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New Yorkers wish Chávez speedy recovery
By
Bill Cecil
Published Oct 1, 2011 9:41 AM
About 600 to 700 people came to Riverside
Church in New York City on the evening
of Sept. 21 for an ecumenical prayer
for the recovery of Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez, who is undergoing treatment
for cancer in Cuba. The majority of
the multinational crowd was Latino/a,
but many others, including people from
West Africa, participated. It was a militant
and enthusiastic crowd, with people
rising and chanting and waving the flags
of their countries. A group of young Salvadorans
in red FMLN (Farabundo Martí
National Liberation Front) shirts often
led the chanting.
President Evo Morales of Bolivia, who
is here for the U.N. General Assembly,
spoke, along with the foreign ministers of
Venezuela and Cuba. They all gave brief
talks focusing on their wishes for President
Chávez. Then, in a surprise, Chávez
addressed the crowd live from the hospital
in Cuba. He sounded strong and optimistic
and said he was almost finished with
his fourth round of chemotherapy, after
which he expects to return to Venezuela.
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