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The Black Alliance for Peace Condemns U.S. Intervention in Venezuela and Stands with the Venezuelan People in Their Resistance to U.S. Imperialist War
Black Alliance For Peace
07 Jan 2026
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IMAGE: People rally in support of the enlistment campaign called by the government of President Nicolas Maduro in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Ariana Cubillos/AP

The Black Alliance for Peace takes a clear anti-imperialist stance on U.S. intervention in Venezuela.

January 3, 2026 — The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) strongly condemns the international lawlessness of the neo-fascist U.S., the violent aggression and blatant attacks on the people(s)-centered human rights of Venezuelans, and violations of Venezuela’s sovereignty. 

The U.S. bombed dozens of sites throughout Venezuela in the early morning of Saturday, January 3rd, under the cover of darkness to accelerate their war against Venezuela and sow terror in the country, killing civilians and destroying key infrastructure in the process. The rogue empire has also kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores and is allegedly taking them to New York to prosecute them in U.S. courts. This cowardly and blatantly illegal act reminds us all of the kidnapping of Jean-Bertrand Aristide from Haiti in 2004, a move that kicked off the ongoing U.S.-led occupation of Haiti, as well as the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989.

In his press conference detailing the operation, U.S. President Trump claims that the U.S. will “run” the Venezuelan government to ensure a “transition” and is prepared to continue attacking the country again. Yet, we know that the U.S. is not running Venezuela at the moment, and this is part of the U.S.’s psychological war and will not be accepted by the people of Venezuela.

In the face of these attacks, the working class, revolutionary people, and popular movements of Venezuela have taken to the streets in support of the Bolivarian Revolution. Outside of Venezuela, anti-imperialist, anti-war, and pro-peace movements and organizations must continue to defend and stand alongside the brave people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

We unite with the communiqué shared by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which detailed that:

“The objective of this attack is none other than to seize Venezuela's strategic resources, particularly its oil and minerals, attempting to break the Nation's political independence by force. They will not succeed. After more than two hundred years of independence, the people and their legitimate Government remain firm in defense of sovereignty and the inalienable right to decide their own destiny. The attempt to impose a colonial war to destroy the republican form of government and force a "regime change" in alliance with the fascist oligarchy will fail, as have all previous attempts.”

We must understand that this is not a singular moment but a continuation of the decades-long war on the Bolivarian Revolution to destroy Venezuela’s sovereignty. This imperialist intervention has been made possible because of the complete abdication of any semblance of international law after over two years of genocide in Gaza, the development of methods of imperialist intervention tested on nations like Haiti that have long violated the declaration of the Americas as a Zone of Peace, the acquiescence of regional governments in the Americas to U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and subversion throughout the hemisphere, the ongoing colonial occupation of Puerto Rico, and the bipartisan intensification of repression domestically throughout the United States. 

For those in North America, we echo the calls to mobilize and coordinate resistance against this violence and subversion from within the empire. We must take to the streets, and mobilizations are taking place throughout the United States in support of the Venezuelan people. For those outside the U.S., Venezuelan movements and organizations are asking for mobilizations outside of U.S. embassies and diplomatic installations around the world. 

As we mobilize, we remind everyone of publicly available resources to support education, mobilization, and resistance here:

  • Hands Off Venezuela linktree: linktr.ee/handsoffvenezuela
  • Black Alliance for Peace: https://blackallianceforpeace.com/defend-venezuela-2025

Beyond mobilization in the coming days, opposing U.S. imperialism requires organized resistance beyond this moment. To do this and to struggle to construct a Zone of Peace in Our Americas, we encourage all progressive, radical, and anti-imperialist forces to join the Zone of Peace campaign and U.S./NATO Out of Our Americas Network: zoneofpeace.org.

Defend Venezuela’s Sovereignty!

Make Our Americas a Zone of Peace!

No Compromise No Retreat!


La Alianza Negra por la Paz condena la intervención estadounidense en Venezuela y apoya al pueblo venezolano en su resistencia a la guerra imperialista de Estados Unidos

3 de enero de 2026 — La Alianza Negra por la Paz (BAP) condena enérgicamente la ilegalidad internacional de Estados Unidos, de carácter neofascista, la agresión violenta y los ataques flagrantes contra los derechos humanos del pueblo venezolano, así como las violaciones de la soberanía de Venezuela.

Estados Unidos bombardeó decenas de sitios en toda Venezuela en la madrugada del sábado 3 de enero, amparándose en la oscuridad, para acelerar su guerra contra Venezuela y sembrar el terror en el país, asesinando a civiles y destruyendo infraestructura clave en el proceso. El imperio renegado también ha secuestrado al presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro y a la primera dama Cilia Flores, y supuestamente los está llevando a Nueva York para juzgarlos en tribunales estadounidenses. Este acto cobarde y flagrantemente ilegal nos recuerda el secuestro de Jean-Bertrand Aristide en Haití en 2004, un hecho que dio inicio a la actual ocupación de Haití liderada por Estados Unidos, así como la invasión estadounidense de Panamá en 1989.

En su conferencia de prensa, en la que detalló la operación, el presidente estadounidense Trump dijo que Estados Unidos "dirigirá" el gobierno venezolano para garantizar una "transición" y está preparado para continuar atacando el país. Sin embargo, sabemos que Estados Unidos no está gobernando Venezuela en este momento y que esto forma parte de la guerra psicológica estadounidense, que no será aceptada por el pueblo venezolano.

Ante estos ataques, la clase trabajadora, el pueblo revolucionario y los movimientos populares de Venezuela han salido a las calles en apoyo de la Revolución Bolivariana. Fuera de Venezuela, los movimientos y organizaciones antiimperialistas, pacifistas y a favor de la paz deben seguir defendiendo y apoyando al valiente pueblo de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. Nos unimos al comunicado compartido por la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, que detalla lo siguiente:

“El objetivo de este ataque no es otro que apoderarse de los recursos estratégicos de Venezuela, particularmente su petróleo y minerales, intentando quebrar por la fuerza la independencia política de la Nación. No lo lograrán. Después de más de doscientos años de independencia, el pueblo y su gobierno legítimo se mantienen firmes en defensa de la soberanía y el derecho inalienable a decidir su propio destino. El intento de imponer una guerra colonial para destruir la forma republicana de gobierno y forzar un "cambio de régimen" en alianza con la oligarquía fascista fracasará, como han fracasado todos los intentos anteriores.”

Debemos comprender que este no es un hecho aislado, sino la continuación de la guerra que se libra desde hace décadas contra la Revolución Bolivariana para destruir la soberanía de Venezuela. Esta intervención imperialista ha sido posible gracias a la completa abdicación de cualquier vestigio de derecho internacional tras más de dos años de genocidio en Gaza, el desarrollo de métodos de intervención imperialista probados en naciones como Haití, que han violado durante mucho tiempo la declaración de las Américas como Zona de Paz, la aquiescencia de los gobiernos regionales en las Américas al aumento del despliegue militar estadounidense en el Caribe y la subversión en todo el hemisferio, la continua ocupación colonial de Puerto Rico y la intensificación bipartidista de la represión interna en Estados Unidos.

Para quienes se encuentran en Norteamérica, nos hacemos eco de los llamados a movilizarse y coordinar la resistencia contra esta violencia y subversión desde dentro del imperio. Debemos salir a las calles, y se están llevando a cabo movilizaciones en todo Estados Unidos en apoyo al pueblo venezolano. Para quienes se encuentran fuera de Estados Unidos, los movimientos y organizaciones venezolanas solicitan movilizaciones frente a las embajadas e instalaciones diplomáticas estadounidenses en todo el mundo.

Mientras nos movilizamos, recordamos a todos los recursos disponibles públicamente para apoyar la educación, la movilización y la resistencia:

Enlace de ‘Hands Off Venezuela’: linktr.ee/handsoffvenezuela

Black Alliance for Peace: blackallianceforpeace.com/defend-venezuela-2025

Más allá de la movilización en los próximos días, oponerse al imperialismo estadounidense requiere una resistencia organizada que trascienda este momento. Para lograrlo y luchar por la construcción de una Zona de Paz en Nuestras Américas, animamos a todas las fuerzas progresistas, radicales y antiimperialistas a unirse a la campaña Zona de Paz y a la Red Estados Unidos/OTAN Fuera de Nuestras Américas: zoneofpeace.org. 

¡Defendamos la soberanía de Venezuela!

¡Hagamos de Nuestra América una Zona de Paz!

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