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Chance to see a revolution in the making
This year's world youth festival to be in Venezuela
By Julie Fry
Chicago
Published Feb 23, 2005 10:57 AM
Caracas, Venezuela, has been designated as the host city for this year's 16th
World Festival of Youth and Students, which is to take place in August. The
festival, which has been a traditional gathering for young progressives since
1948, usually draws thousands of youth and students from more than 100
countries.
The slogan for this year's festival is "For peace and solidarity--we stand
against imperialism and war." Therefore, it is fitting that the festival is
taking place this year in Venezuela--a country whose people are standing so
strong against imperialism in the face of continuous threats from the U.S.
government.
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The Youth of the Fifth Republic (JVR)--the youth organization of the party led
by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez--had proposed that the festival be held in
Caracas this year. The JVR is organizing all the festival activities in
Venezuela.
Venezuelan youth have participated in every aspect of the struggle to defend
the Bolivarian Revolution and Chávez from U.S.-backed right-wing forces. Now
youth from all over the world will have a chance to show their solidarity with
the Bolivarian Revolution and with the heroic youth of Venezuela.
Youth and students in the U.S. are already preparing to take a large and broad
delegation to Venezuela this summer. A recent meeting of the U.S. National
Preparatory Committee for the Festival in Chicago drew over 100 people
representing more than 40 youth and student organizations from across the
country. They represented a range of struggles--from farm worker organizers to
anti-imperialist activists. There are Local Organizing Committees in more than
20 cities already and more still being organized.
The 14th World Youth Festival, held eight years ago in Havana, Cuba, drew more
than 800 delegates from the U.S.--the largest U.S. delegation to date. Many of
those youth wanted to see the revolutionary process in Cuba for themselves and
show their solidarity with the Cuban people.
Similarly, the Bolivarian Revolution is inspiring many young people in the U.S.
to take part in this year's festival. The National Preparatory Committee hopes
to bring hundreds of youth from the U.S. to support the Venezuelan people and
the struggles of youth from all over the world.
The festival will include an anti-imperialist tribunal, artistic and cultural
events, and athletic activities.
People interested in participating can contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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