If you’re reading this blast, you’re aware of some of the ways the U.S. empire has manipulated in its latest attempt at a coup in Venezuela. In an act of brazen illegality, the Trump administration has barred the Bolivarian republic from being able to access its own money in foreign banks and has transported “humanitarian aid” that was embedded with materials that could have been used by the largely white supremacist opposition to ferment violence against the Venezuelan government.
The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) has been at the forefront of efforts to uncover the truth and spread the word, whether marching in the streets; rallying a crowd as member Asantewaa Mawusi Nkrumah-Ture has done; transporting member Efia Nwangaza to serve as a 2018 election observer in Venezuela; or speaking to a crowd about the connection between Venezuela and the U.S. military occupation of Africa, as you see National Organizer Ajamu Baraka and member Maurice Carney doing March 1 at Yale University in the photo below.
We have also released statements on Venezuela that we encourage you to read and share:
- Why We Must Oppose U.S. Intervention in Venezuela
- Black Working Class Will Never Abandon Venezuela!
- Black Alliance for Peace Says Struggle in Haiti and Venezuela Connected (an in-depth version was published by Black Agenda Report)
To gather the full range of evidence on U.S. manipulations, interference and efforts to sabotage, a delegation of 13 leaders from peace, civil rights and women’s organizations are heading to Venezuela tomorrow for five days.
BAP will be represented on that delegation!
After the delegation returns to the United States, it will report its initial findings at a press conference held the morning of March 18 at the United Nations.
At 7 p.m. that day, the U.S. Peace Council will hold a public conference call, too.
BAP invites all defenders of peace, social justice, international law and national sovereignty to join us on this conference call.
Please register for the March 18 public call.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Finally, BAP is gearing up for actions on March 16 in opposition to the U.S. intervention in Venezuela and from March 30 through April 4 in opposition to NATO, which will include a BAP-organized street action on April 4. Please consider supporting us with a generous donation. We need to raise $5,000 to cover travel, food and accommodations for our activists during that period.
No compromise.
No retreat.
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