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international Conference of Intellectuals on the Crisis of Capitalism. =
The intellectuals from Venezuela, the United States, and across Latin =
America discussed themes such as consumerism, the media, and culture and =
revolution in the scope of the world economic crisis sparked by the =
collapse of U.S. financial markets last year.=20

Vice Minister of Culture Ivan Padilla said the event was significant =
because "citizens had direct contact with the intellectuals... Our =
intellectuals are not isolated in a dome, ours are part of the people."=20

On Friday, Foreign Relations Minister Nicolas Maduro hosted a conference =
of the ministers of culture from member countries of the ALBA trade =
bloc, a regional trade integration organization based on the principles =
of cooperation and solidarity.=20

"This era has found us in a revolution with the activation of =
transformative forces, and one of its most lively and sustaining =
elements is cultural activity," Maduro said to the culture ministers of =
Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the =
Grenadines, among other guests.=20

The ALBA countries have signed several agreements to cooperate in =
promoting cultural activity and Latin American identity in each other's =
nations.=20

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