Category: Antiimperialism

What does María Corina Machado’s alliance with the European and Israeli ultra-right imply for the Venezuelan people?

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Analysis, Antiimperialism

Simón Rodríguez AI generated image Convening under the banner of "Patriots for Europe", two months ago the European extreme right met in Madrid, bringing political leaders of the Trumpist current together like some budget, fascist Avengers. Marching under the flags of ultra-nationalism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, and neo-fascism, representatives from France, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Austria, Estonia, Greece, and Poland were hosted … Continue reading What does María Corina Machado’s alliance with the European and Israeli ultra-right imply for the Venezuelan people?

Caracas: Picket in front of the Russian embassy in rejection of the invasion of Ukraine

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Antiimperialism, International

By PSL Press Caracas, May 13, 2022. In the morning hours, representatives of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSL), the Toromayma Cultural Collective and the Citizens' Platform in Defense of the Constitution, gathered in front of the Russian embassy in Caracas, rejecting the invasion of Ukraine, as well as in support of the resistance of … Continue reading Caracas: Picket in front of the Russian embassy in rejection of the invasion of Ukraine

About the Venezuelan left opposition

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Antiimperialism

An answer to Clifton Ross' article The leftist backlash against the Democratic Socialists' fun trip to Venezuela Image: Laclase.info, 2010 workers and left opposition protest in Maracay By Venezuelan Workers Solidarity The trip by members of the DSA International Committee (DSA-IC) to Venezuela in June stirred up important controversy. Prior to the trip itself, Venezuelan … Continue reading About the Venezuelan left opposition

To DSA and the US socialist left: To be in solidarity with the Venezuelan people, there’s no need to support the Maduro government

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Antiimperialism, Fake socialism, Solidarity

By Orlando Chirino (Partido Socialismo y Libertad) Originally published in Laclase.info. Picture: Aporrea.org A delegation from Democratic Socialists of America visited Venezuela to attend the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples, organized by the Venezuelan government. It met with Nicolas Maduro himself, publicly expressing support for the Venezuelan government and what they consider to be an … Continue reading To DSA and the US socialist left: To be in solidarity with the Venezuelan people, there’s no need to support the Maduro government

Our second year

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Analysis, Antiimperialism, crisis, Environmental degradation, Fake socialism, feminism, human rights, repression, Solidarity, Venezuelan migration, women, working class

By Venezuelan Voices As today is our page’s second anniversary, we’ll briefly review this year as it was covered by articles and journalistic reports published in Venezuelan Voices. It has been a year in which Venezuela has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and by the regime’s instrumentalization of it to impose further social control … Continue reading Our second year

Statement on US-Venezuela relations by Venezuelan Workers Solidarity

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Antiimperialism, crisis, working class

By Venezuelan Workers Solidarity Photo: Alejando Cremades at El Estimulo From VWS, we demand that the Biden administration lift any and all economic sanctions on Venezuela immediately and renounce all interventionist aspirations. Simultaneously, we believe that it is essential for the Left in the United States to offer true solidarity to the Venezuelan working class. … Continue reading Statement on US-Venezuela relations by Venezuelan Workers Solidarity

US-Venezuela relations and the need for a real solidarity movement

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Antiimperialism, Fake socialism, Solidarity

By Venezuelan Voices Photo credit: Oswaldo Pacheco @ojpg72 As the new US government starts shifting away from some of Trump’s domestic and foreign policies, there is the enigma of what path it will follow regarding Venezuela. Trump's policy was totally disastrous for the Venezuelan people. It was a policy of interference and economic aggression that … Continue reading US-Venezuela relations and the need for a real solidarity movement

Statement of the Pemón people rejecting the Venezuelan Mining Corporation’s installation in Canaima

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Antiimperialism, Environmental degradation

Photo: Omar García, BBC Communiqué available in its original spanish version at Observatorio de Ecología Política de Venezuela We, legitimate authorities, in full exercise of our rights as communal captains, consecrated, and in accordance with the customs and traditions recognized in Article 119 of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and protected in … Continue reading Statement of the Pemón people rejecting the Venezuelan Mining Corporation’s installation in Canaima

The only fair way out of the Essequibo Conflict

by venezuelanvoices, posted in Antiimperialism

By Simon Rodriguez P. 1896 map by Heyward Geignilliat illustrating the advancement of British territorial reclamations On June 30, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held a hearing on the territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo territory. We have arrived to this after decades of failed mediation attempts by the UN, arranged … Continue reading The only fair way out of the Essequibo Conflict