US National Emergency Day of Action in Solidarity with Venezuela announced

Organizations in the United States including the Answer Coalition, the People's Forum and the Party for Socialism and Liberation are calling for a National Emergency Day of Action Saturday, January 3 to oppose the criminal US imperialist assault on Venezuela.

The statement announcing the Day of Action reads:

Explosions have been reported across Caracas, Venezuela as an apparent U.S. bombing campaign has begun targeting the country. This war is not about drug trafficking, it is not about democracy -- it is about stealing Venezuela's oil and dominating Latin America. It is an outrageous escalation in a campaign of murder in international waters and piracy targeting civilian ships trading with Venezuela.

We need to take to the streets and say no to another endless war! The people of this country do not want another war! A U.S. war would cause death and destruction for the people of Venezuela. The war machine consumes an unimaginable amount of our tax dollars while working families struggle to make ends meet. In an all-out war with Venezuela, it will be working class young people who are sent to kill and die, not the children of executives at ExxonMobil and LockheedMartin. The people need to take to the streets and say no to Trump's war on Venezuela!

So far the actions planned are:

Anchorage, Alaska

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living Memorial

3:00 p.m.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Romare Bearden Park

4:00 p.m.

Eugene, Oregon

Eugene Federal Building (211 E 7th Ave)

2:00 p.m.

Los Angeles, California

Pershing Square

2:00 p.m.

New York City, New York

Times Square

2:00 p.m.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Corner of S Highland & Penn Avenue

3:00 p.m.

Phoenix, Arizona

Arizona State Capitol

4:00 p.m.

San Diego, California

Waterfront Park - 1600 Pacific Hwy

3:00 p.m.

San Francisco, California

Powell and Market St

1:00 p.m.

San Marcos, Texas

San Marcos Public Library (meeting room A)

2:00 p.m.

Savannah, Georgia

Forsyth Park

1:00 p.m.

Washington, D.C.

White House

1:00 p.m.