Venezuela

The United States government, especially under the Trump regime, has made completely clear that one of its top foreign policy priorities is to depose the democratically-elected government of Venezuela and to replace it with one that will open Venezuela’s vast oil reserves to exploitation by US transnational oil companies. An April 2019 report estimated that, at that time, civilian deaths caused by US-imposed unilateral sanctions had caused 40,000 preventable deaths. As the US efforts have repeatedly failed to foment a coup in favor of a government led by Juan Guaido, who has never run for national office, the Trump regime is attempting to cut off Venezuela’s access to international markets, the financial system, and it is targeting food distribution and threatening direct military action.

Historically the Alliance for Global Justice has played a role coordinating US solidarity with Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution that blossomed with the election of deceased President Hugo Chavez who took office in 1999. In 2007 we organized a national conference which resulted in the formation of the Venezuela Solidarity Network which unfortunately did not survive the Great Recession in 2009. In 2014, when the first guarimbas – violent demonstrations in the wealthy neighborhoods of Caracas – began and the US Congress and Obama regime began considering unilateral sanctions, we pulled together the Venezuela Strategy Group (VSG) composed of solidarity groups and individuals with foreign policy expertise, to build and coordinate US solidarity and anti-intervention activities. We also publish the Venezuela Weekly compilation of links to important articles and videos.

In 2018 individuals who had recently traveled to Venezuela formed the End US and Canada Sanctions Against Venezuela campaign which affiliated with the VSG as a working group. Other VSG Working Groups are: Media and Pledge of Resistance.

How You Can Get Educated and Involved

The Alliance for Global Justice currently publishes the Venezuela/ALBA Weekly every Friday. Subscribe Here or read it every week on our web page.

Sign up for the Alliance for Global Justice Alerts to receive notification of the monthly Venezuela webinar plus other webinars, and mobilizations.

AfGJ is a member of the Campaign to End US & Canada Sanctions Against Venezuela. The campaign invites you and/or your organization to endorse this call against the illegal, unjust and cruel sanctions being inflicted on the people of Venezuela.

Join the Pledge of Resistance pledging to take direct action or support those who do risk arrest in the event the US invades Venezuela or foments a coup.

If you are interested in representing your organization in the Venezuela Strategy Group or being a participant in a working group, send an email to [email protected].

Countering Disinformation on the ALBA Countries: AfGJ Ven-ALBA Weekly July 27, 2018

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Next Venezuela Webinar on July 31, 8pm Eastern: End US-Canadian Sanctions Against Venezuela Now!

Venezuela Monthly Webinar Series

End US-Canadian Sanctions Against Venezuela Now! Register here: Venezuela Webinar Invitation Tuesday, July 31, 2018   8pm EDT / 5pm PDT Learn about a new US-Canadian campaign to end sanctions against Venezuela from Teri Mattson, convener of the End Venezuela Sanctions Planning Group. Teri is a Bay Area organizer who has led numerous delegations to Venezuela.…

Venezuela-ALBA News, July 6, 2018: Ecuadorans Protest Against Lula-style frame-up of Rafael Correa

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Venezuela & ALBA Weekly, June 29, 2018: Target Nicaragua and Venezuela

SURES (Estudio y Defensa en Derechos Humanos) Report on Sanctions Effect on Venezuelan People’s Human Rights Joe Emersberger: Why Venezuela Reporting Is So Bad, Review of Alan MacLeod’s Bad News From VenezuelaDan Kovalik: The US, Nicaragua and the continuing counter-revolutionary War Real News Network: US Gov’t Regime Change Machine Exacerbates Nicaragua’s Violent Protests Tortilla con…

Venezuela-ALBA Weekly #214 June 22, 2018 Struggle Against Washington’s Latin America Policy Advances

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Next Venezuela Webinar: June 26, 8pm Eastern

Venezuela Monthly Webinar Series

Alliance for Global Justice Venezuela Webinar Invitation Tuesday, June 26, 2018   8pm EDT / 5pm PDT Featuring William Camacarro William Camacarro is a political analyst/radio personality/activist who is Venezuelan and living in New York City. William has led many delegations to Venezuela and has just returned from an extended stay there. He will talk about…

AFGJ Venezuela-ALBA Weekly News #213, June 15, 2018. Nicaragua & Venezuela: Same US Script Different Scenarios

Washington DC Protest at OAS against Attacks on Venezuela Camilo Mejia, Former Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience Condemns Amnesty International Report on Nicaragua Dan Kovalik: The US & Nicaragua: a Case Study in Historical Amnesia & Blindness Tortilla con Sal: Nicaragua,Venezuela: One Enemy, One Fight For Democracy Popular Resistance – Nicaragua: A Catastrophic Well-Orchestrated Event is…

AFGJ Venezuela-ALBA Weekly #212 June 8, 2018

Left Forum Venezuela Workshop with Ajamu Baraka, Greg Wilpert and Dan Kovalik (Document) Venezuela Report: Sanctions and Blockade against Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Venezuela Embassy Briefing June 8 & DeBunking John Oliver’s Venezuela Episode Economic Sabotage: Venezuela Dismantles Network Stealing Medicine and Goods International Observers Letter of Reply to European Union on Venezuela Election US Latin American…

AFGJ Venezuela ALBA Weekly June 1, 2018

Ricardo Vaz: Venezuelan Elections – Chavismo Still in Power, US Still Belligerent, Media Still Dishonest Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal: Exposing the OAS’ Anti-Venezuela, Pro-US Bias and Hypocrisy PSL: Elections in Venezuela Mark Crossroads for Revolution  The State of the Campesino Struggle in Venezuela Cuban President Diaz-Canel Visits Venezuela “The Aggression Against Venezuela Harms All of…

Venezuela-ALBA Weekly #210 May 25, 2018: Impact of the Venezuela Election and US Response

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