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RESPONDING TO THE HOSTILE TAKEOVER OF VENEZUELA
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VFP SIGNS ON TO STATEMENT:
Stop the War on Venezuela! Defend Venezuela’s Sovereignty and Right To Resist!
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Saturday, January 3, 2026: People in New York City protest U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of President Nicolas Maduro. [Photo: Xinhua via IANS | Source:
socialnews.xyz]
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On January 3, 2026, Veterans For Peace signed onto a statement condemning the U.S. violent attacks on the rights of Venezuelans,
and violations of Venezuela’s sovereignty. READ
THE STATEMENT AND SIGN ON HERE.
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Gerry Condon was interviewed on public ratio station KPFA Saturday morning following the U.S. attack on Venezuela
and the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Maduro. The special report of the KPFA News Department cut into the scheduled
Music of the World program. The 33-minute segment begins at 1 hour, 1 minute and 30 seconds into the show.
LISTEN
HERE.
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VFP-sponsored Webinar Series on Venezuela – January 6, 8, 13
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Starting Tuesday, January 6,
Just
World Educational (JWE) will be co-presenting along with the Task Force for the Americas (TFA), the U.S. Peace Council (USPC), CODEPINK, Veterans For Peace, and the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, a super-timely webinar series,
Venezuela in Washington’s Crosshairs: Breaking the Information Blockade.
The three webinars will be presented on
January 6, 8, and 13 and will feature the views and analyses of nine stellar experts. All webinars are scheduled for 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern Time.
VFP Advisory Board member
Marjorie Cohn is a featured analyst for the first webinar, "Why the U.S. Is Attacking Venezuela: Drugs, democracy, oil, or empire,"
along with Venezuelan-Canadian sociologist María Páez Victor and Leonardo Flores of the Venezuela Solidarity Network.
Roger Harris of TFA and USPC, and JWE’s Helena Cobban will be the moderators (see poster below).
Mark your calendars and register to attend these timely discussions, and share with your networks! Register at
Bit.ly/VZ-webinar
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Here’s the schedule for the other two sessions:
>> Thursday, January 8 | 1pm PT, 2pm MT, 3pm CT, 4pm ET
Geopolitics & Double Standards – Caracas to Gaza: Global solidarity and the politics of impunity
Speakers: Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, from Venezuela, Orinoco Tribune editor and former diplomat;
Richard Falk, professor of international law and former UN special rapporteur for Palestine;
Corinna Mullin, U.S. Peace Council and Anti-imperialist Scholars Collective
>> Tuesday, January 13 | 1pm PT, 2pm MT, 3pm CT, 4pm ET
Exposing the "Donroe" Doctrine: How U.S. attacks are reshaping the Americas
Speakers: Ajamu Baraka, Black Alliance for Peace and U.S. Peace Council;
Dan Kovalik, international human rights lawyer and author on Palestine, Iran, Venezuela, and Colombia;
Michelle Ellner, Venezuelan-American with CODEPINK and Venezuela Solidarity Network
(Organizational affiliations of the presenters are for identification purposes only.)
REGISTER HERE:
bit.ly/VZ-webinar
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Additional Events & Resources
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14 • 8pm ET | 7pm CT | 6pm MT | 5pm PT | 3pm HT
WIRN Webinar: U.S. Aggression Towards Venezuela and Its Repercussions for Latin America
Journalists/educators/activists
John Perry and Roger Harris weigh in on the dangers of U.S. aggression in Latin America. Read more about this webinar topic and featured presenters and
REGISTER
HERE.
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