NORTH AMERICAN DAY OF ACTION AGAINST NATO

STATEMENT (MARCH 23, 2019)

JOIN IN NORTH AMERICAN DAY OF ACTION AGAINST NATO!

Seaforth Peace Park, noon on March 30

 

March 30 is a day of action throughout North America and beyond to oppose the next summit of the North Arlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). With imperialism on a desperate course of militarization, terror and meddling so as to gain and control markets for monopoly capital, NATO is planning more interventions and intimidation.

 

NATO is causing chaos and suffering as it tries to destabilize domestic affairs hoping that forces friendlier to the interests of imperialism will takeover. This does not usually work and all it produces is drawn-out violence and societal destruction, as in Afghanistan, Syria and Libya.

 

The Trudeau government has been strengthening Canada’s role in NATO, adopting policies of aggression and extending its military budget, operations and commitments. Rallies and marches will be held in Canadian cities.

 

In Vancouver, go to the Peace Flame at the Seaforth Peace Park at the south end of Burrard Bridge at noon on Saturday, March 30.  There will be a short march from the park along Burrard Bridge and back after some speeches. The theme of this event is “SAY NO TO NATO WARS AND INTERVENTIONS.”

 

Venezuela is a case being highlighted internationally on this day of action. The situation is crying out for broad solidarity to ward off the attempts to interfere and orchestrate a change in government in Venezuela, with the aim of thwarting the people’s Bolivarian Movement and its leadership. Venezuela is another case of cruel economic sanctions that cause suffering to the masses in the hope that they will fall to their knees and succumb to the dictate of the financial oligarchy and the US-led empire. These sanctions are a violation of international law and UN protocol. Economic warfare is carried out as NATO partners and other allies line up their weaponry and aim it at Venezuela, poised to engage in military warfare.

 

One of NATO’s areas of development is cyber-war. Venezuela is also victim of a cyber-attack that shut down a hydroelectric dam supplying most of the country with electricity on March 7. The state quickly recovered and then investigated the attack to verify that the computerized system at the Guri Dam was hacked, tracing the hacker to Houston, Texas.

 

The dam’s technology was bought from a Canadian company. Canada is supporting and encouraging right-wing countries (the Lima Group) to gang up on Venezuela. P.M. Justin Trudeau has aligned the government more closely with NATO and Washington, DC than ever before. It is enthusiastically supporting the sanctions that are hurting the people in Venezuela and elsewhere such as North Korea.  It is calling for regime-changes in Venezuela, Syria, Korea and beyond. It is mobilizing militarily while pressing hard against democracy and the peoples’ basic rights at home. Canadians must rise up to show solidarity for the Venezuelan people and opposition to wars of aggression and interventions as a normal practice to enforce imperialist rule. They must help to expose the Canadian government and mobilize a people’s opposition for justice and peace.

 

International solidarity is urgently needed. Let us unite against NATO and all interference and wars of aggression. Stand up for the people of Venezuela and the peoples around the world. Defend the peoples’ efforts to defend themselves and build alternatives that offer livelihoods, material comforts and real security.

 

No to NATO Wars and Interventions!                                                                     International solidarity!

Unite for Just Peace against Imperialist Domination and Aggression!

Hands off Venezuela!                               Long live the Bolivarian cause and Movement!

 

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