Black Alliance for Peace Calls for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas

MEDIA ADVISORY

On the Anniversary of the Assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Black Alliance for Peace Calls for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas

Building a People(s)-Centered Zone of Peace in Our Americas

Media Contact

communications@blackallianceforpeace.com
(202) 643-1136

The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), along with key partner organizations, is coordinating a collective campaign for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas. The campaign launch is scheduled for April 4, 2023, the 55th anniversary of the assassination of the anti-war champion, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Joint press events will take place in Washington, D.C., in the United States, in Havana, Cuba, and in Caracas, Venezuela.

The concept of a “Zone of Peace” emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should be seen and respected as a “Zone of Peace.” BAP is leading an effort to activate the popular movement element of this state-centered declaration by centering it in a popular call for its implementation and building support across the region.

The term, “Our Americas,” is derived from the original Spanish term, “Nuestra América,” which revolutionary forces use to refer to a contiguous land mass stretching from Canada to Chile.

The press event in Washington will take place at:

10:30 a.m. EST on April 4, 2023

Institute for Policy Studies
1301 Connecticut Ave., NW, Unit 600
Washington, DC 20036

A virtual option will be available by registering here.