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Friday, December 05, 2003
Health Care Across Borders
Join a new solidarity campaign with the people of Venezuela to provide medical supplies for volunteer doctors in poor areas of that country. U.S. communities are raising money and medical supplies and sending delegations directly to the Venezuelan communities to deliver this needed medical assistance.
You can help by attending a benefit screening of "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," a unique document about political muscle and Hugo Chavez, who was elected president of Venezuela in 1998. Chavez is a colorful, unpredictable folk hero, beloved by his nation's working class and a tough-as-nails, quixotic opponent to the power structure that would see him deposed. Two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace on April 11, 2002, when he was forcibly removed from office. They were also present 48 hours later when, remarkably, he returned to power amid cheering aides. Their film records what was probably history's shortest-lived coup d'état.
The documentary will be screened at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, at the Landmark Theater (7235 Woodmont Ave. in Bethesda, 301/652-7273). Admission is $15. For more information, call Mwiza at 202/223-1960, ext. 137.
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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