Solidarity with Venezuela Following US Invasion
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On the morning of January 3, 2026, the US government broke with any semblance of adherence to international law when it invaded Venezuela, dropping deadly missiles on the capital that claimed the lives of over 100 people, and kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cicilia Flores. This attack on Venezuela – blatantly in the interest of the US government seizing Venezuela’s oil – is not only unconscionable in and of itself; it threatens efforts for sovereignty, self-determination, peace, and justice across the globe. Grassroots International joins with countless others in denouncing this flagrant violation of international law and basic humanity and in calling for the immediate release of the Venezuelan president and first lady; an end to attacks on Venezuela; and an end to war and militarism everywhere. Below is a sampling of solidarity statements from around the world.
“For the peasant communities across Latin America and the Caribbean, this aggression is a warning: if they can do it in Venezuela, they will try to do it in any country that refuses to obey. That is why our response must be international, urgent, and organized: Defending Venezuela is defending Food Sovereignty, Popular Agrarian Reform, and our peoples’ right to live and produce without occupation or threats.” — La Via Campesina
“We join the peoples and governments that stand with Venezuela at this decisive moment. As a feminist, popular, and internationalist movement, we reaffirm our commitment to the sovereignty of peoples and their right to build their own destiny. We march against wars; we are fighting for popular sovereignty.” — World March of Women
“The IUF has long asserted that war and militarization are fundamentally incompatible with workers’ interests…Workers have no interest in war, militarization, or the erosion of international law. Our collective interest lies instead in peace, disarmament, solidarity, and a world order founded on justice, cooperation, and respect for the rights of all peoples.” — International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF)
“The defence of Latin America as a region of peace must be a priority for democratic governments, understanding also that military intervention and imperialist aggression have among their main objectives the strategic control of natural resources such as oil and minerals, which are essential assets of the peoples and their territories.” — Amigos de La Tierra (Friends of the Earth) América Latina y el Caribe
“Our solidarity lies with the Venezuelan people, with their collective power and people-led processes—including Black communities and all their members, reaffirming our commitment to a human rights agenda built from the ground up, rooted in justice, popular participation, and respect for the sovereign decisions of every country.” — AfroResistance
“The homeland of Simón Bolívar, a beacon of dignity and resistance, is today the target of a systematic campaign to seize control of its vast natural resources. We will remain steadfast, from every territory where we resist the onslaught of predatory capital, in the defense of sovereignty, peace, and the true independence… — El Movimiento de Afectados por Represas (MAR, Movement of People Affected by Dams)
“We call for peace and respect for the rights to life, sovereignty, and self-determination. No to colonial wars.” — Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH, Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras)
“This military aggression with the false pretext of combatting drug trafficking happened just weeks after Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, the Honduran ex-president sentenced to 45 years of prison for drug trafficking…The North American government has launched an aggression against the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean in a renewal of the Monroe doctrine….” — Comité de Unidad Campesina (CUC, Peasant Unity Committee) and Sector de Mujeres, Guatemala
“The fight against authoritarianism and for democracy in the U.S. is coming to a head and we can no longer remain silent on any U.S. military occupations, whether they are taking place in Caracas or Chicago…Every bomb produced is a hospital not built. Every war authorized is a school left to crumble.” — Rising Majority, U.S.
“The planes carrying the bombs left from right here in Puerto Rico. Here in this country, people suffer daily from a lack of access to food, water, electricity, and medical attention, while our money is used to create bombs that fall on the people of Venezuela, Palestine, and other parts of the world.” — La Jornada Se Acabaron Las Promesas, Puerto Rico
“What can we do? Resist. Fight. Denounce the injustice. Show solidarity with the Venezuelan people who are reclaiming their country. Counter the false narratives and lies by providing perspectives, context, and political analysis. Take action whenever possible.” — La Colectiva Feminista en Construcción (La Cole), Puerto Rico
“The choice to re-militarize the Caribbean and force regime change in Venezuela condemns not only the U.S. government, but an international community that has failed to stop powerful states from imposing their will through force.” — Center for Constitutional Rights
“Defending Venezuela’s sovereignty is inseparable from the fight against the architecture of corporate impunity, which exacerbates conflicts to consolidate its economic and political power.” — The Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity
