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The United States and its allies, Canada and the EU, have carried out a 20 year assault on the legitimate government of Venezuela. María Páez Victor explains how and why this is happening and how Venezuelans have successfully resisted this pressure.
Maria Páez Victor is a sociologist, born in Venezuela and educated in Caracas, New York, Mexico City, and Canada. For several years she taught the sociology of health and medicine as well as health and environmental policies at the University of Toronto. Maria has national and international experience in policy analysis and impact assessment, with expertise in the areas of health, environment, and energy. Now retired from teaching, Maria writes and is a frequent commentator on issues related to Latin American history and politics. She has participated in numerous events on TV, radio and in public meetings. In addition, she has her own weekly radio program about Venezuela in the Spanish language community radio of Toronto.
The webinar is part 4 of a series of webinars sponsored by Peace Alliance Winnipeg, https://peacealliancewinnipeg.
Video Production
Paul S. Graham
https://paulsgraham
The United States and its allies, Canada and the EU, have carried out a 20 year assault on the legitimate government of Venezuela. María Páez Victor explains how and why this is happening and how Venezuelans have successfully resisted this pressure.
Maria Páez Victor is a sociologist, born in Venezuela and educated in Caracas, New York, Mexico City, and Canada. For several years she taught the sociology of health and medicine as well as health and environmental policies at the University of Toronto. Maria has national and international experience in policy analysis and impact assessment, with expertise in the areas of health, environment, and energy. Now retired from teaching, Maria writes and is a frequent commentator on issues related to Latin American history and politics. She has participated in numerous events on TV, radio and in public meetings. In addition, she has her own weekly radio program about Venezuela in the Spanish language community radio of Toronto.
The webinar is part 4 of a series of webinars sponsored by Peace Alliance Winnipeg, https://peacealliancewinnipeg.
Video Production
Paul S. Graham
https://paulsgraham










![André Vltchek: NATO, Canada & Western Imperialism
(Winnipeg, April 3, 2019) The North Atlantic Treaty was signed on April 4, 1949, giving rise to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO. The mission of the original 12-member military alliance was to oppose the Soviet Union. With the dissolution of the USSR on December 26, 1991, one might wonder why NATO still exists, much less why it has grown to 29 members including some which are far removed from the north Atlantic.
To mark the occasion, a public forum on the role of NATO was held featuring André Vltchek, a Russian-born American political analyst, journalist, and a filmmaker who has lived in the US, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Vietnam, Samoa and Indonesia. He has covered armed conflicts in Peru, Kashmir, Mexico, Bosnia, Sri Lanka, Congo, India, South Africa, East Timor, Indonesia, Turkey and the Middle East, written for numerous media, including Der Spiegel, Asahi Shimbun, The Guardian, ABC News and Lidové noviny and appeared on various television and radio shows including France 24,] RT, China Radio International, The Voice of Russia, Press TV, CCTV, Ulusal Kanal (Turkey), Al-Mayadeen (Pan-Arabic network), Radio Pacifika, and Radio Cape, among others.
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Geopolitical Economy Research Group
Menno Simons College Department of Conflict Resolution Studies
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