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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 15pt" size="4"><b>The Consulates of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Boston and New York </b></font></font> </div></div>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in" align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" size="4"><span lang="en-US"><i><b>invites you to a Panel & Discussion:</b></i></span></font></font></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%" align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 28pt" size="6"><i><b>BUILDING A SOCIETY FROM </b></i></font></font></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%" align="center"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 28pt" size="6"><i><b>BELOW</b></i></font></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-US"><i><b>-Noam Chomsky: </b></i></span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-US"><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political activist, author, and lecturer. Known as the father of modern linguistics, this libertarian socialist is one of the most prolific writers in the U.S. Prof. Chomsky is an Institute Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at MIT.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-US"><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"></span></span></span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-US"><i><b>-Julio Chávez: </b></i></span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-US"><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Political activist, journalist and electronic engineer. As Mayor of Torres Municipality of Venezuela (2004-2008), Julio radically transformed the local government system by promoting citizens' participation in all decision making, encouraging the creation of hundreds of Communal Councils which now control their Municipality budget and planning. In 2008, President Hugo Chávez appointed Julio to serve in the Presidential Commission on Communal Power. <a href="http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2359" target="_blank">http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2359</a></span></span></span></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-US"><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"></span></span></span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-US"><i><b>-Michael Albert.</b></i></span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span lang="en-US"> MIT graduate, economist, lecturer, writer and longtime political and social activist. Michael co-founded Z Magazine and South End Press, and is co-editor of Znet. Michael is a recognized advocate for democratic participatory economy planning, authoring sixteen books on the subject, including “Parecon: Life After Capitalism”.</span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%" align="center"><span lang="en-US"><b>Moderator:</b></span><span lang="en-US"> Gregory Wilpert, writer and editor of Venezuelanalysis.com</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt" size="6"><span lang="en-US">Thursday March 19</span></font><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt" size="6"><span lang="en-US">th</span></font></sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 26pt" size="6"><span lang="en-US">, 7:00 pm</span></font></p>
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<p lang="en-US" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt" size="6"><b>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</b></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in" align="justify"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" size="2"><span lang="en-US"><b>SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS</b></span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b> (In formation): The Western Hemisphere Project at MIT, ZNet, MLK Bolivarian Circle of Boston, Venezuelanalysis.com, July 26</b></span></font></font><sup><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b>th</b></span></font></font></sup><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span lang="en-US"><b> Coalition.</b></span></font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.14in" align="justify"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-US"><b>For more information or to endorse this event please send e-mail to: </b></span></font></font><font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="mailto:info.venezuela.event@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-US"><b>info.venezuela.event@gmail.com</b></span></font></font></a></u></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" size="2"><span lang="en-US"><b> </b></span></font></font></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.14in; LINE-HEIGHT: 100%; FONT-STYLE: normal" align="justify"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" size="2"><b>*Open to the Public* Activists, social scientists, students, faculty members, and everyone concerned about social justice and citizens' empowerment is encouraged to attend.</b></font></font></p>
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