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The response to the statement that a growing network of organizations and progressive people issued just days ago has been overwhelming – already, over 1,100 people in over a fifteen countries have signed on, and more than 110 organizations across the world have added their name to say: No sanctions, no coup, no war on Venezuela!
The statement has also been translated into Spanish, Farsi, Italian, French, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian, Bengali, Greek, Russian, Tagalog, Kreyòl Ayisyen and German. If you’re able to help translate the statement into other languages, please email to info@nowaronvenezuela.org . See the full list of signers here.
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The weekend of Saturday, February 23 – the 1 month anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup attempt in Venezuela – has been set as a day of internationally coordinated actions in solidarity with the people of Venezuela and against the U.S., Wall Street, and the Pentagon’s drive to war.
Actions are being planned for that day, and the days immediately before and after.
Find an initial listing of actions below and on the website, and submit plans for your action using the button.
As the U.S. government, Democrats and Republicans, the corporate media, and their international allies ramp up the campaign to intervene in Venezuela – economically, politically, and even militarily – now is a critical time to redouble our efforts to mobilize the broadest possible
solidarity in the streets on February 23.
Download an initial leaflet for use to build your local February 23 action, and be on the lookout for a more extensive toolkit in the coming days.
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Initial List of February 23 Actions
For a full list, see here
Atlanta, GA
Saturday, February 23 | Details TBA
Contact: atlantaiac@aol.com
Boston, MA
No War on Venezuela!
Saturday, February 23 | 1pm
Gather at MBTA Park Street Stop
Houston, TX
No War on Venezuela!
Saturday, February 23 | 2pm
Mecom Fountain Traffic Circle (Main St and Montrose)
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, February 23 | 1pm
U.S. Hands off Venezuela
No coup
No sanctions
No new U.S. war!
1:00 pm – Gather at Hennepin
& Lagoon Aves, Minneapolis
Be part of a visible anti-war presence, say no to U.S.
intervention
1:30 pm – Anti-war visibility at nearby busy corners
2:00 pm Closing rally
Initiated by Minnesota Peace Action Coalition
Contact: antiwarnews@gmail.com | 612 827-5364 or 612 275-2720 or find on Facebook
New York, NY
March on Wall Street!
Saturday, February 23 | Details TBA
Portland, OR
Saturday, February 23 | Details TBA
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
No War on Venezuela!
Saturday, February 23 | 2pm
City Hall, Peace Fountain
Tucson, AZ
Saturday, February 23 | 10a – 2p
Armory Park, during the Peace Fair
Organized by:Tucson Anti-War Committee
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Saturday February 23 | 2pm
No War on Venezuela! – International Day of Action
Vancouver, Canada Rally & Petition Campaign
No Coup in Venezuela!
U.S./Canada Hands Off Venezuela!
No more U.S./Canada Sanctions & Threats!
Vancouver Art Gallery
Robson St. at Howe St.
Downtown Vancouver
Organized by: Fire This Time Movement for Social Justice (FTT) – Venezuela Solidarity Campaign
Endorsed by: Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO), Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC), Iranian Community Against War
Washington, DC
National March on Washington: Hands off Venezuela!
Saturday, March 16 | 12pm
Gather at Lafayette Park
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Partial List of Signers on No War on Venezuela Statement
For a full list, see here
Organizations
- International Action Center
- Alliance for Global
Justice
- ANTICONQUISTA
- BAYAN USA
- Black Alliance for Peace
- Fight for Im/migrants and Refugees Everywhere (FIRE)
- Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO)
- Haïti Liberté
- La Peña del Bronx
- Mobilization Against War and Occupation – MAWO (Canada)
- MOVE Organization
- People’s Organization for Progress (POP)
- Popular Resistance
- The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign
- Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
- United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC)
- USW Local 8751 Boston School Bus Drivers Union
- U.S. Peace Council
Individuals
- Susan Abulhawa, author
- Pam Africa, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal
- Alexey Albu, BOROTBA, Lugansk, Lugansk People’s Republic
- Bahman Azad, U.S. Peace Council
- Ajamu Baraka, National Organizer – Black Alliance for Peace
- Fr. Luis Barrios, Holyrood Church/Iglesia Santa Cruz, NYC
- Mike Bento, NYC Shut It Down
- Alison Bodine, Mobilization Against War and Occupation-MAWO (Canada)
- Joe Catron, Samidoun Palestinian
Prisoner Solidarity Network
- Edward Childs, UNITE-HERE Local 26
- George Ciccariello-Maher, The Hemispheric Institute
- Dan Cohen, Journalist
- Gerry Condon, President, Board of Directors, Veterans For Peace
- Jodi Dean, Professor
- Miguel Figueroa, Canadian Peace Congress, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Taryn Fivek, International Action Center
- Sara Flounders, International Action Center
- Margaret Flowers, Coordinator of Popular Resistance
- Ramiro Funez, ANTICONQUISTA, Los Angeles CA
- Teresa
Gutierrez, Fight for Im/migrants and Refugees Everywhere (FIRE)
- Lawrence Hamm, Chair of Peoples Organization for Progress (POP)
- Rémy Herrera, Writer, Paris
- Foad Izadi, Assistant professor, Department of American Studies, University of Tehran
- Chuck Kaufman, Alliance for Global Justice
- Rev. Tong-Kyun Kim, The Least of These Church (Progressive Korean Church)
- Margaret Kimberley, Senior Editor – Black Agenda Report; Black Alliance for Peace
- Stevan Kirschbaum, Vice President, United Steelworkers, Local 8751, Boston School Bus Union
- Daniel
Kovalik, Journalist
- Judith Cashin Lerma, RNC MSN CCM with National Nurses United/National Nurses Organizing Committee
- Joe Lombardo, United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC)
- Alfred L. Marder, President, US Peace Council; Vice President, World Peace Council
- Cynthia McKinney, Former U.S. congressperson and Green Party presidential candidate
- Monica Moorehead, Workers World Party 2016 presidential candidate
- Ben Norton, Journalist
- Minnie Bruce Pratt, UAW/National Writers Union Local 1981
- Cindy Sheehan, Executive Boardmember, March on
the Pentagon
- Kevin Zeese, Coordinator of Popular Resistance, Baltimore MD
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