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March 30: Confront the NATO War Machine & Defend Venezuela!

Janet
On March 30, Confront the NATO War Machine & Defend Venezuela!

People are coming to Washington, DC on Sat. March 30 from around the world and across the U.S. to confront NATO and Defend Venezuela
Many different forces are mobilizing – Become an Organizing Center or find one near you (current list below)

Can’t make it yourself? Donate to help send folks on your behalf and to help cover the costs of materials and logistics

This weekend, spring begins to bloom in Washington, D.C. as many thousands of tourists descend on the city to enjoy the temperate weather and thousands of blossoming cherry trees.

But this is not why the generals and arms dealers of NATO are coming to town. They are meeting next week to concoct new approaches to killing children and starving whole populations. They are meeting next week to celebrate their 70th bloody year in the war business and plot their total domination and continued poisoning of our planet. Antiwar activists will be there in force to put them on notice.

As of Friday, March 22, the U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions against the Venezuelan Economic and Social Development Bank (BANDES). This comes after sanctions were imposed earlier in the week against the Venezuela General Mining Company, Minerven. The U.S. war machine is on a fiery track to overthrow the legitimate Venezuelan government and undermine the gains of the Bolivarian Revolution.

Juan Guaidó has explicitly threatened a coup if any righteous action is taken to resist the U.S. puppeteering of his role as the “interim president.” Despite corporate media’s sensationalism of reactionary opposition forces and subsequent media censorship of pro-Bolivarian forces, Venezuelan people continue to flood the streets to demand: U.S. Out!

We must keep the pressure up around the world in solidarity with Venezuela, under increased threat of military intervention as each day goes by.

Join activists and peace-loving people from across the world who are converging on Washington, D.C. this March 30th.

We will meet in front of the White House that Saturday at 1pm to tell Donald Trump, his generals, and his financial crooks that the people of the world are sick of racist and imperialist institutions like NATO.
Make a donation to help cover organizing and mobilization costs   
 

A sneak preview of the program:

 

  • Medea Benjamin (Code Pink)
  • David Swanson (World BEYOND War)
  • Cassia Laham (UNAC)
  • Bahman Azad (Global & National Coalitions Against US/NATO Foreign Bases
  • Ann Wright (Veterans for Peace & Code Pink)
  • Joe Jamison (US Peace Council)
  • Omali Yeshitela (Black is Back Coalition)
  • Maria Zakharova (Council of Mothers of May 2, Odessa, Ukraine)
  • Thanasis Pafilis (General Secretary of the World Peace Council & Member of Greek Parliament)
  • Alexander Neu (Member of German Parliament)
  • Ajamu Baraka (Black Alliance for Peace)
  • Cheri Hankala (Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign)
  • Kevin Zeese & Margaret Flowers – (Popular Resistance)
  • Reiner Braun (No to NATO, No to War network)
  • Pippa Bartolotti (Extinction Rebellion – Wales)
  • Loan Tran (International Action Center)
  • Gerry Condon (Veterans for Peace)
  • Paul Pumphrey (Friends of the Congo)
  • Milos Raickovich (Yugoslavian speaker)
  • Rev. Hagler (Plymouth Cong. United Church of Chist)
  • Imam Adolfazl Nahidan (Manassas Mosque)
  • William Camacaro (Venezuela, Bolivaran Circle)
  • Andre Francois (Haitian speaker – President of Boston School Bus driver union, USW 8751)

Entertainers:
 
  • Luci Murphy & Ben Grosscup (People’s Music Network)
  • Raymond Nat Turner (Poet)
  • Christina Wright. (Singer/Songwriter)
  • Matt Bistok Banned (Singer/Songwriter)
  • Infinite Skillz, (African American Hip Hop artist)
  • DC Labor Chorus
 

March 30 Organizing Centers

Albany, NY
Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace
Contact: contact@bethlehemneighborsforpeace.org / 518-281-1968

Atlanta, GA
Contact: AtlantaIAC@aol.com

Baltimore, MD
Contact: 434-324-8644

Boston, MA
Bus leaves Boston 11pm Friday and returns immediately following the demonstration. Suggested donation $30 with subsidized seats available.

To reserve a seat contact Team Solidarity: 617-524-7073 / solidarity@bostonschoolbusunion.org

Buffalo, NY
Buffalo AntiWar
Contact: BuffaloAntiWar@gmail.com

Connecticut
Contact: 617-522-6626 / No2NATO2019CT@HopeOutLoud.Org

Durham, NC
Reserve a seat on the bus here – Bus departs at 6:30am and returns at 10pm
Contact: triangle@NoWarOnVenezuela.Org

Florida
People’s Opposition to War, Imperialism & Racism (POWIR)
Contact: cassia.laham@gmail.com

Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign
Contact: bruce@stpeteprogressives.org

New Brunswick, NJ
Buses leave 7:30am from Labor Ed Center and return at 10pm
$50/seat, $40 discounted seat, Subsidized seats available
Contact: 908-881-5275 or reserve a seat here

New York, NY
Buses leave 6:30am from 147 W 24th Street and return at 10pm
$50/seat, $25 student/low income – Reserve a seat on the bus here
Contact: 212-633-6646

Newark, NJ
Buses leave 7am from Lincoln Pk and return at 10pm
$50/seat, $40 discounted seat, Subsidized seats available
Contact: 908-881-5275 or reserve a seat here

Philadelphia, PA
Transportation leaves 9am from 48th & Baltimore, returns around 8pm
Contribution of $10 – 20 requested, no one turned away
Reserve your seat here
Contact: Philly IAC (phillyactivists@gmail.com)

Richmond, VA
Virginia Defenders
Contact: defendersfje@hotmail.com / 804-644-5834

Sykesville, MD
Car caravan leaves 10am from Park + Ride on 32 south of Sykesville at I-70
Contact: 443-280-2353