16. ON TO CARACAS!

(The following article is from the March 16-31, 2008 issue of People's Voice, Canada's leading communist newspaper. Articles can be reprinted free if the source is credited. Subscription rates in Canada: $25/year, or $12 low income rate; for U.S. readers - $25 US per year; other overseas readers - $25 US or $35 CDN per year. Send to: People's Voice, c/o PV Business Manager, 133 Herkimer St. Unit 502, Hamilton, ON, L8P 2H3.)

Caracas, Venezuela will be the “World capital of peace and antiimperialist struggle” during the World Peace Assembly, from April 8-13. The Canadian Peace Congress has issued a call for anti-war activists to attend, with the aim of strengthening the ties of the Canadian peace movement with the rest of the world.

The World Peace Conference is open to everyone April 11-12, followed by a day of open debates in Caracas’ public squares, concerts, and activities in solidarity with Venezuela, marking the six years since the attempted coup d’etat and the restoration of people’s power.

Founded in 1949, the World Peace Council will hold also its Assembly April 8-13. Once the most prominent peace movement in the world following the Second World War, the WPC has remained strong in countries with anti-imperialist and socialist governments.

The Assembly will be an important opportunity for the peace movements of different regions and countries to overcome Cold War divisions instigated by decades of imperialist propaganda.

For more information or to join the Canadian delegation, contact the Canadian Peace Congress at 250-355-2669 or by email at info@canadianpeacecongress.ca.