HOV London marks 10th anniversary of defeat of anti-Chavez coup

Hands
Off Venezuela on April 12 is hosting at Bolivar Hall the London
premiere of "Cuarto Poder" (the Fourth Power) a new documentary
examining the role of media, media monopoly and ownership, media
manipulation and related issues with special reference to the media
coverage of events in Venezuela. John McDonnell MP and Alan Woods will
be speaking at the event

On
April 11, 2002, an undemocratic coup in Venezuela, organised by the
oligarchy with the backing of US imperialism, removed the democratically
elected government and kidnapped the president Hugo Chavez. In less
than 48 hours and despite the media manipulation, the Bolivarian masses
had come out on the streets, defeated the coup and reinstated their
president.

10 years later, as part of a series of events to celebrate the
people’s victory against the coup, Hands Off Venezuela is hosting the
London premiere of "Cuarto Poder" (the Fourth Power) a new documentary
examining the role of media, media monopoly and ownership, media
manipulation and related issues with special reference to the media
coverage of events in Venezuela.

The documentary, by Pablo Roldán and Míriam Díaz-Crespo is in Spanish
with English subtitles. It has received a joint prize to the best
documentary by a young team at the Santiago de Cuba Festival, and has
also featured at the Documentasur Festival in Getafe, Spain, the 2nd
International Festival of Independent Political Films in Buenos Aires
and the International Human Rights Festival Document9 in Glasgow. See
Spanish trailer below.

John McDonnell MP and Alan Woods will speak on the importance of the
Bolivarian revolution and there will be plenty of time for discussion.

With the support of the Central London branch of the National Union of Journalists

Venue: Bolivar Hall, 56 Grafton Way, London, W1T 5DL (nearest tube Warren Street)
Date: Thursday 12 April 2012
Time: 6.30 – 9.30 pm
map: http://g.co/maps/hca5b

Best Bolivarian wishes!

HOV London