New York, September 28, 2024 – This Saturday, the event “Latin America speaks: solidarity against the empire” was held at the Apollo Theater in New York, where social movements expressed their solidarity with the peoples of Cuba, Venezuela, and Palestine, all facing aggression from foreign forces.
During the gathering, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, emphasized that with the victory of President Nicolás Maduro on July 28, all conspiracies orchestrated from the United States had been dismantled, “They have been destroyed, and they will not succeed.”
“The Bolivarian Revolution has dismantled all conspiracies. This is the time of the peoples, and no people can be defeated. The peoples of the world are rising, they will triumph, they will fight against imperialism, and they will win,” Gil declared.
He added, “To defeat imperialism, we must break the neck of fascism and neo-Nazism, and we will succeed. I send each of you a message of solidarity: in Venezuela, we are fighting, we are standing strong, we are on the offensive, and we are winning.”
Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, also called for the lifting of the unjust and inhumane blockade against his country and urged solidarity with Venezuela and Nicaragua.
“We are all aware of what is at stake in Venezuela. The Venezuelan people have the right to defend their revolution, a truly independent process against imperialist attacks. Long live the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution, long live Venezuela!” Rodríguez proclaimed.
Rodríguez also warned that imperialism doesn’t stop there, noting its intervention in the internal affairs of Honduras and the government led by President Xiomara Castro.
Manolo De Los Santos, coordinator of The People’s Forum movement, highlighted the resilience of Cuba, saying, “The children of Cuba have taught us to never stop smiling in the face of the enemy. Their song and dance remind us that we will never be defeated.”
Vijay Prashad, director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, criticized Western leaders for their disregard for Palestine, stating that they do not want the war to end. He called on the peoples of the world to rise up against the genocide in Gaza and to stop the aggression spreading throughout the Middle East.
Lameess Mohammed, leader of the Palestinian Youth Movement, emphasized the need for awareness about the damage caused by the brutal assault on Palestine.
The solidarity event concluded with expressions of support and chants in favor of the peoples being oppressed by U.S. imperialism, as well as a performance by La Colmenita, Cuba’s renowned children’s theater company.