News and Views from the People's Struggle
Milwaukee, WI – On Saturday, January 3, around 50 Milwaukeeans gathered at Red Arrow Park, otherwise known as Dontre Hamilton Park, as part of an emergency rally in response to the illegal kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores by U.S. forces. They brought Venezuelan flags and signs with messages such as “Free Maduro” and “Hands off Venezuela.”
La Organización Socialista Camino de Libertad condena el ataque militar estadounidense desvergonzado e ilegal contra Venezuela y el secuestro del Presidente Maduro. Esto es un acto de guerra bajo el ridículo pretexto de “luchar contra el narcotráfico.” Una mirada a los “amigos de los EE.UU.” en la región, y sus actividades, demuestra que esto no tiene nada que ver con las drogas. Se trata del petróleo. Y se trata de someter al gobierno de Maduro y al pueblo de Venezuela para satisfacer la avaricia insaciable de Trump y su pandilla de patrocinadores de Wall Street.
En la madrugada del 3 de enero de 2026, explosiones iluminaron los cielos sobre Caracas al menos siete veces. Las fuerzas estadounidenses lanzaron un ataque coordinado contra sitios civiles y militares en toda Venezuela, incluyendo Miranda, Aragua, y La Guairá. El presidente Nicolás Maduro y la primera dama Cilia Flores fueron secuestrados por las fuerzas militares estadounidenses. La vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez ha exigido prueba de vida. Trump rápidamente se atribuyó el crédito en las redes sociales, enorgulleciéndose de la captura y del “ataque exitoso.” Es pura criminalidad vestida de militar.
Capturar al presidente de otro país es escandaloso. Es el mismo plan que utilizaron con el fallido golpe de Estado de 2002 contra el presidente Hugo Chávez. Pero no se equivoquen: la Revolución Bolivariana no va a caer con este ataque. El eje central no es una sola persona. Hay un movimiento entero con raíces profundas en las comunidades y entre los trabajadores, capas sólidas de liderazgo e instituciones bien construidas. La vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez y las otras figuras claves en la cadena de mando constitucional se mantienen listos, codo con codo junto a un PSUV unido (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela) y millones de venezolanos conscientes y organizados. La lucha continúa, y movilizaciones masivas en el momento son vitales para mantener a la oposición respaldada por Estados Unidos escondida en sus madrigueras. Las movilizaciones aquí en casa contra la agenda de Trump y la guerra de EE.UU. ahora también deben aparecer en gran número.
Durante más de 25 años, el imperialismo estadounidense ha mantenido una campaña implacable de sanciones económicas y sabotajes, mentiras difamatorias en los medios y ahora actos abiertos de guerra. Cada táctica ha fracasado hasta ahora porque la Revolución Bolivariana está arraigada en la voluntad del pueblo venezolano, y el pueblo se niega a arrodillarse.
El gobierno venezolano ha declarado que esto es una agresión militar ilegal, como las que llevaron a cabo Gran Bretaña, los Países Bajos y otras potencias hace 100 años. Evocó al presidente Cipriano Castro, quien en 1902 declaró: “La planta insolente del extranjero ha profanado el suelo sagrado de la patria.” Y, con el espíritu de Bolívar, también hace un llamamiento acertado: “¡Pueblo a la calle!”
¡Pueblo a la calle!
Repetimos ese llamamiento aquí en Estados Unidos, el pueblo debe levantarse y manifestarse para exigir el cese inmediato de todas las operaciones militares estadounidenses en Venezuela. Rechazamos las mentiras de Trump, rechazamos el cambio de régimen y rechazamos la guerra por el petróleo.
El gran revolucionario Hugo Chávez nos enseñó: “Ante cualquier circunstancia o nueva dificultad, del tamaño que fueren, la respuesta de todos y todas los patriotas…es unidad, lucha, batalla y victoria.”
Esta es la batalla por el futuro de Venezuela, y la batalla por el nuestro. ¿Le pertenece el mundo al pueblo o al imperio estadounidense, que saquea, expolia y cruza cada línea roja? La respuesta no se encuentra en las salas de juntas de Wall Street ni en la Casa Blanca en Washington D.C., está en las calles de Caracas, Chicago y en todos los lugares donde la gente dice: ¡NO A LAS GUERRAS DE ESTADOS UNIDOS!
¡No a la guerra de EE.UU. contra Venezuela!
¡Liberen al presidente Maduro!
¡Victoria a la Revolución Bolivariana!
#AntiWarMovement #Venezuela #FRSO #statement #MovimientoAntiGuerra #Venezuela #OSCL #declaración
Jacksonville, FL – On Saturday, January 3 nearly 100 Jacksonville residents rallied to condemn U.S. military strikes on Venezuela, and demand the immediate release of the kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. Protesters rallied outside of .U.S Senator Rick Scott’s office, who in October of 2025, alluded to the illegal kidnapping of the President Maduro and his wife, stating, “something is going to happen.”
Tucson, AZ – Tucson joined nearly 100 cities across North America in mobilizing against the illegal bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Around 200 people rallied at the entrance of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, constituting the largest protest in solidarity with Venezuela in Tucson’s history.
Billings, MT – On January 8, around 20 people rallied together to demand an end to the U.S. war on Venezuela and the immediate release of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
Oakland, CA – On Sunday, January 4, 60 protesters rallied in Fruitvale Plaza in response to U.S. military strikes in Caracas, Venezuela, and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
The Freedom Road Socialist Organization, the Oakland Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, and the Community Service Organization called the action.
Esperanza, with Community Service Organization Oakland, highlighted the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan migrants by the Trump administration last year, saying, “The U.S. government cannot claim liberation abroad while caging, persecuting and disappearing immigrants at home. If this administration truly cared about Venezuelans, it wouldn't have terminated TPS in October, leaving thousands of Venezuelans, one of our impacted communities here in the U.S., leaving them vulnerable for mass deportation to meet Trump’s deportation agenda. The U.S. intervention abroad creates displacement and meets those forced to migrate with criminalization, detention and violence.”
Washington, DC – On Tuesday, January 6, a group of over 200 people rallied outside of the Kennedy Center, in D.C. to demand an end to U.S. intervention in Venezuela. Protesters took the streets outside of the Watergate Hotel to march to the Center.
West Palm Beach, FL — On Sunday, January 4, a determined crowd of 40 activists rallied and marched on Mar‑a‑Lago to send a clear message – the people of the U.S. refuse to stand by while the government wages economic warfare, sanctions and military escalation against Venezuela.
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statemen from the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) statement condemning military invasion of Venezuela.
On Saturday, January 3rd at 2 am, the United State Air Force, under the direction of the President and not Congress, invaded Venezuela. While details are still coming out, it appears Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife were also kidnapped by U.S. Armed Forces. All this was done without provocation, approval from Congress, or any other legitimate method of engagement. Instead, the president of the United States of America acted in dictatorial fashion to impose regime change.
Carcass, Venezuela – The Venezuelan Ministry of Work hosted a videoconference with leaders of Venezuelan trade unions and international labor representatives on January 8 to share their thoughts about the attack on January 3 and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and the First Lady Cilia Flores.
Santa Ana, CA – El 3 de enero, una multitud de manifestantes se congregó en la intersección de Bristol y McFadden para protestar contra los ataques aéreos del ejército estadounidense en Venezuela y el secuestro del presidente Nicolás Maduro. La protesta tuvo lugar en esta histórica intersección, donde el año pasado se celebró una gran manifestación contra la inauguración de Donald Trump.
January 4 – Over 200 protesters gathered at Mexican Heritage Plaza in East San Jose on Sunday in response to the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. The action was organized by local activist group San Jose Against War (SJAW) to demand “Hands off Venezuela!”
Detroit, MI – Over 40 people came out to an emergency protest put on by Detroit Anti-War Committee, January 4, outside the Patrick V. McNamara Federal building to oppose Trump's attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro.
Detroit Anti-War Committee was joined by Detroit Community Action Committee, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, and many others. Many people held signs saying, “No war on Venezuela” and banners that featured Maduro and Simón Bolivar portraits, accompanied with chants of “Trump wants war, Trump wants oil. Hands off Venezuelan soil!”
Green Bay, WI – Over two dozen people showed up on Sunday, January 4 to stand in solidarity with Venezuela. Angry community members chanted “U.S. off of foreign soil! No more trading blood for oil!.” The Green Bay Anti-War Committee organized the event, with supporters from Hate Free Outagamie in attendance.
This protest comes less than two days after the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores Maduro. “Seeing the U.S. unilaterally kidnap a foreign head of state is not a precedent we want to be setting,” said the outreach chair of Green Bay Anti-War. “The drug narrative doesn't hold up when you look at the numbers and interests of the U.S. The oil narrative does.”
Countless cars honked and swerved in support of the action, showing that the people of Green Bay are against the imperialist cash grab that is this war. Signs stating, “Hands off Venezuela” and Venezuelan flags were front and center in the action.
This action in Green Bay shows that no matter where you go in this country, the people are in solidarity with Venezuela, against U.S. intervention, and want an end to U.S. imperialism.
Los Ángeles, CA – Many people were brought together in solidarity and protest against the U.S. bombing of Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president Nicolas Maduro on January 3, with 200 people joining a protest at Perishing Square in downtown LA at approximately 2 p.m.
Portland, OR – On Saturday, January 3, hundreds of Portlanders mobilized into the streets after the United States’ attack on Venezuela the night before, launching airstrikes and abducting President Nicolás Maduro.
Seattle, WA – Approximately 120 protesters rallied at Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle on January 3 to condemn the U.S. military’s illegal bombings of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro.
The rally program included speeches from Seattle Against War (SAW), the International League of People’s Struggles (ILPS) Seattle/Tacoma, Veterans for Peace (VFP) Daniel Ellsberg chapter, 350 Seattle, Capybara Colectiva, BAYAN Washington, bil-Yad, the National Lawyers’ Guild, and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO).
Brooklyn, NY – At a late afternoon press conference, January 6, anti-war and international solidarity activists blasted the U.S. war on Venezuela and blasted the kidnaping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. President Maduro and Cilia Flores are currently be held Metropolitan Detention Center.
Milwaukee, WI – On Monday, January 5, the Milwaukee Anti-war Committee (MAC) held a press conference at Milwaukee City Hall, announcing their “No War with Venezuela” month of action.
This month of action came on the heels of the U.S. bombing Caracas and kidnapping Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Decorah, IA – On January 4, 40 people rallied in Decorah, a small town in northeast Iowa, to demand no war on Venezuela. Decorah Community for Immigrant Rights (DCIR) and Iowa 50501 organized the protest after reports that Washington bombed Caracas and kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores early morning on January 3.