Hands Off Venezuela!

Hands off Venezuela! No Coup, No Sanctions, No War Protest US aggression against Venezuela All out on February 23 and March 30 The U.S. imperial colossus is poised once again to launch a regime change invasion and war on Venezuela. The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), in alliance with hundreds of antiwar and social justice organizations across the country, has set February 23 for nationally-coordinated antiwar protests in cities across the country.  Additionally, UNAC, and the National Steering Committee organized to build the March 30 Washington, D.C. mobilization to oppose NATO, voted unanimously to include in the March 30 action a key focus on U.S. Hands Off Venezuela!    The Trump administration and its top officials, from National Security Adviser John Bolton, Vice President Mike Pence to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, invoking the heinous Monroe Doctrine of 1823, and backed to the hilt with bi-partisan congressional support, has proclaimed Venezuela to be in the U.S. imperial “backyard." Working people in the U.S. are faced once again with an open bi-partisan promoted imperialist war, with the Trump administration stating that its objective is to obliterate once and for all the sovereign governments of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, designated by President Trump as the “troika of tyranny.” [read more]     February 23, the 1 month anniversary of the U.S. - backed coup attempt in Venezuela - will be marked by internationally coordinated actions in solidarity with the people of Venezuela and against the U.S. Wall Street and Pentagon's drive to war.  Actions are being planned on and around that date in local areas throughout the U.S. and other countries.  Join an action in your area or plan an action.  Go to https://www.nowaronvenezuela.org/23feb/ for more information. March 30 has been called as a international mobilization to protest NATO as it comes to Washington, DC to "celebrate" its 70th anniversary.  Because of the emergency situation and potential war on Venezuela, the organizers have decided to make Venezuela a focus of the March 30 action.  The country of Colombia, which borders Venezuela, has become the first NATO partner in Latin America and may soon be a full member of NATO.  The U.S. and Colombia have planned an invasion of Venezuela in the guise of providing "humanitarian aid" to the people.  As people come from around the country and from many other countries to protest NATO, we want to make it clear to the U.S. government that we will oppose any attempt at regime change from the U.S. and its NATO and other allies.  For more information and to endorse the March 30  demonstration, please go to http://no2nato2019.org/ A Call for International Actions on the 5th Memorial Day of the Attack on the House of Trade Unions in Odessa, Ukraine.  International Protests have been called May 2, 2019, will mark five years since a right-wing mob attack on the House of Trade Unions in Odessa, Ukraine, a tragedy that resulted in the deaths of at least 42 people and more than 100 injured. 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