Recap: International Online Mass Rally to Stop the war on venezuela

Global Coalition Launched Week of Resistance to Stop War on Venezuela, Demand Release of President Maduro & First Lady, and End ICE Terror

January 27, 2026 – A broad coalition of over 160 international peace, solidarity, and social justice organizations successfully convened a Week of Resistance from January 23rd-31st, and showed this unity and determination in a mass online rally on January 25th. This mobilization was a direct response to the escalating U.S. military invasion and occupation of Venezuela, the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, and the concurrent deployment of ICE agents to terrorize migrant communities within U.S. cities.

The coalition declared that the attacks within the US and the aggression on sovereign nations are parts of one interconnected system of imperialist war. "The U.S., in its lawless quest for full-spectrum domination, is killing us," stated the coalition's call to action. "The same state forces unapologetically take lives in our neighborhoods and in Venezuela. We must build a material resistance that is evidence of a people united."

The Mass Online Rally on January 25th featured an international roster of speakers from anti-imperialist movements from Manila to Caracas.

The International Online Mass Rally on Sunday, January 25th was a pivotal moment of global unity. Chaired by the Black Alliance for Peace, Venezuela Solidarity Network and Resist US-Led War, the event featured a powerful lineup of speakers from across the Americas and the world, including:

• Joe Lombardo, Coordinator, United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) (US)
• Sara Flounders, Organizer with UNAC and the SanctionsKill Campaign; Contributing Editor, Workers World News (US)
• Jacqueline Luqman, Coordinating Committee Chair, Black Alliance for Peace (US)
• William Camacaro, Founder, Venezuela Solidarity Network; Acting Director, Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA)
• Ebtesham Ahmed, National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and New York SDS chapter (US)
• Mateo Feliciano, Co-Coordinator, BAP Solidarity Network; Central Committee, Diáspora Pa’lante Collective (US)
• Edwin Garcia, Official, North America Division, Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos (ICAP) (video message from Cuba)
• David Abdulah, Political Leader, Movement for Social Justice (Trinidad and Tobago)
• Suzanne Adley, President, National Lawyers Guild; Bureau & Alternate Representative to the UN, International Association of Democratic Lawyers (US)
• Corinna Mullin, Organizer, Labor for Palestine; Secretariat, US Peace Council; Delegate, PSC-CUNY (US)
• Reyna, National Students for Justice in Palestine (US)
• Josh Shurley, Vice President, Veterans for Peace (US)
• Allison Gunderson, Minnesota Anti-War Committee & Women Against Military Madness; attended the People’s Assembly in Caracas, December 2025 (US)
• Francesco Staccioli, National Secretary, Union Sindicale di Base (Italy)
• Sarah Raymundo, President, Philippines-Bolivarian Venezuela Friendship Association; International Liaison Officer, BAYAN-Philippines (Philippines)
• Dozthor Zurlent, Strategic Analysis Director, Simon Bolivar Institute (Venezuela)
• A message of solidarity from the people of Iran was conveyed, whose communications had been impacted by U.S. regime change efforts.
• Music and protests from artists and the popular Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela were shared

The rally also shared powerful testimony from youth protests in Caracas and a cultural break featuring clips from solidarity rallies, including in Puerto Rico.

Calls to Action & Building Unity and Struggle
The rally issued urgent calls to action for both U.S. and international allies, emphasizing that mobilization, education, and organization were more necessary than ever. The coalition invites organizations to

1. Register their local actions for the ongoing Week of Resistance (Jan 23-31) to build consistency and coordination a growing united mass action: https://tinyurl.com/venezuela-solidarity 
2. Prepare for the next global strike day on February 6, as called for by international labor unions: https://www.instagram.com/p/DUALOXTlRWd/ 
3. View the rally recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijrj-Mjw0zg 
4. Utilize shared educational resources to organize diverse forms of resistance: https://linktr.ee/handsoffvenezuela