is a remarkable spokeswoman for a revolution led largely by women.
<o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm -20.15pt 4pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><EM> <o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm -19.8pt 4pt 0cm; tab-stops: 342.0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Angélica
Alvarez</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">originally from Chile,
fled to Venezuela after the 1973 military coup against President Allende. As
Banmujer’s promoter-co-ordinator, she provides crucial support and direction to
the Red Popular de Usuarias – the users’ autonomous organisation.
</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm -19.8pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Global
Women’s Strike</SPAN></B><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> demands
a change in economic priorities and the return of military budgets to the
community, beginning with women the first carers. Women in over 60 countries,
and men who support our goal that society Invest in Caring Not Killing, take
Strike action on/around 8 March, International Women’s Day.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial MT'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P></DIV><SPAN
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'BauerBodni Blk BT'; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'BauerBodni Blk BT'; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">For
other times, venues and videos “Venezuela - A 21<SUP>st</SUP> Century
Revolution” and “Enter the oil workers” both featuring Ms. Castañeda:
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><A
href="mailto:womenstrike8m@server101.com"><EM>womenstrike8m@server101.com</EM></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">
and </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><A
href="http://www.globalwomenstrike.net/"><EM>www.globalwomenstrike.net</EM></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tel: 0207-482
2496<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3 style="MARGIN: 0cm -9.35pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial MT'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The
Strike videos aim to make visible the different sectors active in this
revolution, and how grassroots leadership, starting with women and people of
colour, works in practice.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A new
video “Talking of power” will be premiered on the
tour.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>