Caracas,
23-30 January 2006The bolivarian and anti-imperialist forces meeting in Caracas,
Venezuela, on the occasion of the Social Forum of the Americas, invite
all revolutionary, anti-imperialist, bolivarian and popular forces as
well as individuals to join the internationalist meeting taking place
in Caracas in the historical working-class district “23 de Enero”. The
participating forces will share their experiences of anti-imperialist
resistance against the US Empire and , focusing on the bolivarian
process in Venezuela, discuss how to build a new socialism of the XXI
century. The participant will also work to find ways for common
structures for the coordination of activities to counter the imperial
strategy of domination and oppression of the USA with an international
anti-imperialist organized force.

After
the Anti-imperialist Meeting a solidarity brigade will travel to the
rural areas of Venezuela visiting there different experiences of
popular power.

International Bolivarian Camp

The
International Bolivarian Camp is organised by the National Peasant´s
Front Ezequiel Zamora (FNCEZ), the urban group Alexis Vive of the
working-class district 23 de Enero and the Brasilian Landless Movement
(Movimiento Sin Tierra, MST). The Camp aims to produce a deeper
knowledge of experiences and activities of popular organisation
struggle. Participation is open to all popular and anti-imperialist
forces.

Opening of the
International Bolivarian Camp with a cultural-political activity
commemorating the 23 January 1958, the day of the popular victory
against the dictator Pà©rez-Jimà©nez.

Information activities on the international Bolivarian Camp at the Social Forum of the Americas

Organising the popular sectors for the liberation of Latin-America
– 25 January: urban fight: the role of popular urban organisations in the liberation processes.
– 26 January: fighting for land: the war against latifundium as pivot of social transformation.

Workshop : forming popular leaders

Anti-imperialist Meeting

The
Anti-imperialist Meeting is an internationalist event summoned by
different Venezuelan and international organisations (see the Call) in
order to give voice to the anti-imperialist resistance struggles all
over the world and to discuss proposals and forms of international
coordination against imperialism.

The Bolivarian Revolution seen from below

Morning: presentations by different bolivarian popular sectors
– Peasant sector (National Peasants´ Front Ezequiel Zamora)
– Urban sector (Alexis Vive)
– Student sector (Union of Independent Forces)
Afternoon: workshops – the XXI Century Socialism: accepting the challenge of transition to a new socialist society
– Forms of popular power as new state institutions
– Founding a new socialist economy
Evening:
Plenary session – Uniting the popular sectors for a collective
leadership of the bolivarian process to build the XXI century socialism.

Anti-imperialism and peoples´resistance

Morning: presentation of the Latin American and the international representatives
– Plan Colombia and US interventionism in Latin America
– Role of the bolivarian revolution in the international anti-imperialist struggle
– Resistance in Iraq and Palestine
Afternoon: Workshops – new processes in the liberation fight against the US Empire
– Anti-imperialism and the Islamic movements in the Arab world
– Europe: ally or competitor of the US Empire?
– Latin America between centre-left governments and popular revolutions
Evening: Plenary session – Which perspectives for the anti-imperialist struggles to defeat the North American Empire.

Coordinating world-wide resistance against North American imperialism

Morning: meeting of the participants in order to define a common agenda
– Problems and possibilities of international coordination
– Definition of international common campaigns
– Planification of an international anti-imperialist Conference to be hold in Bolivarian Venezuela
Afternoon: Anti-imperialist demonstration and public debate in Caracas
Evening: Departure from Caracas to Apure of the solidarity delegation.

Anti-imperialist solidarity Brigade

The
Anti-imperialist Solidarity Brigade allows participants to directly
know the today’s efforts of the bolivarian popular movement to build
popular power and to become familiar with the process of popular
organisation mainly in rural areas which still are characterized by
strong social conflicts with the old ruling classes. (The Brigade will
be organized with a minimum of 15 participants.)

Visit of Guasdualito, Apure

–
Meeting with the Movement of Popular Basis (MBP) and representatives of
local institutions and committees of direct democracy
– Meeting with the local section of the peasants´ organisation of Alto Apure
– Meeting with the mayor and the town council of Guasdualito
– Departure to Táchira

Visit
of the Cooperative Berverà©: The Cooperative Berverà© has come out of a
large rural struggle leaded by the FNCEZ peasant front. Peasants have
decided to build their cooperative on entirely collective basis. The
cooperative is leaded mainly by women from afro-american origin.
Meeting with the leadership of the Cooperative
Visit of the project for organic agriculture at Berverà©
Discussion on land reform, bolivarian land law and peasant struggle

4 February

Caracas: Collective evaluation of the experiences and farewell to the solidarity brigade

Prices

International Bolivarian Camp – Anti-imperialist Meeting:
15 Euro / 20 USD a day (meals and accommodation in the working-class district “23 de Enero” included)
Solidarity Brigade
Ca 65 Euro / 80 USD (transfer and accommodation included; meals excluded)

Participating organisations

Organisations which confirmed their participation

Venezuela:

Colectivo Alexis Vive
Frente Nacional Campesino Ezequiel Zamora
Coordinadora Popular de Caracas
Encuentro Perú Pueblo
Colectivo Dolorita Rebelde
Colectivo Pachamama
Coordinadora Simà³n Bolivar (only in the second part, the Anti-imperialist Meeting)

International:

Corriente Roja (Spain)
Abnaa elBalad (Palestine)
Initiativ Duisburg (Germany)
Lupo Osimo (Italy)
Socialist Platform of the Oppressed (Turkey)

Organisations which expressed their intetion tp participate

Maori Association (New Zealand)
Resumen Latinoamericano
Bask Communists (Euskal Herriko Komunistak)
Bolivarian Circle Leonel Brizola (Brazil)
Nacià³n Purhapeche Michoacán (Mexico)
People’s Power Bloc (Mexico)
Rural Press / Peasant Association (Colombia)
Collective Our America (Equator)
Barrios affected by the Plan Centro (Bogota, Colombia)
CUT (Brazil)

Organisations which send greetings

Movimiento Patriotico Manuel Rodriguez (Chile)
Freedom Socialist Party (United States)