Chávez' death: Neither in mourning nor celebration, time for social struggles to become autonomous!
Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Mar 5 2013 23:27
When an illness becomes serious, when medical attention becomes a vehicle for myopic, politically motivated decisions and when a patient becomes drunk with power, it can only end this way. The strongman has died, and in so doing, he has initiated a substantial shift in the Venezuelan political landscape.
Venezuela: the killing of Sabino Romero
Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Mar 4 2013 23:35
The official statement of the El Libertario collective following the murder of Sabino Romero, Yukpa indigenous rights activist, in Zulia, Venezuela last night.
International Statement of Solidarity With Cuban Anti-Authoritarians: You Are Not Alone
Statement in support of Cuban Anti-Authoritarian/Horizontalist organizers, workers, activists, artists, musicians y mas in Cuba. Scroll down to see current list of endorsements and the original statement in Spanish.
Anarchism in Venezuela, past and present
Submitted by Alan Gilbert on Apr 18 2011 22:13
This is a brief outline of the libertarian footprint in the history of Venezuela, prepared by members of the Collective Editorship of El Libertario. We hope that this serves as a useful point of reference for those who are interested in the subject.
Venezuela: the Curious Tale of Rubén González, the imprisoned then liberated union activist
Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Mar 5 2011 21:01
Just days after being sentenced to seven and a half years' imprisonment for supporting a strike, Rubén González, General Secretary of the Ferrominería miners' union, has seenting his custodial sentence annulled and his freedom partially restored.
Venezuela’s Social Movements: Autonomy’s Difficult Path
On November 2010, in the Spanish city of Cordoba, during the celebrations of the Centennial of the historical anarcho-syndicalist union, the Confederacion Nacional del Trabajo (CNT), a Round Table discussion about Latin America’s social movements took place. A representative of El Libertario was present and delivered the following report.
Cuba: interview with Octavio Alberola
Interview with the Spanish libertarian militant and veteran of the anti-Franco struggle Octavio Alberola on the anarchist angle on Cuba, originally published in the Venezuelan monthly El Libertario in 2004.
Why is there popular protest in Venezuela? El Libertario
Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Mar 21 2010 16:05
For the benefit of those who find themselves surprised or disconcerted by the generalised decline of conditions in Venezuela, as well as the increase in popular struggle (2,893 street demonstrations between October 2008-September 2009; compared with 1,763 in the same period in 2007-08) – either because they are unaware of the situation here, they are based abroad, or because they always accept the official version of events – we expound below on some factors which contribute to social conflicts here.
Venezuela: all detainees released and charges dropped following union march in Maracay
Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Mar 13 2010 22:08
All the individuals detained following Friday's demonstration were released late on Friday night, with all charges forgotten following the apparent intervention from someone from on high. Rafael from El Libertario, who was amongst the detained, filed this report:
Venezuela: 43 arrests on union march in Maracay
Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Mar 12 2010 21:41
BREAKING NEWS (12/03/10, 4:45pm local time): 43 people have been arrested in a demonstration for labour and human rights and the return of collective contracts in the city of Maracay, Aragua state, Venezuela. Amongst the detained are three members of the human rights organisation, Provea, and an editor of the anarchist newspaper El Libertario.
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