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The International Peoples’ Assembly calls on people around the world to defend Venezuela from U.S. imperialism. The U.S. has once again tried to destabilize the democratic process and independence of Venezuela through violent attacks and operations alongside right-wing governments of the region and the world. The people of the world stand with the Venezuelan people and against U.S imperialism.
On Friday, August 9th, we call on everyone to take to the streets and to social media with messages in defense of democracy and sovereignty. Hands off Venezuela! Post your own message and share @peoplesassembl_ and @movimientosalba posts on social media. Let’s unite with the Venezuelan people in defense of the Bolivarian Revolution.
#HandsOffVenezuela
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Martes, 30 de julio de 2024
Women in Struggle-Mujeres en Lucha, organización basada en los Estados Unidos y afiliada a la Federación Democrática Internacional de Mujeres -FDIM/WIDF, nos pronunciamos firmemente en apoyo de la Revolución Bolivariana y la reelección del Presidente Nicolás Maduro Moros.
Rechazamos contundentemente todo intento por sabotear los resultados de las elecciones del pasado domingo 28 de julio en que el proceso Revolucionario Bolivariano ganó, y sobre todo, repudiamos las acciones violentas que las turbas opositoras han llevado a cabo en contra del mismo pueblo y sus instituciones como hospitales, que son de gran valor para toda la población.
Es irónico que esa oposición que busca gobernar al país, se valga de turbas fascistas y racistas para hacer valer sus mentiras. ¿Qué clase de sociedad aspiran? Pero sabemos que no actúan solos, sino que obedecen a los poderes imperialistas estadounidenses que buscan socavar y destruir todo intento de gobierno que se aleje de las ambiciones corporativas como la Exxon-Mobil y que en vez, opere en pro del beneficio de la sociedad con justicia y paz.
¡Fuera los intereses imperialistas yankis en Venezuela, América Latina y el Caribe!
¡Viva la Revolución Bolivariana y su presidente Nicolás Maduro!
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Women in Struggle-Mujeres en Lucha, an organization based in the United States and affiliated with the Womens International Democratic Federation – FDIM/WIDF, firmly supports the Bolivarian Revolution and the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro Moros.
We strongly reject any attempt to sabotage the results of last Sunday, July 28 elections in which the Bolivarian Revolutionary process won, and above all, we repudiate the violent actions that the opposition mobs have carried out against the people themselves and their institutions, such as hospitals, which are of great value to the entire population.
It is ironic that this opposition that seeks to govern the country uses fascist and racist mobs to enforce its lies. What kind of society does it aspire to? But we know that they do not act alone, but rather obey the U.S. imperialist powers that seek to undermine and destroy any government that tries to move away from the ambitions of corporations like Exxon-Mobil et al, and instead operates for the benefit of their people with justice and peace.
Down with U.S. imperialist interests in Venezuela, Latin America and the Caribbean!
Long live the Bolivarian Revolution and its president Nicolás Maduro!
Congratulations to the people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and their re-elected President Nicolás Maduro Moros!
Struggle for Socialism / La Lucha por el Socialismo newspaper and the Socialist Unity Party / Partido de Socialismo Unido salute the working people of Venezuela for the successful reelection of President Nicolás Maduro Moros.
For us in the United States, your victory is also a victory for working, poor, and oppressed people in the belly of the beast. For months, Wall Street and its media were confidently predicting the overthrow of the revolutionary process in the Bolivarian Republic.
They spent tens of millions for their stooge Edmundo González Urrutia, who was defeated in a fair election.
They want to return to the days when then-New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller — the future butcher of the Attica prisoners — owned huge ranches and supermarket chains in Venezuela. The Rockefeller-controlled Standard Oil of New Jersey, now Exxon/Mobil, regarded Venezuela as one of its provinces.
No more! Decades of struggle and sacrifice led to the victory of President Hugo Chávez Frías in 1999. How fitting that President Nicolás Maduro was reelected on what would have been the 70th birthday of Hugo Chávez!
The working class of Venezuela defeated the CIA-Bush family coup in 2002. Twenty-two years later, you are defeating the attempt of coup plotter Maria Machado, using the candidate Edmundo González, to turn back the clock.
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken attacks the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro while he and Biden bless the U.S.-financed genocide in Gaza.
The sanctions imposed on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by the capitalist government of the United States are criminal and the cause of economic suffering. The stealing of a billion dollars of Venezuela’s gold reserves became a war crime when British authorities refused to let any of it be used for medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite all these attacks, Venezuela’s people have built five million units of new housing while hundreds of thousands of human beings live on the streets of the United States. One out of 10 schoolchildren in New York City — the capital of capitalism — are homeless.
The courage, commitment and dedication of the Venezuelan people in defense of their Bolivarian revolution continues to inspire us, and we stand together with you for the liberation of the world working class.
Our fight in the United States against racism and poverty includes fighting against these foul sanctions and against any attempt to sabotage the Revolution. Victory to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela!
¡Chávez presente, Maduro presidente!
El periódico Struggle for Socialism / La Lucha por el Socialismo y el Partido de Socialismo Unido / Socialist Unity Party saludan al pueblo trabajador de Venezuela por la exitosa reelección del Presidente Nicolás Maduro Moros.
Para nosotros y nosotras en los Estados Unidos, su victoria es también una victoria para el pueblo trabajador, pobre y oprimido aquí en las entrañas del monstruo. Durante meses, Wall Street y sus medios de comunicación predijeron confiadamente el derrocamiento del proceso revolucionario en la República Bolivariana.
Gastaron decenas de millones de dólares en su títere Edmundo González Urrutia, quien fue derrotado en una elección justa.
Quieren regresar a los días cuando el entonces gobernador de Nueva York, Nelson Rockefeller, el futuro carnicero de los prisioneros de Ática, era dueño de enormes ranchos y cadenas de supermercados en Venezuela. La Standard Oil de Nueva Jersey, controlada por Rockefeller, ahora Exxon/Mobil, consideraba a Venezuela como una de sus provincias.
¡Ya no más! Décadas de lucha y sacrificio condujeron a la victoria del presidente Hugo Chávez Frías en 1999. ¡Qué apropiado que el presidente Nicolás Maduro fuera reelegido en lo que habría sido el 70 cumpleaños de Hugo Chávez!
La clase trabajadora de Venezuela derrotó el golpe de Estado de la CIA y la familia Bush en 2002. Veintidós años después, ustedes están derrotando el intento de la golpista María Corina Machado, de hacer retroceder el reloj utilizando al candidato Edmundo González.
El Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos, Anthony Blinken, ataca la reelección del presidente Nicolás Maduro mientras él y Biden bendicen el genocidio que financian en Gaza.
Las sanciones impuestas a la República Bolivariana de Venezuela por el gobierno capitalista de los Estados Unidos son criminales y causa de gran sufrimiento económico. El robo de mil millones de dólares de las reservas de oro de Venezuela se convirtió en un crimen de guerra cuando las autoridades británicas se negaron a permitir que se utilizara parte de ese dinero para suministros médicos durante la pandemia del Covid-19.
A pesar de todos estos ataques, el gobierno venezolano ha construido cinco millones de unidades de vivienda mientras cientos de miles de seres humanos viven en las calles de Estados Unidos, país donde uno de cada diez niños en edad escolar en la ciudad de Nueva York —la capital del capitalismo— no tiene ni siquiera un hogar.
El valor, el compromiso y la dedicación del pueblo venezolano en defensa de su Revolución Bolivariana continúa inspirándonos, y estamos junto a ustedes por la liberación de la clase trabajadora mundial.
Nuestra lucha en Estados Unidos contra el racismo y la pobreza incluye además la lucha contra estas infames sanciones y contra todo intento por sabotear la Revolución. ¡Victoria para la República Bolivariana de Venezuela!
¡Chávez presente, Maduro presidente!
PRESS RELEASE
National Lawyers Guild electoral observers praise fairness, transparency of Venezuelan election process; condemn the U.S. backed opposition’s refusal to accept the outcome of democratic election
CONTACT: Suzanne Adely suzanne.adely@gmail.com
Ken Montenegro kmontenegro@comeuppance.net
July 29, 2024 – A delegation of five election observers from the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) monitored the presidential elections in Venezuela that took place on July 28, 2024. The delegation observed a transparent, fair voting process with scrupulous attention to legitimacy, access to the polls, and pluralism.
Despite the soundness of the electoral process, the U.S.-backed opposition, with support from an anti-Maduro Western press, has refused to accept the results, undermining the stability of Venezuela’s democracy. The president of the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, called upon the attorney general to investigate the attacks on the electoral transmission system. The delegation strongly condemns these attacks on the electoral system as well as the role of the US in undermining the democratic process.
The official election results were announced shortly after 12 am on July 29: President Nicolas Maduro has been re-elected with a 51.2% share of the vote; his leading challenger, Edmundo Gonzales, took 44.2% of the vote, with turnout approximately 59% throughout the country with a voting electorate of over 21.3 million people.
The delegation visited several polling sites in Caracas and La Guaira and shared notes and information with the 910 electoral observers present from 95 countries and many organizations, including the Carter Center, the United Nations, the African Union, and the Latin American Council of Electoral Experts (CEELA).
“The Venezuelan elections today were not only fair and transparent but also represented an example of popular civic participation. Their successful outcome is a triumph for the Venezuelan people, especially considering the level of US interference and attempted sabotage of the democratic process, particularly through sanctions and coercive economic measures aimed at producing ‘regime change’ in Venezuela,” said Suzanne Adely, President of the NLG and a member of the delegation.
During the delegation’s visits to polling sites, members spoke freely with voters, including supporters of both the government and the opposition. We found that voters across the board expressed strong confidence in the electoral system and did not note any problems or hindrances to casting their ballots.
The electoral system was highly transparent and well-facilitated, overseen by the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), the fifth branch of the Venezuelan government, which manages the electoral process. The voting system in Venezuela, dubbed “the best in the world” by former US President Jimmy Carter, ensures both access to the polls and clear identification of voters, promoting a secure system that inspires confidence in the Venezuelan public. Notably, Venezuelans cast both an electronic vote and a printed paper ballot in order to verify electoral totals, a check that is performed automatically at 54% of polling locations, chosen at random. The machines and electoral processes functioned properly at each of the polling sites visited by the delegation.
The high level of security at the polls is combined with a commitment to accessibility for all Venezuelan citizens, the delegation observed. People with disabilities, small children and the elderly may access their polling station through fast-track lines. For people with special needs who require physical assistance to cast their votes, there is also a system called “assisted voting” that allows voters to either bring a family member or the president of the voting station into the voting booth to assist with the process, and the delegation witnessed two examples of assisted voting throughout the day.
Any difficulties that we witnessed at the polls were normal and routine in all electoral systems. At the majority of polling sites we visited, wait times were relatively low (under 5 minutes) throughout the day, although there were surges in turnout leading to longer waits at times. Those with special needs were accommodated through a fast-track line. Longer and shorter wait times at the polls took place across neighborhoods, and when there were longer lines, the delegation did not witness any participants that decided not to vote due to waits.
The delegation underlined its absolute rejection of claims of fraud being promulgated by the U.S.-backed opposition, right-wing forces in the region, including the Lima group, U.S. officials including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Western media.
The delegation has produced a brief and thorough report (forthcoming at nlginternational.org) expanding on the election process as well as attempts to interfere by the opposition, the United States government, and Western media. “It’s imperative that we act in solidarity to protect democracy and the sovereignty of this Caribbean nation, reject U.S. imperialist intervention in Venezuela, and call for an end to US sanctions and blockades,” said Adely.
The National Lawyers Guild has previously monitored Venezuelan elections in 2021, 2015, and 2013 and co-organized a fact-finding trip in 2023 to monitor the effects of sanctions on the country.
The National Lawyers Guild, whose membership includes lawyers, legal workers, jailhouse lawyers, and law students, was formed in 1937 as the United States’ first racially-integrated bar association to advocate for the protection of constitutional, human and civil rights.
Statement from the Coalition to March on the DNC.
Genocide Joe Biden has stepped down from running for president as the Democratic Party nominee. His decision doesn’t change the policies of Democratic Party leadership, specifically their support of the genocide in Palestine, so our movement must continue to apply pressure. On August 19 we will march on the DNC for Gaza regardless of who gets nominated for the presidency.
Democratic Party leadership switching out their presidential nominee does not wash the blood of over 50,000 Palestinians off their hands. Biden’s entire administration, together with high-ranking members of the Democratic Party from all over the country, spent the last ten months wholeheartedly supporting the genocide in Gaza with our tax dollars. It is a matter of historical urgency that all organizations who fight for the rights of working and oppressed people in the U.S. join us in this demonstration to stand in solidarity with Palestine.
We have already united over 100 organizations from all over the people’s movements in this coalition. These diverse groups are not in the coalition just out of a moral obligation. They recognize the links between the Palestinian liberation struggle and their own struggles. They also recognize that Democratic Party higher ups often neglect their communities in favor of serving the rich and powerful. When it comes to police accountability, immigration, labor, reproductive and LGBTQ rights, and many other demands of working and oppressed people, those responsible for the genocide, and not just Biden, are often obstacles to progress in the same movements they paid lip service to in order to boost their campaigns.
Our coalition is making real preparations to march in the tens of thousands. We are negotiating with the city for permits that respect every protester’s right to be within sight and sound of the United Center on August 19th and 22nd. We are printing signs and recruiting volunteers. We are scheduling buses, plane tickets, and carpools. We are raising funds and gathering materials. We will have a family-friendly protest of tens of thousands of people on August 19th because our reasons for marching have not changed. This protest is about more than the name at the top of a ballot. It is about stopping the most horrific crime against humanity we have seen this century.
When it comes to the genocide in Gaza there is no difference between Biden, Harris, or any of the likely candidates for the nomination. They are all complicit. This is why the coalition will still be marching on the DNC in the tens of thousands. We plan to have the largest march for Palestinian rights in Chicago’s history as we demand an end to the genocide and an end to U.S. aid to Israel.
All power to the people! Free Palestine!
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Thousands of young Nicaraguans, together with Commander President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo, participated in the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution, held in Plaza de la Fe in Managua.
The people of Masaya celebrate with great enthusiasm the 45th anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution.
From the early hours, they walked the streets with a cheerful parade, accompanied by revolutionary music, red and black flags, and a philharmonic band.
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