Revolución Alimentaria

Venezuela launches 180,000-hectare project with MST in the south of the country for agroecological production According to Maduro, 30 thousand hectares of beans will be produced in addition to fruits, papaya, sugar cane, yams and other types of meat. Photo: MST Members of Brazil’s Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST) have been working shoulder to shoulder … Continue reading →

Article by Walterio Lanz (from La Inventadera) Translated by William Camacaro, National Co-Coordinator In the Bolivarian Revolution, since the time of Chávez, there has been an immense concern to guarantee food security and sovereignty and to ensure the right of the people to access quality food. President Chávez, and now President Nicolás Maduro, have given impetus … Continue reading →

    Join us for an anti-colonial Thanksgiving celebration of Indigenous self-determination Learn about the Plurinational State of Bolivia’s Indigenous movements for sovereignty over food, land and water; gain an understanding of the spiritual and philosophical foundations of Pachamama; and discover the traditional ecological knowledge of the country’s peoples. Meet with farmers, community leaders, government … Continue reading →

  What’s going on right now in Venezuela? Come see for yourself how Venezuelans are coping with US economic sanctions designed to cause a social implosion. The international press does not mention the different attacks on the Venezuelan people carried out by Colombian mercenaries sponsored by the United States government, come and learn about the … Continue reading →

By Katrina Kozarek Venezuelanalysis.com  On October 29, the rural village of Monte Carmelo, located in the municipality of Andrés Eloy Blanco in Lara State, celebrated its 14th consecutive Peasant Seed Festival. According to Juan Ramón Escalona, local resident and member of the Collective Seeds of Solidarity, this festival was founded in 2005 by local peasants … Continue reading →

What’s going on right now in Venezuela? Come see for yourself how Venezuelans are coping with US economic sanctions designed to cause a social implosion. Sensationalized reports of Venezuelans eating zoo animals and rotten garbage present a distorted picture of what is happening in Venezuela. The media also omits serious analysis of the role of … Continue reading →

By Whitney Webb MintPress News   CARACAS, VENEZUELA — As the political crisis in Venezuela has unfolded, much has been said about the Trump administration’s clear interest in the privatization and exploitation of Venezuela’s oil reserves, the largest in the world, by American oil giants like Chevron and ExxonMobil. Yet the influence of another notorious … Continue reading →

    Monthly Review by Ana Felicien, Christina Schiavoni and Liccia Romero Few countries and political processes have been subject to such scrutiny, yet so generally misunderstood, as Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution.1 This is particularly true today, as the international media paints an image of absolute devastation in the country, wrought by failed policies … Continue reading →

by Christina Schiavoni & William Camacaro – Food First You may have seen the headlines about Venezuela – headlines that allude to food scarcity, rioting, people eating stray animals to survive, and a country on the brink of starvation. These stories are not only alarming, but perplexing, too. Is this the same country that was … Continue reading →

Statement of International Solidarity with Venezuela’s Seed Law On December 23 2015, Venezuela’s national assembly passed a new seed law banning the import, production, and planting of GMO seeds and protecting the production and free exchange of seed varieties of Venezuela’s farming communities (Indigenous, peasant, and Afro-descendant) among other provisions. The law is significant both … Continue reading →

by WILLIAM CAMACARO – FREDERICK B. MILLS – CHRISTINA M. SCHIAVONI The National Assembly of Venezuela, in its final session before a neoliberal dominated opposition takes the helm of legislative power on January 5, passed one of the most progressive seed laws in the world on December 23, 2015; it was promptly signed into law … Continue reading →

By: William Camacaro, Senior Analyst at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, and Frederick B. Mills, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs First published by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs On June 3, 2015, a network of grassroots organizations in collaboration with the legislative and executive branches of government, proposed a popular version … Continue reading →

This content was originally published by teleSUR Venezuelan Vice President Jorge Arreaza urged the international community to speed up the fight against hunger, as World leaders gather Monday at the biannual conference of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Representatives from some 190 countries, including 130 ministers, 12 heads of state are in Rome for … Continue reading →

ALERT ON SEED LAW IN VENEZUELA By Revolucion Alimentaria On June 4, 2015, the Presidential Council on Communes, representing communal councils across the country, approved a SEED LAW bill for submission to a second debate by the National Assembly, a further step towards the promulgation of the historical proposal into law. This SEED LAW proposal … Continue reading →

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the creation of the new Ministry of Eco-socialism and Water during his weekly television program, March 24, 2015.   The governments of the Bolivarian Revolution have taken concrete steps to confront the threat of climate change. On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the creation of the Ministry of Eco-socialism … Continue reading →

Translated by Christina Schiavoni (Revolución Alimentaria)from: http://www.aporrea.org/actualidad/n265344.html) Brazil, February 15, 2015—The Landless Workers Movement of Brazil expressed its profound rejection of the unilateral interventionist sanctions made by the US government against the homeland of Bolivar. PRESS RELEASE “… I will not allow you to insult or disparage the Venezuelan government and its rights. Defending them … Continue reading →

  A Decisive Battle is at Hand by WILLIAM CAMACARO and FREDERICK B. MILLS Source: Counterpunch In a speech outside the Miraflores palace on January 17, 2015, upon his return from a twelve day trip abroad, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro Moros addressed an expectant crowd of well wishers. Seizing the … Continue reading →

by Cory Fischer-Hoffman The battle against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is central in the ongoing fight between transnational corporations and the health and sovereignty of the people of Venezuela. Despite Hugo Chavez’s ad hoc ban on transgenic crops in 2004, large multinational corporations, like Monsanto, are trying to use the current economic climate to negotiate for the … Continue reading →

Source: Friends of the Earth International Social movements and organizations gathered on Isla Margarita, Venezuela between July 15-18 to discuss their demands ahead of United Nations climate talks due to take place in Lima, Peru in December. The meeting, organized by the Venezuelan government, was the first of its kind. It brought together social movements … Continue reading →

Social PreCOP Preparatory Meeting, July 15 -18, 2014 Margarita Island, Venezuela Changing the system, not the climate We, women and men representing social movements and organizations, gathered in Margarita Island from July 15th thru 18th, 2014, committed to the Good Living, in harmony with the ecosystems of the Earth as a way to counteract the current environmental crisis and … Continue reading →

By: Frederick B. Mills, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs and Professor of Philosophy at Bowie State University and William Camacaro, MFA, Member of the Bolivarian Circle of New York “Alberto Lovera” December 6, 2013 · in COHA Research, Economic, Venezuela Over the past two months, efforts to introduce a bill in the Venezuelan National Assembly … Continue reading →

Jun 16th 2013, by Sascha Bercovitch “These countries are leading the way to a better future,” said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, shown here presenting a certificate of recognition to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (AVN) . Caracas, June 16th 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recognized Venezuela as … Continue reading →

It is just over three years since Climate and Capitalism published the full text of Hugo Chavez’s speech at the December 2009 Copenhagen climate conference. His remarks fully stand up to the test of time, and are a central component of his legacy to the world. See Also: ++Hugo Chavez Undefeated ++The Skewed Priorities of Hugo … Continue reading →