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Black Alliance for Peace Stands Firmly with Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution
Black Alliance For Peace, Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team
29 Oct 2025
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We condemn U.S. lawlessness in Our Americas and call for multinational intervention to guarantee a ‘Zone of Peace’.

Oct 23, 2025 – U.S. lawless attacks throughout the Caribbean and Pacific, military buildup on various islands, strikes against Venezuela, antagonism against Colombia, and threats to escalate to land bombings are plunging the Americas to the brink of war. The Black Alliance for Peace condemns U.S. imperialist actions and calls on the so-called "international community” and regional/global multinational institutions – such as CELAC, CARICOM, and the UN Security Council – to intervene and end this aggression before it is too late.

Not only has the U.S./EU/NATO axis of domination bombed and extrajudicially killed fishermen in the Caribbean, they have expanded their encirclement of Venezuela to the Pacific, remilitarized Puerto Rico as a launchpad for further aggression, and anointed Trinidad & Tobago as the puppet to funnel Venezuela’s oil resources to the North in the future. This is all occurring as we near the anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Grenada in 1983 (Oct 25), reminding us of comrade Maurice Bishop who called on the countries of the region to guarantee the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace. Such a peace is impossible unless it is principled and anti-imperialist.

As BAP National Co-Coordinator Erica Caines describes, 

“BAP has been clear that the accelerated militarization and occupation that we have seen in Haiti over the last four years has violated the concept of a Zone of Peace and should have served as a warning for the rest of the region. The labeling of “gangs” as terrorist organizations in Haiti has allowed the U.S. to do the same in Venezuela, where the Department of War now compares Caribbean people in boats to Al-Qaeda, in order to justify their imperialist bloodlust. Despite these challenges the steadfast people of Venezuela have joined civilian militias in the millions to defend their homeland, to enforce peace. We applaud the Bolivarian Revolution and support the Venezuelan people’s defense of their sovereignty.” 

BAP is preparing to close out the 5th International Month of Action Against AFRICOM under the theme of  “21st Century Neocolonialism: Capitalism, Compradors, and the Ongoing Scramble for Africa”, we understand that any invasion of Venezuela – led by SOUTHCOM, AFRICOM’S counterpart in the Americas – not only has ramifications in the region, but for the continent and world. So today we urge unity in the fight against U.S.-led imperialism and we emphasize the need for a focus on building a Zone of Peace in Our Americas through popular struggle and grassroots coordination – including efforts that we are a part of, like the U.S./NATO Out of Our Americas Network. It is only the unity of our struggles and peoples that will defeat the capitalists and imperialists who seek to dominate us through never ending war. 

Make Our Americas a Zone of Peace!

No Compromise No Retreat!

————————————-EN ESPANOL—————————————

La Alianza Negra por la Paz se mantiene firme junto a Venezuela y la Revolución Bolivariana

Condenamos la ilegalidad de Estados Unidos en Nuestra América y pedimos una intervención multinacional para garantizar una Zona de Paz
 

23 de octubre de 2025 – Los bombardeos marítimos ilegales de Estados Unidos en todo el Caribe y el Pacífico, el aumento de la presencia militar en varias islas, los ataques contra Venezuela, el antagonismo contra Colombia y las amenazas de intensificar los bombardeos terrestres están sumiendo a las Américas al borde de la guerra. La Alianza Negra por la Paz (BAP) condena las acciones imperialistas de Estados Unidos y pide a la llamada ‘comunidad internacional’ y a las instituciones multinacionales regionales y mundiales – como a CELAC, e CARICOM, el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU – que intervengan y pongan fin a esta agresión antes de que sea demasiado tarde.

El eje de dominación de Estados Unidos, la Unión Europea y la OTAN no solo ha bombardeado y asesinado extrajudicialmente a pescadores en el Caribe, sino que ha ampliado su cerco a Venezuela hasta el Pacífico, ha re-militarizado Puerto Rico como plataforma de lanzamiento para nuevas agresiones y ha consagrado a Trinidad y Tobago como títere para canalizar los recursos petroleros de Venezuela hacia el Norte en el futuro. Todo esto ocurre cuando se acerca el aniversario de la invasión estadounidense de Granada en 1983 (25 de octubre), lo que nos recuerda al camarada Maurice Bishop, quien pidió a los países de la región que garantizaran el Caribe como zona de paz. Esa paz es imposible a menos que sea basada en principios antiimperialistas.

Como describe la co-coordinadora nacional de BAP, Erica Caines,

«El BAP ha dejado claro que la acelerada militarización y ocupación que hemos visto en Haití durante los últimos cuatro años ha violado el concepto de zona de paz y debería haber servido de advertencia para el resto de la región. La calificación de las ‘bandas’ como organizaciones terroristas en Haití ha permitido a Estados Unidos hacer lo mismo en Venezuela, donde el Departamento de Guerra compara a los caribeños que viajan en barcos con Al Qaeda, con el fin de justificar su sed de sangre imperialista. A pesar de estos desafíos, el firme pueblo de Venezuela se ha unido a las milicias civiles por millones para defender su patria y hacer cumplir la paz. Aplaudimos la Revolución Bolivariana y apoyamos la defensa de la soberanía del pueblo venezolano».

BAP se prepara para cerrar el 5.º Mes Internacional de Acción contra AFRICOM que tiene el tema ‘Neocolonialismo del siglo XXI: capitalismo, compradores y la actual lucha por África’. Entendemos que cualquier invasión de Venezuela, liderada por el Comando Sur, la contraparte de AFRICOM en las Américas, no solo tiene ramificaciones en la región, sino también en el continente y el mundo. Por eso, hoy instamos a la unidad en la lucha contra el imperialismo liderado por Estados Unidos y enfatizamos la necesidad de centrarnos en la construcción de una Zona de Paz en Nuestra América a través de la lucha popular y la coordinación de base, incluyendo iniciativas de las que formamos parte, como ‘la Red E.E. UU./OTAN Fuera de Nuestra América’. Solo la unidad de nuestras luchas y nuestros pueblos derrotará a los capitalistas e imperialistas que buscan dominarnos a través de una guerra sin fin.

¡Hagamos de Nuestra América una Zona de Paz!

¡Sin compromisos, sin retrasos!

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