February 2^nd marks the 12^th year anniversary of the inauguration of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez and the beginning of the counties’ Bolivarian Revolution. Some of Venezuela’s most impressive achievements include: A reduction in poverty by 44% between 1998 and 2008 according to the United Nations Development Program and the OAS, a fall in unemployment from 16.8% in 2003 to 7% in 2010, an increase by 10 places on the Human Development Index of the United Nations from 1998 to 2008, and the near obliteration of illiteracy.

Speakers:

• Deputy Francisco Torrealba, member of the Venezuelan National Assembly and honored speaker.
• Sonia Umanzor– Committee of the FMLN-DC
• Bernardo Alvarez, Venezuelan Ambassador to Washington will deliver a special message from Venezuela.
• Moderated by Reverend Graylan Hagler, Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ,

Co-sponsors: Alliance for Global Justice, ANSWER, BlackCommentator.com, FMLN Committees of Washington DC, MD, VA, The Institute for Policy Studies’ SALSA prgram, and Venezuela Solidarity Campaign.