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We were able to get a larger room. See below. <br>
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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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<p 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></p>
<div 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>invite you to a Panel & Discussion:</b></i></span></font></font></div>
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face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 16pt;" size="4"><span
lang="en-US"></span></font></font> </div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" align="center"
lang="en-US"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 28pt;" size="6"><i><b>BUILDING A SOCIETY FROM </b></i></font></font></div>
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lang="en-US"> </div>
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lang="en-US"> </div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" align="center"
lang="en-US"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 28pt;" size="6"><i><b>BE</b></i></font></font><font
face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 28pt;" size="6"><i><b>LOW</b></i></font></font></div>
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lang="en-US"> </div>
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align="center" lang="en-US"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><font
size="3"><b>With:</b></font></font></div>
<div
style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; font-style: normal; text-align: left;"
lang="en-US"><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="3">-</font></b><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span
lang="en-US"><i><b>Noam Chomsky: </b></i></span><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></font></div>
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style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; font-style: normal; text-align: left;"
lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span lang="en-US"><span
style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">-</span></span></span></font></font><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span
lang="en-US"><i><b>Julio Chávez: </b></i></span><span lang="en-US"><span
style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Political
activist, journalist and electronic engineer. <font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span
lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span
style="font-weight: normal;">As Mayor of the Torres Municipality of
Venezuela (2004-2008), </span></span></span></font></font><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span
lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span
style="font-weight: normal;">Julio
Chavez strongly promoted citizens' participation in all decision making
of his Municipality, turning over the control of budget and planning to
the organized community. He was appointed by President Hugo Chavez to
the </span></span></span></font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span lang="en-US"><span
style="font-style: normal;"><b>Presidential Commission on Communal
Power </b></span></span></font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span lang="en-US"><span
style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">in 2008.</span></span></span></font></font></span></span></span></font></font><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span
lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span
style="font-weight: normal;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2359" target="_blank">http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/2359</a></span></span></span></font></font></div>
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lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span lang="en-US"><span
style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">-</span></span></span></font></font><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span
lang="en-US"><i><b>Michael Albert.</b></i></span><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></font></div>
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style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 100%;"
align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span lang="en-US"><b>Moderator:</b></span><span
lang="en-US"> Gregory Wilpert, writer and editor of
Venezuelanalysis.com</span></font></font></p>
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<div 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></div>
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style="font-size: 26pt;" size="6"><span lang="en-US"></span></font> </div>
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style="font-size: 26pt;" size="6"><span lang="en-US"></span></font> </div>
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style="font-size: 26pt;" size="6"><span lang="en-US"> </span></font></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" align="center"
lang="en-US"><font style="font-size: 22pt;" size="6"><b>Massachusetts
Institute of Technolo</b></font><font style="font-size: 22pt;" size="6"><b>gy</b></font></div>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" align="center"><font
face="Arial Rounded MT Bold, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 13pt;"
size="3"><span lang="en-US">New larger room 10-250 (enter main
entrance at 77 Mass. Ave.)<br>
Not Room 34-101, <br>
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face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><span lang="en-US"><b>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</b></span></font></font></p>
<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
moz-do-not-send="true" 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
style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; line-height: 100%; font-style: normal;"
align="justify" lang="en-US"><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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<big><big><font color="#000000" face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"><big><big>Article
about Julio Chavez' story (GreenLeft.org):
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.greenleft.org.au/2007/710/36850">http://www.greenleft.org.au/2007/710/36850</a></big></big></font></big></big>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span
lang="en-US"><i><b>Julio Chávez and Michael Albert </b></i>will</span></font></font>
also participate the
following day at a conference in Amherst.
<blockquote align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Lucida Grande"
size="+1"><b>Building Participatory Budget and Communal Power in
Venezuela</b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote align="center"><big><font color="#000000"
face="Lucida Grande" size="-3"><big><b>A Workshop of the The US
Economy Solidarity
Network</b></big></font></big></blockquote>
<blockquote>Source:<font color="#000000" face="Lucida Grande" size="-3">
<big><big><a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.populareconomics.org/ussen/node/107">http://www.populareconomics.org/ussen/node/107</a></big></big></font></blockquote>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.populareconomics.org/ussen/?q=node/99">http://www.populareconomics.org/ussen/?q=node/99</a><br>
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