[Below, Links provides translations of the draft program and principles of the provisionally named United Socialist Party of Venezuela, which are currently being discussed at its founding congress. The documents were drafted by the provisional leadership of the PSUV.
Federico Fuentes, a member of the Green Left Weekly/Links Caracas bureau, interviewed a number of elected spokespeople from the local grassroots units and delegates to the founding congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. This is the first in a number of interviews that will appear in Links -- International Journal of Socialist Renewal.
By Carolus Wimmer, Communist Party of Venezuela
Caracas bloc of delegates to PSUV Founding Congress
Caracas, February 13, 2008 -- In the face of the [US] empire's counterrevolutionary campaign, and that of the anti-patriotic and lackey oligarchy, that threatens the Bolivarian socialist revolution and the Venezuelan people, the PSUV expresses its support for the Bolivarian government and Commandante Chavez.
Statement by the Australia Venezuela Solidarity Network
Dear comrades,
We in the Democratic Socialist Perspective (DSP) -- a Marxist organisation in Australia -- wish to offer our greetings and revolutionary solidarity to the delegates at the founding congress of the provisionally named United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
Venezuela
suffered a US-backed coup d'etat on April 11, 2002. This is the story
of the youth of the barrios who fought to restore democracy and
president Hugo Chávez.With Hip Hop group Área 23. Produced by
Ávila TV. Directed by David Segarra and Ángela Mimiaga. Click here to
watch: http://links.org.au/node/276
February 6, 2008 -- This morning, Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) leaders met with Venezuela mbassador, Manuel Guzm'an and first secretary, Carlos J. Paez to express our continued support for the revolutionary efforts undertaken by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in his move to build ``socialism in the 21st century.
Click here to see and hear Venezela's President Hugo Chavez discuss food sovereignty in Latin America, Africa and the world.
By Kiraz Janicke Venezuelanalysis.com December 1, 2007 -- As the struggle to deepen Venezuela's revolution intensifies, so too does the battle to create the new United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Over the past four months some 14,500 "socialist battalions" of the PSUV have been discussing and debating the constitutional reforms and have formed the grassroots battalions of the Commando Zamora, created as a broad front to campaign for the reforms in the lead-up to the referendum. This
[A talk given at the two-day seminar "Workers Management: Theory and Practise", held on October 26 and 27, 2007, organised by the Human Development and Transformative Praxis Program at the Caracas-based Miranda International
Haiman El Troudi has occupied many positions in Venezuela's revolutionary government. He was the director of the Office of President (2005-2006) under Hugo Chavez and secretary of the Maisanta
By Jim McIlroy