Above: Ajamu Baraka speaking at press conference at the United Nations on February 27, 12010. Seated Bahman Azaz, Joe Lombardo, and Sara Flounders.
Press Conference Held At The UN
New York – On February 27, 2019, a press conference was held at the United Nations press room in New York to announce that leaders of the US peace movement will be going to Venezuela to speak with government and civic groups about what is really happening in that country and how we can add our voices to stop any coup attempts or moves towards war. A number of UNAC people will be on the trip, which has been organized by UNAC affiliate, the US Peace Council.
Four members of the 13 person peace delegation spoke at the UN press conference including:
– Joe Lombardo, co-coordinator of the United National Antiwar Coalition
– Ajamu Baraka , National Organizer, Black Alliance for Peace
– Bahman Azad, Organizational Secretary of the U.S. Peace Council
– Sara Flounders, Co- Director of the International Action Center
Besides speaking about their trip, the participants urged support for the national rally in Washington, DC on March 30 when NATO will be coming to the US Capital to celebrate their 70th anniversary. The newest NATO partner and the first in Latin America is the country of Colombia, which has been acting as a US proxy in the region to intervene in the affairs of Venezuela.
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers of Popular Resistance will be part of the peace delegation to Venezuela. Zeese said, “It is important for people in the United States to stand up against the attempted US coup in Venezuela. The US should not be seeking to install a puppet president in a sovereign nation.” Flowers added, “Our presence in Venezuela will let the people of Venezuela know that people from the United States oppose the attempted coup and respect the independence of Venezuela. It will also provide an opportunity for us to build the global movement for peace person-to-person.”
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Click here to see the entire press conference.
Information on the March 30 action can be found here: http://no2nato2019.org.
