July 2012 campus holidays

Initiated by the Cuba-Venezuela Solidarity Clubs in collaboration with Venezuela's United Socialist Party youth organisation (PSUV-J) and Cuba's Union of Young Communists (UJC)

Experience the people's power revolutions from the inside.

See what you won't see as an ordinary tourist.

See the changes, meet the activists, talk to the people ... be inspired!

Guided group tour, fully translated.

Eight days in Venezuela, then eight days in Cuba

Cost: around $4700, all inclusive

Tour to be confirmed subject to interest and availability of guides/translators. Register your interest NOW to receive email updates.

Tour initiated by the Cuba-Venezuela Solidarity Clubs

The tour aims to give participants a unique, behind-the-scenes feel for the Venezuelan and Cuban people's power revolutions.

Most days will feature morning visits to places of interest, followed by afternoon seminars with activists and leaders from the social, political and ecological movements.

There'll also be free days and nights where you can do your own thing, and fun stuff like salsa dancing classes!

While the focus will be on group activities, there will be some scope for participants to pursue their own areas of special interest as part of the tour. For example, if the environment is your passion, we'll can help you find the places, the organisations and the people to talk to. Participants will also be encouraged to develop their own individual solidarity project as part of the tour. For example:

• Making a YouTube documentary of your experience
• Writing an article for your campus publication
• Working to establishing a student exchange program with your university
• Supporting a grassroots social or environmental project in Venezuela or Cuba

Tour highlights

The detailed tour itinerary is still being prepared, but highlights may include:

Venezuela

visit the...

• Social "missions" in health care, education, sports & ecological restoration
• The revolutionary Bolivarian University
• Worker-managed factories
• Community councils
• PDVSA state oil company

meetings with...

• Revolutionary youth & student leaders
• Environmental, indigenous rights & women's rights activists
• Members of the new revolutionary armed forces

Cuba

visit the...

• Che Guevara mausoleum & museum, Santa Clara
• Havana University
• Cuba's largest urban organic farm
• Latin American School of Medicine
• Neighbourhood Committees for the Defense of the Revolution

meetings with...

• Revolutionary students, young social workers & art instructors
• Cuba's communist youth organisation
• Veterans of the 1959 revolution

Registration

Things you'll need to know

• You must be 18 years or older to participate in the tour
• You'll need a valid passport. Note that US citizens cannot legally travel to Cuba.
• Travel insurance is highly recommended
• Participants will be legally responsible for their own health and safety
• Participants will be required to make their own travel arrangements to and from Venezuela and Cuba. We can help you find the cheapest airfares.
• There is a $200 registration fee to cover essential tour organisation costs.
• Total cost should be around $4700

Interested? Send us your details and we'll get in touch with you, include name, age, campus (if student), phone and email.

To register or for more info contact the tour organisers:
Marce Cameron (Sydney) 0413 158 480
Roberto Jorquera (Melbourne) 0425 182 994
Email solidaritytour@solidarityclubs.net