VOW sent a letter in solidarity with the Venezuelan people and to condemn the illegal U.S. air strikes and kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife to Prime Minister Carney and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anand. We also collected signatures on an open letter to Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to say “Hands Off Venezuela!” and sent it off to the U.S. Embassy. Read our letter here:
VOW endorses the Global Day of Action in Solidarity with Venezuela that is organized by World BEYOND War and taking place across Canada and around the world this Saturday, January 17. There will be an action in Waterloo at the Public Square at 2:00 p.m.
Find a rally near you: https://worldbeyondwar.org/jan17/
Canadian Voice of Women for Peace’s “No war against Venezuela” action in Waterloo as part of the World Beyond War international day of action.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/video/2026/01/17/crowd-gathers-for-venezuela-solidarity-event
Be sure to attend the important webinar on Venezuela with excellent speakers organized by the Canada Wide Peace and Justice Network on January 20: https://peaceandjusticenetwork.ca/webinar-us-canada-hands-off-venezuela/
CBC Media: “Protesters in Waterloo condemn U.S. military action in Venezuela”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/venezuela-protest-waterloo-9.7035217
CTV Global News: “Waterloo protestors want Maduro repatriation”
https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/video/2026/01/05/waterloo-protestors-want-maduro-repatriation
IMPORTANT Resources on Venezuela:
* WATCH: Incredible statement “How Jeffrey Sachs Exposes US Regime Change in Venezuela at UN Session” (8-minute) Dr. Sachs spoke at the UN Security Council session on Monday January 5, very powerful!:
*READ: “The Current Situation in Venezuela: A Government in Charge, a People Resilient” by Vijay Prashad & Carlos Ron: https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/08/the-current-situation-in-venezuela-a-government-in-charge-a-people-resilient/
*WATCH: Important Grayzone interview by Max Blumenthal of Venezuela’s ex- Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza. ‘There was no regime change’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3tkbNB13bE (40 mins)
*WATCH: Excellent interview with Dr. Chris Gilbert, Professor of Political Science, Bolivarian University of Venezuela (22-minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjOLGo-bMBg
