Philly says: No war on Venezuela, No troop in our cities
Philadelphia, November 15 – In response to a significant U.S. military buildup near Venezuela, over a dozen Philadelphia organizations joined more than 60 coordinated actions in 8 countries to demand “No War on Venezuela!” and to oppose growing U.S. intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean. The local peace and social justice coalition held a rally and march starting at City Hall and ending in front of a U.S. military recruiting center to call for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from the region and for the establishment of a genuine Zone of Peace in the Americas.
The coalition asserts that the overt threats of regime change in Venezuela and Colombia constitute a blatant violation of international law and the sovereignty of nations. They draw a direct line between militarism abroad and repression at home, highlighting increased defense spending while critical domestic programs like SNAP benefits and healthcare face cuts.
The Philadelphia demonstration against U.S. imperialist aggression was organized and endorsed by Anakbayan, Black Alliance for Peace, Code Pink, Democratic Socialist of America, Free Congo, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Juntos, Koreans for Decolonialization Penn, Korea Peace Committee, Mobilization4Mumia, Philadelphia Palestine Coalition, Philly Bund, and Workers World Party.
The actions come as the United States deploys an aircraft carrier battle group, including destroyers, jet fighters, and nuclear submarines, to the Caribbean. Over 67 people have been extra judiciously killed by the US strikes on boats in the Caribbean so far. The Trump regime has openly called for the military overthrow of Venezuela's President Maduro and the replacement of Colombia's President Petro, following decades of hybrid warfare against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
“This is a build-up to another endless U.S. war – a war to militarize the whole Western Hemisphere,” said Sara Flounders of the Workers World Party, a rally organizer. “Meanwhile, the use of Federal troops and thousands of ICE agents in raids and mass arrests, along with massive increases in health costs and cuts to government services, are an attack on all working people in the U.S.”
Activists condemn the U.S. government's justification for the escalation. Trump’s narrative of “narcoterrorism operations” have resulted in six recent missile strikes off the coast of Venezuela that have extrajudiciously killed over 67 people, with no due process. They argue this pretext masks the true economic motives behind the aggression.
“This move towards all-out war has nothing to do with drug trafficking, cartels or the wellbeing of Americans facing a drug crisis,” stated Joe Lombardo, Co-Coordinator of the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC). “Venezuela possesses the greatest known oil reserves in the world. The Venezuelan government refuses to be dominated by the U.S. and is determined to use its own oil, gas, and mineral resources for the benefit of its own people, not for U.S. corporations.”
The message from the growing movement is clear: it is time for the public to take to the streets to resist these government and corporate attacks on the people of Latin America and the Caribbean, and to stop the simultaneous militarization and repression of people within the United States.
About the Coalition:
This nationwide mobilization is supported by over 35 organizations: United National Antiwar Coalition, Venezuela Solidarity Network, US Peace Council, All-African People’s Party-GC, All-African People’s Party, Alliance for Global Justice, Code Pink, Chicago ALBA Solidarity, Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, Peace and Solidarity Commission of the Communist Party USA, School of the Americas Watch, Task Force on the Americas, Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Minnesota Solidarity Network of the Americas, Sanctions Kill Campaign, Workers World Party, Periodismo de Verdad, Resist U.S. Led War, Honduras Solidarity Network, Cross Border Network, National Network on Cuba, Black Alliance for Peace, Anti War Action Network, Women Against Military Madness, Kawsachun News, Popular Resistance, International Action Center, Casa Baltimore Limay, Friends of Latin America. Veterans For Peace, Orinoco Tribune, Los Ronderos de las Redes, Diáspora Pa’lante Collective, Peoples Power Assembly, Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA), Green Renaissance-Sovereign Rights Movement, Struggle for Socialism Party, Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice
Philly says: No war on Venezuela, No troop in our cities
Philadelphia, November 15 – In response to a significant U.S. military buildup near Venezuela, over a dozen Philadelphia organizations joined more than 60 coordinated actions in 8 countries to demand “No War on Venezuela!” and to oppose growing U.S. intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean. The local peace and social justice coalition held a rally and march starting at City Hall and ending in front of a U.S. military recruiting center to call for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from the region and for the establishment of a genuine Zone of Peace in the Americas.
The coalition asserts that the overt threats of regime change in Venezuela and Colombia constitute a blatant violation of international law and the sovereignty of nations. They draw a direct line between militarism abroad and repression at home, highlighting increased defense spending while critical domestic programs like SNAP benefits and healthcare face cuts.
The Philadelphia demonstration against U.S. imperialist aggression was organized and endorsed by Anakbayan, Black Alliance for Peace, Code Pink, Democratic Socialist of America, Free Congo, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Juntos, Koreans for Decolonialization Penn, Korea Peace Committee, Mobilization4Mumia, Philadelphia Palestine Coalition, Philly Bund, and Workers World Party.
The actions come as the United States deploys an aircraft carrier battle group, including destroyers, jet fighters, and nuclear submarines, to the Caribbean. Over 67 people have been extra judiciously killed by the US strikes on boats in the Caribbean so far. The Trump regime has openly called for the military overthrow of Venezuela's President Maduro and the replacement of Colombia's President Petro, following decades of hybrid warfare against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
“This is a build-up to another endless U.S. war – a war to militarize the whole Western Hemisphere,” said Sara Flounders of the Workers World Party, a rally organizer. “Meanwhile, the use of Federal troops and thousands of ICE agents in raids and mass arrests, along with massive increases in health costs and cuts to government services, are an attack on all working people in the U.S.”
Activists condemn the U.S. government's justification for the escalation. Trump’s narrative of “narcoterrorism operations” have resulted in six recent missile strikes off the coast of Venezuela that have extrajudiciously killed over 67 people, with no due process. They argue this pretext masks the true economic motives behind the aggression.
“This move towards all-out war has nothing to do with drug trafficking, cartels or the wellbeing of Americans facing a drug crisis,” stated Joe Lombardo, Co-Coordinator of the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC). “Venezuela possesses the greatest known oil reserves in the world. The Venezuelan government refuses to be dominated by the U.S. and is determined to use its own oil, gas, and mineral resources for the benefit of its own people, not for U.S. corporations.”
The message from the growing movement is clear: it is time for the public to take to the streets to resist these government and corporate attacks on the people of Latin America and the Caribbean, and to stop the simultaneous militarization and repression of people within the United States.
About the Coalition:
This nationwide mobilization is supported by over 35 organizations: United National Antiwar Coalition, Venezuela Solidarity Network, US Peace Council, All-African People’s Party-GC, All-African People’s Party, Alliance for Global Justice, Code Pink, Chicago ALBA Solidarity, Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, Peace and Solidarity Commission of the Communist Party USA, School of the Americas Watch, Task Force on the Americas, Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Minnesota Solidarity Network of the Americas, Sanctions Kill Campaign, Workers World Party, Periodismo de Verdad, Resist U.S. Led War, Honduras Solidarity Network, Cross Border Network, National Network on Cuba, Black Alliance for Peace, Anti War Action Network, Women Against Military Madness, Kawsachun News, Popular Resistance, International Action Center, Casa Baltimore Limay, Friends of Latin America. Veterans For Peace, Orinoco Tribune, Los Ronderos de las Redes, Diáspora Pa’lante Collective, Peoples Power Assembly, Rochester Committee on Latin America (ROCLA), Green Renaissance-Sovereign Rights Movement, Struggle for Socialism Party, Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice