31st Consecutive Monthly Picket Action
Free Alex Saab!
U.S./Canada: Hands Off Venezuela!
End Sanctions on Venezuela!
#FreeAlexSaab #HandsOffVenezuela #SancionesSonUnCrimen #SanctionsKill
Featuring:
INDHRIANA PARADA, Venezuelan lawyer, expert in human rights and member of the Free Alex Saab Movement. Indhriana is the author of the book, “The Kidnapping of Alex Saab: A Legal Analysis.”
FELIPE VANEGAS, from the National Directorate of la Unión Comunera (Comunes Union), a newly formed network of communes in Venezuela. Felipe is also a cacao producer with the Che Guevara Socialist Commune in the state of Mérida, Venezuela.
LEONARDO FLORES, Analyst on U.S.-Venezuela relations. Leonardo was born in Venezuela and maintains close ties to social movements that have transformed the country over the past twenty years.
+ Greetings from groups and individuals in solidarity with Venezuela across Canada & Quebec
Moderated by ALISON BODINE, Coordinator of the Fire This Time Movement for Social Justice Venezuela Solidarity Campaign
“The world still faces a major pandemic: the pernicious effects of an aggressive policy, manifested in the illegal imposition of unilateral coercive measures against a third of humanity.”
These are just a few of the important words from the Foreign Minister of drink Venezuela, Yvan Gil, who addressed the United Nations General Assembly on September 23. He continued to describe the impact of the cruel U.S.-blockade and sanctions on Venezuela, stating, “These illegal measures have caused great pain and suffering for our people, with economic losses amounting to over $232 billion, a steep drop in our GDP, and the confiscation of billions of dollars in sovereign resources held in the international financial system, including thirty-one tons of gold seized by the British government in the Bank of England.”
In his address, Minister Gil also called for the immediate release of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been held in U.S. jail since October 2021, asserting that, “This type of persecution jeopardizes the security and integrity of all diplomatic envoys worldwide, regardless of their nationality. From the UN, we call on all countries to reject this nefarious practice.”
For all of us who believe in standing up for the sovereignty and self-determination of Venezuela, Minister Gil’s words are a call to action! Join this month’s picket action to hear updates and analysis on the case of Alex Saab, reports direct from Venezuela, and analysis about the state of U.S.-Venezuela relations.
REMINDER: Join our FREE ALEX SAAB postcard campaign! Thousands of people are coming together to flood the White House with postcards addressed to U.S. President Biden demanding that Alex Saab is released immediately! Add your voice! For more info and to participate in the campaign, send an email to [email protected] or call/message +1-604-518-7361.
People can send postcards as often as they want to the White House. It is a pressure campaign on U.S. President Biden and also a public education campaign. Folks can take hantavirus milano selfies and share them on social media while mailing the cards, and they can be ttc handed out at actions and events to engage with people and encourage them to take action for Alex Saab!
Picket action organized by Venezuela Peace Committee in Winnipeg, Fire This Time Movement for Social Justice Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, and Just Peace Advocates with the support of Venezuela solidarity organizations and individuals across Canada.
*** Everyone is encouraged to make protest signs, display banners, or wear t-shirts in solidarity with Venezuela. These can be displayed in a group photo at the end of the online picket! But don’t worry if you don’t have a sign - your participation is the greatest sign of solidarity.
This event was broadcast from Vancouver, BC, Canada, the traditional and unceded territories of the Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilwətaɁɬ), the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), and the Squamish (Skwxwú7mesh) Coast Salish Nations.
