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President Maduro: ALBA-TCP is a reference for the struggling peoples

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Caracas, April 19, 2024.- The time for the ALBA social movements, with a very broad vision, to coordinate a new world social alternative against capitalism, against fascism, for a human civilization of peace and love has come”, said the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, during his participation this Friday in the Gathering for a […]

Caracas, April 19, 2024.- The time for the ALBA social movements, with a very broad vision, to coordinate a new world social alternative against capitalism, against fascism, for a human civilization of peace and love has come”, said the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, during his participation this Friday in the Gathering for a World Social Alternative.

He said that the new alternative must be one focused on life and hope, on a multipolar world based on the peoples, “because only the aware, mobilized, organized and empowered peoples will be able to build the new world; this is not a matter for the elites”.

The international meeting, which brings together in Caracas close to 300 delegates from movements of 60 countries from Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, is organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) and the Simon Bolivar Institute for Peace and Solidarity among Peoples (ISB).

In his opinion, the world is going through a new transition period, a new era and “we have to be at the forefront, if we stick to the old rhetoric, to the old slogans, to the old ways of politics, they will walk all over us”.

In this sense, he urged the movements and leaders gathered to build the new world social alternative for the new transition era, and from Venezuela “we say new era of transition to socialism, a new civilization, the civilization of love, solidarity, equality, life (…) the humanity to come will be better, much better. Hopefully, we can reverse climate change, mitigate it”.

During his speech, the Head of State expressed his trust that the great scientific-technological development will allow freeing the planet from global warming and the destruction it has entered, and that the mitigation and prevention measures can, at some point, be combined with measures to heal the 200 years of damage caused to the planet by capitalism. “I believe in that. I am confident, I have hope,” he said.

Permanent mobilization

President Maduro stated that the revolutionary movements in power must be in permanent mobilization, “it is one of the keys of the Bolivarian Revolution, active people, mobilized people regardless of the circumstances (…) it is a very wise line to take, the popular movements in the struggle against neoliberalism and the emerging fascism”.

The Venezuelan President assured, in his speech, that Zionism is behind the extreme right in his country, behind the Machado and Capriles surnames, “all of them came out to applaud the genocide against the Palestinian people, all of them came out to applaud the assault and bombing with missiles of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, all of them, Machado, Lopez, Capriles, the surnames here”.

“Zionism is the leading force of fascism in the world and is getting into Latin America. Be alert! What I can tell you is this: in Venezuela they will not succeed, this people will prevail against fascism and the Zionism of the surnames, the oligarchy” he affirmed.

ALBA-TCP as a moral reference

President Maduro recalled that next December will be the 30th anniversary of the first meeting between Commanders Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez, in 1994; and “on December 14 we will also commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America, today the Bolivarian Alliance”.

He stressed that today ALBA-TCP is being consolidated, it is a moral, political and ideological reference; it is a reference for the struggling and dreaming peoples. “Africa is already rising again in its struggle against European colonialism. Asia is becoming an alternative. Our America struggles to maintain its free spaces and to liberate new ones”.

Along his speech, the President affirmed that “Colombia and Venezuela have a common destiny, union, cooperation and shared development of this vast region liberated by the sword of Bolivar”; “sooner we will conquer freedom and sovereignty and re-found the free Republic of Haiti”; “the struggle for Palestine is the struggle for justice and the truth of our Lord Jesus Christ” and the “people of the United States will be one of the great stars of the changes coming for the world in the future years”.

Arreaza: ALBA-TCP is here for the peoples to coordinate, strengthen and change the world

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Caracas, April 20, 2024.- In an interview to media of social movements from Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and other countries, the executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, assessed the Gathering for a World Social Alternative, which closed this Saturday in Caracas, in view of the […]

Caracas, April 20, 2024.- In an interview to media of social movements from Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and other countries, the executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, assessed the Gathering for a World Social Alternative, which closed this Saturday in Caracas, in view of the difficult circumstances the world is going through.

He emphasized that there was a need in the environment for us to “come together”, for an ideological embrace in order to have the great debates, as happened at the meeting; to share reflections, hypotheses, routes for concrete action.

The diplomat stressed that ALBA-TCP is here for the peoples to coordinate, strengthen and change the world, and “the only way is to look at each other face to face, feel the energy we share and cleanse our thoughts and souls in order to take action”.

He described the contributions gathered during the three-day event as very appropriate, pertinent and they will allow us to progress along a concrete path, together, leaving behind any differences, any situation of polarization, which “nowadays is a mortal sin”.

Elections in Venezuela

Regarding the popular referendum to be held this Sunday in Venezuela aimed at prioritizing community projects, Arreaza explained that the Bolivarian nation has been strengthening the People’s Power, which is the core of forces in a territory, in the community, coinciding with President Nicolás Maduro Moros regarding that one of the great contributions of Commander Hugo Chávez, is to put socialism into practice throughout the territory.

In this sense, he further stated that this contribution of the revolutionary leader is translated into the Communal Councils and Communes, which in their territory are considered the first level of government; “the people are the ones who determine the agenda of the President in revolution”.

The ALBA-TCP Executive Secretary, when asked about the importance of the presidential election to be held on July 28 in his native Venezuela, stated that it is crucial. ” The future as a country, as an identity, is at stake”.

He explained that the Venezuelan people will choose between “Homeland or colony”, stressing that since 1998 ” the existence of the Homeland and the Republic is at stake” and that Chávez, upon winning the elections in that year, reverted an almost unstoppable tendency to become a neo-colony, whose attempts have not ceased during these years through 930 unilateral coercive measures, invasion threats, failed assassinations; all of which have slowed down the pace of the revolution, but the people have endured it.

Arreaza affirmed that in Venezuela, Chavismo has been able to maintain its single-minded unity, its strategic project, making tactical concessions, when necessary, but maintaining the strategic rhythm of the project, while the opposition is still insisting on “surrendering the Homeland to the Americans and this formula will never work for them”.

The ALBA-TCP spokesman also guaranteed the reliability of the Venezuelan electoral system, which he defined as extremely transparent, automatic, auditable before and after the process: “There is no possibility of fraud”.

Delegates of the Gathering for a World Social Alternative will be watchers in Popular Vote in Venezuela

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Caracas, April 20, 2024.- The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, participated this Saturday in a presentation on the National Popular Vote 2024 to be held tomorrow Sunday in Venezuela, this activity was addressed to the international participants of the Gathering for […]

Caracas, April 20, 2024.- The Executive Secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, participated this Saturday in a presentation on the National Popular Vote 2024 to be held tomorrow Sunday in Venezuela, this activity was addressed to the international participants of the Gathering for a World Social Alternative who will participate as watchers of the election day.

The People’s Power Minister for Communes and Social Movements, Guy Vernáez; Representative Blanca Eeckhout, president of the Commission for the Development of Communes of the National Assembly (AN) and spokesmen and spokeswomen of the communal electoral commission responsible for organizing the poll called by President Nicolás Maduro also took part in the explanation, held in Caracas.

Arreaza, who before his appointment to ALBA-TCP was Minister for Communes in Venezuela, said that this is the first National Popular Vote, in which Venezuelan men and women over 15 years of age “are called to vote in the nearest electoral center to be able to choose among the projects that the community in its assemblies where the most immediate sovereign power resides, identified and prioritized”.

The diplomat referred to the Concrete Action Agenda (ACA in Spanish) of the Communal Councils, which describes the critical issues or needs identified by the communities, with a proposed solution or project that takes into account the potential of the territory.

Minister Guy Vernáez highlighted that the national vote constitutes a “possibility to give the world a different view of what people outside see” about Venezuela. He said that tomorrow’s event is not only an election, “it is much more, it is a milestone that breaks all previous processes, it goes beyond that path”.

He affirmed that the organization process has been very simple, due to the training that Chávez transmitted to the communal organizations, while he assigned to watchers the task of understanding, through their participation in the elections, the meaning of the People’s Power and the communal leadership.

Representative Blanca Eeckhout recalled that Chávez said that every need must become a movement, every movement must become an organization and this must become a power to change reality. She also addressed the Tree of the Three Roots (Simón Bolívar, Simón Rodríguez and Ezequiel Zamora), which Chávez turned into a political, pedagogical action, of permanent consciousness transformation.

“Tomorrow we will see the systematization of a permanent work of resistance (…) it is not only choosing the project, this has been the work of years of men and women who have not given up despite adversity,” he stressed.

People’s Power

Carolina Arellano, representative of the Social Controllership of “El Piñal” Communal Council and “Carlos Escarrá” Commune, “Mario Briceño Iragorry” municipality, Aragua state, emphasized that an unprecedented process will be held, with the participation of the 49,000 Communal Councils of the country, over 1,300,000 spokespersons ready for this battle, to say “what we want and how we want it in our communities”.

Ofelia García, representative of Communal Economy of the “Simón Rodríguez” Bombona Communal Council, “5 Raíces” Commune, Naguanagua municipality, Carabobo state, defined the poll as a “re-politicization of the Communal Councils”, which are responsible for the organization, accompanied by the National Electoral Council.

Social movements of ALBA-TCP countries support regional unity and effective communication to overcome adversities

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Caracas, April 20, 2024.- As part of the Gathering for a World Social Alternative, held this Saturday in Caracas, the executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, held a meeting with representatives of the different social movements and journalists from the member countries of the […]

Caracas, April 20, 2024.- As part of the Gathering for a World Social Alternative, held this Saturday in Caracas, the executive secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Jorge Arreaza, held a meeting with representatives of the different social movements and journalists from the member countries of the Alliance.

In this regard, he stressed the need to convene “the social movements, the figures connected with the organized peoples and the platforms, because this is what the world situation demands,” and said that they should activate a policy with “institutional presence, a council” to strengthen the shared policies of ALBA-TCP and also to build a government agenda.

Arreaza also took the opportunity to review the 2030 Strategic Agenda, mentioning that it includes a “complementary economy, respecting differences, respecting realities, respecting the advantages (…) each country has its own potential”.

He also highlighted the need to speed up and facilitate certain procedures that would benefit all peoples, such as the sanitary registration of medicines or the validation of university degrees.

Mónica Pacheco, from the Bolivian Broadcasters Association (ATB in Spanish), stressed the importance of taking advantage of social networks to communicate the truth of the peoples.

She also emphasized the importance of Latin American unity and social organizations; “it is possible when we are united (…) it is important to know the reality of our countries because there is a lot of lies in the media. Let us always try to look for alternative media, there are other media that can reflect the reality of our countries”.

Additionally, the representative from Saint Lucia, Nicolai Lansiquot, reiterated his nation’s support for the constitutional government of President Nicolás Maduro and the policies implemented.

He also took the opportunity to reiterate his approval of the initiatives of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America.

Jahim Etienne, also from St. Lucia, pointed out the damage done by the right-wing media regarding the situation of the peoples, in this sense, he considered Venezuela’s day-to-day situation as normal, contrary to what the U.S. media says.

Meanwhile, Luisa López, from the Correo del ALBA, defined Venezuela as a bastion of Bolivarianism; “it is the light shining on us since Commander Chávez appeared and he gave us a lot, he helped us to get out of where we were stuck, he made us believe that another world was possible, well, today many of his guidelines are being fulfilled, such as a multipolar world”.

Orlando Tardencilla, from Nicaragua, urged the participants to be united and politically clear, because “imperialism does not sleep and does not have one eye closed and the other open, it has both eyes open (…) we must keep our eyes open, strengthening the people’s power, listening with a self-critical ear, but above all, being aware of the opportunity to progress”.

Meanwhile, Oscar Figueredo, from Cuba Debate, stressed the need to effectively communicate the truth of the peoples, and the creation of strategies aimed at reaching the youth and raising awareness of the great contributions of the Cuban and Venezuelan revolutions.

Anisia Castro, from the Network in Defense of Humanity (Cuba), added that each of the countries “must not only display what is happening, but what we are doing from the left to counteract these things that are happening, using the tools we have, these are not moments of political hesitation”.

Finally, Loren Burford Garfield, from Antigua and Barbuda, said that it is necessary to understand and adapt to generational changes in order to reach out to young people and explain how ALBA-TCP has impacted their lives.

Anti-imperialist Youth: a global call to action

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Caracas, April 20, 2024.- The Seminar: Anti-imperialist Youth in Struggle and for Solidarity, as part of the Gathering for a World Social Alternative, organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) and the Simón Bolívar Institute (ISB), was an event full of historical value. The event took […]

Caracas, April 20, 2024.- The Seminar: Anti-imperialist Youth in Struggle and for Solidarity, as part of the Gathering for a World Social Alternative, organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) and the Simón Bolívar Institute (ISB), was an event full of historical value.

The event took place this Saturday in Caracas, where the views and expectations of the region’s young people committed to social transformation merged.

Genesis Garvett, head of the Grand Venezuelan Youth Mission and representative of the National Assembly, who emphasized the urgency of an international solution to confront imperialism, participated in the event.

In a speech full of energy, Garvett stressed that “imperialism is a global problem that demands a joint and coordinated response from all nations”. He highlighted the need for solidarity among young people in every country.

“Each people has its own agenda of struggle, but confronting imperialism requires a joint and coordinated response,” he stated.

The seminar was organized as an opportunity to exchange ideas and strategies to achieve a definitive change in the current model.

“These meetings have to bring about the definitive change in the imperialist paradigm and we have to defeat them, that is one of the lessons that as Venezuelan youth we would like to share with each one of our brothers here,” Garvett said.

Some of the topics discussed included the impact of imperialism on digital platforms and the cognitive manipulation of the younger generations. Garvett warned of the dangers of losing concentration and critical thinking skills in the face of this growing threat, and called on youth to be alert and resist this influence that seeks to twist the truth.

The event also served as a platform to reflect on the legacy of the Liberator Simón Bolívar, whose bicentennial of his passage to immortality will be commemorated in 2030, and on the need to expand the concept of homeland beyond national borders, promoting a united America fighting for justice and emancipation.

Solidarity voices

From the Venezuelan capital, Watan Alabed, representative of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, expressed his admiration for the internationalist approach of the Bolivarian Revolution, highlighting the legacy of Commander Hugo Chávez in promoting unity among oppressed peoples.

“What we are experiencing today in Caracas is a testimony of the internationalist concept that Commander Chavez instilled in Venezuela’s social and civic revolution”, Alabed affirmed. “The youth present in this meeting shows an enthusiasm and determination that inspires all of us who fight for freedom in Palestine and all over the world”.

It is worth noting that the activity included a large and important debate on solidarity with the peoples attacked or sanctioned by imperialism, with the participation of representatives from Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

President Maduro participates in the “Gathering for a World Social Alternative”

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Caracas.- The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, participates in the meeting called “World Social Alternative” held by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty. The Head of State arrived accompanied by Cilia Flores, First Combatant of the Republic and Deputy of the National Assembly […]

Caracas.- The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, participates in the meeting called “World Social Alternative” held by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty.

The Head of State arrived accompanied by Cilia Flores, First Combatant of the Republic and Deputy of the National Assembly and the ALBA-TCP Executive Secretary, Jorge Arreaza.

He was also welcomed by social leaders Evo Morales (Bolivia), Manuel Zelaya (Honduras), Joao Pedro Stédile, representing the Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement, and Llanisca Lugo, representing the ALBA Movimientos, from Cuba.

Among the speakers were Atilio Borón (Argentina), Irene León (Ecuador), Rania Khalek (USA/Lebanon), Juan Carlos Monedero (Spain), Alina Duarte (Mexico); Messilene Gorete (Brazil).

The event was held at the conference room of the Meliá Caracas hotel, which began on Thursday and was attended by 500 national and international guests.

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President Maduro proposes new inclusive vision against fascism

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Caracas.- During the gathering of the “World Social Alternative”, the head of state, Nicolás Maduro, invited the entire bloc to develop new strategies that will allow the independent and sovereign peoples to successfully continue the struggle against imperialism. “The time has come from the social movements of ALBA, with a very broad vision of organizing […]

Caracas.- During the gathering of the “World Social Alternative”, the head of state, Nicolás Maduro, invited the entire bloc to develop new strategies that will allow the independent and sovereign peoples to successfully continue the struggle against imperialism.

“The time has come from the social movements of ALBA, with a very broad vision of organizing a new world social alternative against capitalism, against fascism, for a world of peace, love, life, hope and a multipolar world based on the peoples”.

He stressed that to achieve this there must be full popular awareness.

“Because only aware, mobilized and organized, empowered peoples will be able to build the new world.”

In order to strengthen the coordinated work between the people and the government, he emphasized that training must come from the grassroots.

“It is not a man, comrades. It is about the values taught to the people. It is to have faith in the people; it is to teach the people from the bottom up. It is to constantly activate their struggles; it is to believe in the spiritual strength, the identity, the roots; it is to sow today, to harvest tomorrow and to sow again, to be in constant renewal”.

He also added that it is essential to listen to the people, to know how to accept criticisms that lead to better proposals to improve the system.

” We must renew the rhetoric, the public policies. It is to learn to listen to the harsh criticism of the people, face to face and let the criticism come”.

We welcome criticism. It is to know how to make self-criticism in order to move forward, to sow hope, not to self-flagellate, to self-destruct, to demoralize the people, it must be to learn, to move forward”, he said.

The Venezuelan President assured that today, more than ever, the people are growing stronger and are empowered with knowledge, their achievements and their struggles.

“Our people during these 11 years, I believe so and you will see it in the coming days, our people have become better organized, it is a people of values, it is a people of principles, it is an empowered people and if anyone owns the victory in all the situations that we have had to face, if anyone owns the victory against the blockade, sanctions, conspiracies and everything that imperialism has done, it only belongs to the noble, mobilized, conscious, empowered and organized people of Venezuela to guarantee the future,” he said.

He said that ” new steps are coming for the happiness and for the guarantee of the construction of socialism in Venezuela and a new and powerful social alternative in the world”.

Within this framework, he announced that for December “it will be 30 years since the first meeting between the two giants Fidel and Chavez”, in addition, “we will also be commemorating twenty years since the founding of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America, today the Bolivarian Alliance”.

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President Nicolás Maduro urges ALBA-TCP to continue permanent action against fascism in the world

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Caracas.- The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, called on the peoples belonging to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) to continue the popular action to confront fascism. From the ” Gathering for a World Social Alternative” taking place in Sabana Grande, Caracas, with participants from […]

Caracas.- The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, called on the peoples belonging to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) to continue the popular action to confront fascism.

From the ” Gathering for a World Social Alternative” taking place in Sabana Grande, Caracas, with participants from ALBA-TCP, social movements and intellectuals from around the world, he reiterated that demonstration is a permanent feature of the revolutionary movements.

“The revolutionary movements in power must continue with the permanent mass demonstration. It is one of the keys of the Bolivarian Revolution. An active people, a mobilized people in any circumstance, is the only way to be prepared for the battles we have to fight,” he affirmed.

In his address, the Venezuelan Head of State, emphasized that the peoples who lead the political power and those engaged in resistance, are aware and active, well-informed and mobilized in the struggle against neoliberalism and fascism, which are emerging as alternatives.

As an example, he explained that fascist and neoliberal options are reflected today in “Vox in Spain, Milei in Argentina, Bolsonaro in Brazil, Netanyahu in Israel. Fascism is the horrendous face of Hitler’s image, it is in the face of Netanyahu, a war criminal, murderer of peoples”.

In view of this world reality, the President denounced that Zionism hides in alternatives such as Bolsonaro and Milei, through financing.

In the case of Venezuela, he said that Zionism also has allies in the Venezuelan extreme right. “Here in Venezuela, they are behind the surnames of Machado and Capriles, all of them came out to applaud the genocide against the Palestinian people, all of them came out to applaud the assault and bombing with missiles of the Iranian Consulate in Damascus. All of them, Machado, Lopez, Capriles, the surnames here, are also a product of Zionism, it is not a coincidence, it is a branch of imperialism”.

The national leader to ALBA-TCP called for fighting the battle in social networks and making progress in social media to prevent crises of credibility, legitimacy, leadership and alternatives.

Finally, he warned that “Zionism is the leading force of fascism in the world and is getting into Latin America. Be alert! What I can tell you is this: in Venezuela they will not succeed, this people will prevail against fascism and the Zionism of the surnames, the oligarchy or whatever they call it”.

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ALBA-TCP and social movements must fight hyper-imperialism and reject U.S. decadence

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Caracas, April 19, 2024.- The Gathering for a World Social Alternative, organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) and the Simon Bolivar Institute, continued this Friday with the conference “Hyper-imperialism and a World Social Alternative”. From the Meliá Hotel in Caracas, the seminar was conducted by […]

Caracas, April 19, 2024.- The Gathering for a World Social Alternative, organized by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) and the Simon Bolivar Institute, continued this Friday with the conference “Hyper-imperialism and a World Social Alternative”.

From the Meliá Hotel in Caracas, the seminar was conducted by Vijay Prashad, director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, who explained that hyper-imperialism is the cause of the ruin in Gaza.

In view of the destructive scenario promoted by the United States, the international delegate stated that ALBA and the social movements are called upon to promote a multipolar movement.

“We need millions of people out there to see our project as a concrete approach to reject decadence, and to embrace and support socialism,” Prashad stressed.

The Gathering for a World Social Alternative began this Thursday in Caracas, a debate session that brings together delegates from 60 countries until April 20 in the Venezuelan capital.

This international meeting is an opportunity to promote unity and the design of an agenda to protect the Latin American and Caribbean regions against the imperial attacks of this new time.

Jorge Arreaza: let’s make ALBA-TCP our common flag against imperialism

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Caracas, April 19, 2024.- “It is necessary to build the method along with the people to activate the Council of Social Movements of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty”. Jorge Arreaza, Executive Secretary of the Alliance, stated this during the opening of the conference: “The principle of unity […]

Caracas, April 19, 2024.- “It is necessary to build the method along with the people to activate the Council of Social Movements of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty”.

Jorge Arreaza, Executive Secretary of the Alliance, stated this during the opening of the conference: “The principle of unity as a transformation element”, within the context of the Gathering for a World Social Alternative, taking place from April 18 to 20 at the Meliá Hotel, in Caracas, Venezuela.

“We have to take ALBA as the soul of our peoples, we have to talk to our children about ALBA (…) our continent, that is, Our America, is the one greatly impacted by the Alliance,” said Arreaza at the meeting organized by ALBA-TCP and the Simón Bolívar Institute.

He also said that the peoples are the fuel, “but the peoples need a driving wheel to express their ideas, and for that, they need ALBA”.

Moreover, he said that the social movements, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty must “rise up and revolt” against U.S. imperialism and succeed in transforming the global geopolitical reality of power.

“ALBA is not only for governments, we have to make you in the world understand that ALBA, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America belongs to everyone, and we must be very clear about the meaning of Simón Bolívar, Bolívar is essential,” he stressed.

The 2030 Agenda: against artificial intelligence, the people’s intelligence

During the meeting, Arreaza said that the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America promotes the 2030 agenda, which includes fostering new projects to strengthen economic, health, education, food and environmental protection plans, among others.

“Unity is the only possible path and to work in unity we have to work on agreements (…) For this, the Council of Social Movements is crucial, you are the only ones who can make a counter-proposal to U.S. imperialism”, he stated.

Arreaza stated that ALBA and the social movements should also work on an agenda to support Haiti, as well as to defend Palestine.

Finally, the Executive Secretary considered that ALBA should be the soul of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) before it turns into a new FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas).

“Let us make ALBA our common flag, let us unite all of us against the main enemy (imperialism and capitalism). Capitalism dehumanizes and isolates us,” he said.