Please join us to hear featured speakers Francisco Dominguez and Adrienne Pine describe recent events in Venezuela and Honduras, counter the primary falsehoods which are circulating, and discuss how Nicaragua and other nations are affected by US-sponsored coups (or the struggles to defeat them).
Dr. Francisco Dominguez is a senior lecturer at Middlesex University (UK), where he is head of the Research Group on Latin America. He is the National Secretary (UK) of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, and he serves as a member of the Executive Committees of the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Action Group (NSCAG) and the Cuba Solidarity Campaign in the UK. He came to Britain in 1979 as a Chilean political refugee, and over the years he has been active on Latin American issues, about which he has written and published extensively, including as co-author of Right-wing Politics in the New Latin America (Zed Books).
Adrienne Pine, Ph.D. is Associate Professor (retired) of American University Anthropology Department, and former International Consultant for UNICEF Venezuela. She serves as a board member of Alliance for Cuba Engagement and Respect (ACERE), the Venezuela Solidarity Network, and US Peace Council. She is the author of many articles and books, including:
§ Anatomy of a Coup: An Inquiry into the Embodiment of Militarized Capitalism (PM Press, forthcoming)
§ Asylum for Sale: Profit and Protest in the Migration Industry with Siobhan McGuirk (PM Press, November 2020)
§ Sobrevivir Honduras (Casasola Editores, 2015; updated and revised Spanish translation of Working Hard, Drinking Hard: On Violence and Survival in Honduras)
More background:
Venezuela suffered an attempted coup over the July 28 presidential election, when the US disregarded the vote results and chose its own candidate as the winner; the rightwing then tried to create violent chaos in the country and called for international intervention. The violence was quickly ended, but the conflict continues with the US and its allies.
Dr. Francisco Dominguez recommends the following articles about the Venezuelan elections for those who may attend the webinar:
Honduras: On August 28, President Xiomara Castro terminated the extradition treaty with the US, in order to shield Honduran defense authorities, after the US criticized them for meeting with the Venezuelan Defense Minister, a US-alleged "narco-trafficker." Castro is currently president of CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States); a coup against Honduras could also be considered a coup against CELAC.
The webinar will be in English only, but with an option for translated captions in Zoom. The event is hosted by Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, which has a new website: NicaSolidarity.com.