EMERGENCY RALLIES TO DEFEND PRESIDENT MADURO AND THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION

Today President Donald Trump recognized the leader of the illegally constituted National Assembly of Venezuela as the president of the country, despite him having zero electoral legitimacy and having never even participated in any election for the post. This declaration by the U.S. is designed to continue to lay the groundwork to legitimize a range of disruptive and destabilizing activities ranging from sanctions to armed coups. This is an extremely dangerous development.

Emergency rallies have been organized in multiple cities around the country to protest the attempted coup in Venezuela, the recognition of that coup by the governments of the U.S., Canada, and others, and to defend President Nicolás Maduro and the Bolivarian Revolution. We urge supporters to attend rallies where they can, and to organize rallies (and let us know so we can add them to the list below) where none have yet been organized.

Current list of announced demonstration:

WASHINGTON, D.C, WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23: 6:30 p.m. EST at the Venezuelan Embassy, 1099 30th St. NW (Foggy Bottom Orange/Blue Lines, 30 buses and circulator)

WASHINGTON, D.C., THURSDAY, Jan. 24: 1:00 p.m. EST at the White House.

LOS ANGELES, THURSDAY, Jan. 24: 6:00 pm at CNN HQ, 6430 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles.

ALBUQUERQUE, THURSDAY, Jan. 24: 5-6:30 p.m. at UNM Bookstore, Central Ave & Cornell Dr SE.

SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, Jan. 25: 5:00 p.m. PST at 24th and Mission, San Francisco.

BOSTON, FRIDAY, Jan. 25: 5:30–6:30 PM EST, Copley Square, 560 Boylston St.

BOISE, ID, FRIDAY, Jan. 25: 5:00 p.m. at Boise City Hall

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, Jan. 25: 11–1 PM CST, 700 S. Palafox St.

SEATTLE, WA, FRIDAY, Jan. 25: 7-8:30 p.m., Pike St. & Broadway (819 E. Pike St.)

ATLANTA, FRIDAY, Jan. 25: 4:30–6 PM CST, Five Points, downtown

NEW YORK CITY, SATURDAY, Jan. 26: Noon, Cuban Mission to the United Nations, 38th St. & Lexington Ave.

NEW YORK CITY, SATURDAY, Jan. 26: 2-4 p.m. at Union Square Park

MIAMI, SATURDAY, Jan. 26: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST, 9405 NW 41st St, Doral, FL

WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, Jan. 26: 1–3 PM EST, The White House

CHICAGO, TUESDAY, Jan. 29: 5:30–7:30 PM CST, Federal Center and Plaza, 219 S. Dearborn St.

LOS ANGELES, SATURDAY, FEB. 2: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. PST, McArthur Park – North Side

RALEIGH, N.C., SATURDAY, FEB. 2: 1 PM – 3 PM, Halifax Mall – 16 W. Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601

We have been asked by several “camaradas” outside Venezuela to send a video or have a radio interview about current events connected to the latest Coup attempt promoted by Trump’s regime.

We decided to post a video with this idea in order to avoid repetition and to broaden the reach of the message. We try in this video to cover the most recent events and offer our perspective about it, putting aside other analysis like those related to economic issues, relations with Colombia and Brazil, and other relevant matters that also deserve consideration.

We hope you enjoy it:

Part 1

Part 2

If you like it, feel free to share it and use it for whatever reason you consider important and for defending democracy, the almost 10 million Venezuelans that voted last May 20 in the presidential elections and for preserving the Bolivarian Revolution.

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Thoughts About Current Events in Venezuela (Video)

On Jan. 19, for the third year in a row, thousands turned out for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., and in cities across the U.S. The past year saw an enormous upsurge in the visibility of women’s and gender-oppressed people’s struggles against systemic abuse and violence. Internally, the Women’s March movement also faced a racist backlash against a feminist movement that includes Black, Latinx, Native, Arab and Asian women, as well as representation for transgender women.

The tone and politics of the events varied greatly from place to place and contingent to contingent. The official leaders of the Washington march emphasized electoral politics almost exclusively. But many women, trans, gender-nonconforming and other gender-oppressed people fought for a more radical agenda embracing the struggle against rape and sexual violence, for reproductive rights and economic equality, and against racism, imperialism and the capitalist system.

Here are reports from a few of the events:

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Boston

In Boston, Seattle and several other cities, Indigenous women formed their own contingents, often focusing on raising awareness about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & Two-Spirits and were featured as speakers.  

Mahtowin Munro, co-leader of United American Indians of New England, opened the Boston Women’s March.

Unfortunately, in some other marches, Indigenous women were not included in planning and felt marginalized. Ensuring that Indigenous women are intrinsic parts of Women’s Marches is still an important challenge for organizers in all too many places.

Baltimore

This year, an estimated 1,000 people came out. There was a rally outside City Hall with speakers, including community activists and elected officials. After the rally, demonstrators marched through downtown Baltimore to denounce violence against women, also raising demands such as reproductive justice and representation for women. The march ended at War Memorial Plaza where there were more speakers.

San Diego

The San Diego Women’s March stepped off around noon with Kumeyaay Nation womyn leading the way while holding a banner that read: “You Are on Kumeyaay Land.”  They were followed by the Aztec Sun Dancers, a group of Latinx youth who are a staple at progressive San Diego events.

In all, a crowd of about 10,000, represented by Black, Latinx, Indigenous/Native, Asian, LGBTQ2S people and mostly womyn, marched down San Diego’s Harbor Drive with chants of “My body, my choice!” and “Immigrants yes, wall no!”

With reports by M. Tiahui, Emma Rose and Zola Fish

El Gobierno Revolucionario de la República de Cuba condena y rechaza enérgicamente el intento de imponer, a través de un golpe de estado, un gobierno títere al servicio de los Estados Unidos en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, y expresa su invariable solidaridad con el Gobierno del presidente constitucional Nicolás Maduro Moros.

Los verdaderos objetivos de las acciones contra Venezuela son controlar los vastos recursos de esa hermana nación y destruir el valor de su ejemplo, como proceso emancipador y de defensa de la dignidad e independencia de Nuestra América.

Como expresara el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez: «La soberanía de nuestros pueblos se dirime hoy en la actitud ante Venezuela. Respaldar el legítimo derecho de la hermana nación a definir su destino es defender la dignidad de todos».

No deben olvidarse otros intentos como el golpe militar del 2002 y el golpe petrolero del 2003, la agresiva Orden Ejecutiva de los Estados Unidos que califica a Venezuela como «una amenaza inusual y extraordinaria a la seguridad nacional y a la política exterior» de la superpotencia, las medidas coercitivas unilaterales, el llamado a un golpe militar contra el Gobierno constitucional de Venezuela, la advertencia del Presidente de los Estados Unidos de utilizar «una posible opción militar» y el intento de magnicidio el pasado 4 de agosto contra el Presidente Maduro.

Los actos de un grupo de países y el vergonzoso papel de la OEA constituyen un nuevo y desesperado intento por aplicar una fracasada política de cambio de régimen, que no se ha podido imponer debido a la inquebrantable resistencia del pueblo venezolano y su voluntad de defender la soberanía nacional.

La Habana, 23 de enero de 2019

The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns and energetically rejects the attempt to impose a coup d’etat, a puppet government at the service of the United States, in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and expresses its unwavering solidarity with the government of Constitutional President Nicolás Maduro Moros.

The true objectives of actions against Venezuela are to control the vast resources of this sister nation and destroy the value of its example, as an emancipatory process defending the dignity and independence of Our America.

As President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said: “The sovereignty of our peoples is expressed today in one’s attitude toward Venezuela. To support the legitimate right of the sister nation to define its own destiny is to defend the dignity of all.”

Other coup attempts should not be forgotten, such as the military coup of 2002 and the 2003 oil lockout; the aggressive U.S. Executive Order describing Venezuela as “an unusual and extraordinary threat to national security and foreign policy” of the superpower; unilateral coercive measures; the call for a military coup against the constitutional government of Venezuela; the threat by the President of the United States to use “a possible military option”; and the August 4, 2018, assassination attempt against President Maduro.

The acts of a group of countries and the shameful role of the Organization of American States (OAS) constitute a new, desperate attempt to implement an unsuccessful policy of regime change, which has not been imposed due to the unwavering resistance of the Venezuelan people and their determination to defend national sovereignty.

Havana, January 23, 2019

Hands Off Venezuela! Emergency Demonstration

Hosted by Freedom Road Socialist Organization – Chicago and US Palestinian Community Network

Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST

Federal Center and Plaza
219 S Dearborn St, Chicago, Illinois 60603

Hands off Venezuela! Not another U.S. Coup!

The people of Venezuela are in urgent need of solidarity. Join us on Tuesday, January 28th at 6:30pm at Federal Plaza to stand against this blatant attempt to overthrow a democratic government.

Note: It will be cold (high of 9°) – bundle up! We will keep it brief!

The progressive, legitimately democratically elected government of Venezuela, headed by President Nicolas Maduro, is currently the target of an active coup attempt by the right-wing opposition, headed by Juan Guaidó. The two leaders personal histories speak for themselves. Maduro, a former bus driver and trade unionist, has continued the progressive reforms of Hugo Chavez, using the nation’s oil wealth to benefit the people of Venezuela rather than U.S. corporations. Maduro was re-elected for a second term in May 2018 by 68% of the popular vote. Guaidó, the opposition leader who Donald Trump has recognized as the “interim president” of Venezuela even though not a single Venezuelan has cast a vote for him, is supported by the wealthy elite of Venezuela, whose power has been eroded by nearly 20 years of the Bolivarian Revolution.

Latin America has already suffered tremendously due to U.S.-backed right-wing coups that have led to the death of thousands from death squads and the impoverishment of millions in order to enrich the U.S. ruling class and the local elites. We will not let Venezuela be next!

Organized by Freedom Road Socialist Organization

Endorsed by:
U.S. Palestinian Community Network
Chicago ALBA Solidarity Committee
Black Lives Matter – Chicago
Party for Socialism and Liberation
La Voz de los de Abajo
International League of Peoples Struggles
Anakbayan Chicago
Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
Communist Workers League – Chicago

Message us if your group or organization would like to endorse this demonstration.