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http://www.foodpoi.com/2011/04/dance-music-photography-food-6th-venezuelan-week-2011-malaysia/

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Exhiben ‘Al Sur de la Frontera’ en la Universidad Nacional (Nota de Prensa)

Exhiben ‘Al Sur de la Frontera’ en la Universidad Nacional

Malasios conmemoran victoria popular del 13 de abril de 2002

Kuala Lumpur, 14 de abril de 2011.- Con un cine foro sobre el documental ‘Al Sur de la Frontera’, la Embajada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en Malasia, el Grupo de Solidaridad con Venezuela y el Instituto de Estudios Occidentales de la Universidad Nacional Malasia celebraron el noveno aniversario de la revuelta popular que regresó al poder al Presidente Hugo Chávez tras el breve pero sangriento golpe de estado de abril de 2002.

El campus de la Universidad Nacional Malasia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) sirvió de marco para el encuentro que contó con la presencia de los embajadores de Cuba, Ecuador y Argentina, representantes de las embajadas de Brasil, Chile, México y Uruguay, así como decenas de estudiantes de pre y posgrado, investigadores y académicos de distintas casas de estudio, y el público general que asistió con el interés de conocer sobre la otra Latinoamérica que no muestran las grandes cadenas mediáticas.

La discusión se centró en el papel que han jugado los medios de comunicación social, llamados por los presentes como “máquinas de guerra”, en la defensa de los intereses del imperio y de las grandes corporaciones, y en la lucha desigual pero aguerrida de los pueblos. “En septiembre de 1973 lograron derrocar a Allende, pero en abril de 2002 fracasaron cuando trataron de tumbar al presidente Chávez, cuyo poder fuera restituido por el mismo pueblo”, destacó el académico y activista social Chandra Muzaffar, presidente del Grupo de Solidaridad con Venezuela y quien actuó de moderador del cine foro.

Los mecanismos para la integración, específicamente el ALBA y la UNASUR fueron abordados como ejemplos a seguir en Asia y Medio Oriente en la lucha contra las políticas neoliberales e intervencionistas que se tratan de imponer a los pueblos del sur.

Por su parte, Manuel Guzmán, embajador de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela en Malasia, resaltó el compromiso con la inclusión social y con la integración de la región por parte de los líderes latinoamericanos que han mostrado con su testimonio en el film de Oliver Stone la otra cara de la moneda. Recalcó así mismo que los grandes protagonistas de los cambios “al sur de la frontera”, son los pueblos que ya no se dejan manipular tan fácilmente por los grandes medios de comunicación controlados por los enemigos de ese cambio que vive América Latina. Pueblos que no sólo han decidido elegir a líderes con real compromiso con los eternos excluidos, sino que han sabido tomar las calles para hacer respetar esa decisión.

La intervención militar en Libia, Irak y Afganistán; los continuos ataques contra el pueblo palestino; la injusta liberación del terrorista Posada Carriles; la amenaza de las bases militares estadounidenses en Colombia; el largo historial de invasiones a las naciones del sur, fueron otros aspectos que se discutieron durante este encuentro que marcó el inicio de la Sexta Semana de Venezuela en Malasia.

El ciclo de foros continuará el jueves 21 de abril con otro cine foro que se organizará en el Instituto de Estudios Diplomáticos de Malasia; mientras que el jueves 28 de abril se celebrará un almuerzo de trabajo y conferencia organizada en conjunto con el Portal de Cooperacion Sur Sur del Ministerio de Comunicación y Cultura de Malasia sobre “Economía Internacional: los retos y éxitos del Sur” que será dictada por Alfredo Toro Hardy, Embajador de Venezuela en Singapur, quien viajará a Kuala Lumpur para hacer una presentación a funcionarios gubernamentales, diplomáticos, académicos, periodistas y público en general.

Venezuelan-Malaysian music ensemble

Venezuelan-Malaysian music ensemble

Date: Saturday 16^th April

Time: 11:00 am to 11:30 m

Venue: Institute of Diplomacy & Foreign Relations (Charity Bazaar), Kuala Lumpur

Contact: 03 2163 3444 / 3445 (Embassy of Venezuela)

For general public

Date: Friday 6^th, Saturday 7^th and Sunday 8^th May

Time: 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Venue: Samplings On The Fourteen Restaurant, Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur

For guests of the Gastronomy Festival

Date: Wednesday 27^th April

Time: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Venue: Cafe Bunga Raya, ASWARA. 464 Jalan Tun Ismail, Kuala Lumpur

Tell: 03 2697 1777 / 5916

For general public

In an effort to promote our culture among the Malaysian community, the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Malaysia and the Akademi Seni Budaya Dan Warisan Kebangsaan - ASWARA (National Academy of Arts, Culture, and Heritage), are pleased to present “Venezuelan music rhythms and songs that embrace diversity”, a remarkable cultural performance which will allow you to enjoy the best of Venezuelan music beautifully presented by Asian and Venezuelan instruments.

ASWARA students will be singing and playing pieces of the famous Venezuelan composers Hugo Blanco, Otilio Galíndez, Simón Díaz and Serenata Guayanesa. Some of these compositions will be played by ‘cuatro’, the most popular Venezuelan instrument with orchid, ‘merengue’, calypso and ‘pasage’ beats.

Wisma Putra International Charity Bazaar 2011

Date: Saturday 16^th and Sunday 17^th April 2011

Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Venue: Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, Jalan Wisma Putra, Kuala Lumpur

Coordinate:   3° 08' 01.75" N

10° 42' 09.46" E

Contact: 03 2149 1000 / 1007 (IDFR)

Email: infokiosk@idfr.gov.my

http://www.idfr.gov.my/bazaar/

Venezuelan culture and history, flavours and rhythms will be present at this activity organized by the Institute of Diplomacy & Foreign Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia. The embassy staff will be pleased to extend the Venezuelan and Latin flavor to all those attending the themed area ‘Global Village’, at a booth to celebrate the bicentennial of our independence, with continuous  activities for the kids and the general public as well. Venezuela is also here in ‘World Cuisine’ introducing the most typical dishes representative dishes from our kitchen and a demonstration of traditional music in the sector called ‘Small World’. Food, history and music, this will be an event for the whole family.

Movie forum: “South of the Border” and Photographic Exhibition “Beautiful Plains of Venezuela” by Rodrigo Benavides

The main purpose of this forum is to enhance the discussion and exchange of ideas between the academic community, diplomats and members of the Venezuelan Solidarity Group. 


Below you may find some photographs of the event. 

Speech of H.E. Manuel Antonio Guzmán Hernández during the Press Conference on April 12th

VI VENEZUELAN WEEK IN MALAYSIA

PRESS CONFERENCE AT BERJAYA HOTEL

ON 12^TH APRIL 2011

Good evening… Ladies and Gentlemen.

I am very delighted to have your overwhelming support at this Press Conference.

A special welcome to our Honoured Guests, Mr. Adrian Chung…General Manager of Berjaya Hotel Kuala Lumpur, and Madame Mae S.K. Ho…Chief Operating Officer of Berjaya University College of Hospitality. 

My great appreciation to the representatives of the local and international Media for their presence here today.

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Please allow me to start by expressing my gratitude to all of you here at this press conference. The widespread coverage given by Malaysian media to the Venezuelan Week has highly contributed to its success and it is also one of the main factors which has made it possible for us to reach this sixth version.

This Embassy believes that the Venezuelan Week in Malaysia will be the best way to celebrate the Bicentennial of our Independence, and at the same time in particular to reinforce the ties between Venezuela and Malaysia through culture in its widest sense.

Since 2006 we have worked with great enthusiasm to make this side of the world familiar with Venezuelan music, dance, gastronomy, party, photography, fine arts, literature, politics and film industry.

This year, we chose April because 19^th April 1810 is so meaningful to us in terms of history and patriotism. On that date, people in Caracas declared their desire to get rid of colonialism by refusing to obey local authorities. More recently, on 13^th April 2002, Venezuelan community took to the streets to regain democracy, when, amid a coup d’état, President Chávez was kidnapped.

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In 2011 we are celebrating 200 years since the signing of our Independence Act and we are also glad to witness the friendship between Venezuela and Malaysia. The Venezuelan Week is a good opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Malaysian universities and the youth. Here, at the Berjaya University we will be holding a gastronomic festival for two weeks so that people can indulge themselves in the Venezuelan flavors.  Malaysians who really appreciate good food will have the opportunity to taste the most delicious Venezuelan delicacies. Thanks to the motivation of the Berjaya University and Berjaya Hotel in doing everything possible to make this festival a success. We also have been so lucky to count on a great chef, Carmen Rawstron who is a good friend and an excellent Venezuelan. She is launching her book “My Venezuelan Cuisine”, which makes the Embassy and the Venezuelan community in Kuala Lumpur feel so proud.

In line with our objective to strengthen the relationship with Malaysian universities, this year we will be holding several Venezuelan musical performances by students from the National Academy of Arts, Culture & Heritage (ASWARA) at different venues.

Once again, there will be a Venezuelan photographic exhibition which features

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the faces and landscapes of our country. In this occasion, the camera of Lil Quintero will show us part of the Venezuelan diversity and its unique characteristics.

Venezuela is going through a deep social and historic change, together with a great part of the Latin American region. Our people have decided to make their own journey to progress without supreme guardianship and such attitude has been the cause of many different reactions. Those who want to maintain the old domination and exploitation order are trying to distort this process in many ways. However, in the USA there are people and organizations which see this Latin American transformation towards social justice and sovereignty, from a different perspective. This is the case of Oliver Stone, a famous film maker and the author of the documentary “South of the Border”, which allows us to hear the voices of our own leaders and the other side of the coin. We will be having two film screening of this documentary followed by a discussion so that we will be able to deliberate over the current Latin American scenario.

The Venezuelan Week is also about celebration so on 23^rd April at Modesto’s CapSquare, the Caribbean music will stimulate happiness and desire to dance

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with the Latin American community and Malaysians are welcomed to join in the enjoyment of salsa, cumbia and some other catchy beats.

As we have mentioned earlier, the more we get to know each other the more we will be able to understand each other, and this is the way to build bridges with solidarity, cooperation, mutual respect and friendship. This is what we would like to achieve through the Venezuelan Week in Malaysia. Much of such achievement depends on your great help, dear journalists and photographers who are here today. Your kind assistance in every way to distribute information on the aforementioned events amongst the Malaysian public is a contribution to the reinforcement of brotherhood and particularly to strengthen the friendship between Malaysia and Venezuela.

Thank you so much. We look forward to seeing you in a few days.

H.E. Manuel Antonio Guzmán Hernández

Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Malaysia

Photographic Exhibition “Beautiful Plains of Venezuela” by Rodrigo Benavides

Photographic Exhibition “Beautiful Plains of Venezuela” by Rodrigo Benavides

Date: Thursday 14th April

Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Venue: Institut Kajian Oksidental (IKON), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor

Contact: 03 2163 3444 / 3445 (Embassy of Venezuela)

The exhibition includes a selection of images taken over a period of eleven years in five Venezuelan states comprised of flat lands. According to Benavides, it shows the "open landscape captured in all its dimensions, which invites the viewer to see life in a particular way: the horizon is the key element, which everything is connected to. Hot weather, rainfall, birds, animals, fire, clouds, the earth cracked by drought and some symbols that speak of human presence; it’s a place that makes you overwhelmed".

After studying in London, Paris and Barcelona, he founded and is currently the director of Photosensitive, a photography workshop and place for training (http://www.fotosensible.org)