Fwd: Press Release: BAP Stands Firmly with Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution
Ab Baraka
Black Alliance for Peace Stands Firmly with Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution
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!
https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/stand-with-bolivarian-revolution