Zone of Peace

Third Social Summit Of Peoples Of Latin America And Caribbean Concludes

November 10, 2025 Orinoco Tribune. Organize! CELAC, Colombia, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Latin America, Social Movements, the Caribbean, Zone of Peace

The city of Santa Marta, Colombia, became the epicenter of social and political dialogue in the region this weekend with the Third Social Summit of the Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean that concluded today with grassroots representatives from all over the continent. The event, which brought together more than 1,500 local delegates and featured more than 200 international delegates, opened nine thematic tables dedicated to political dialogue, adhering to the common agenda of the peoples, with a central focus on sovereignty and on condemnation of the interventionist stance of the United States in the region. The summit, which began Saturday, had the fundamental purpose of fostering discussion among civil society to address common challenges affecting nations, with special attention to critical issues such as migration and the need for deeper integration.

Grenada – Forward Ever: The Caribbean As A Zone Of Peace

November 6, 2025 Kwabena Dennot Nyack, Black Agenda Report. Strategize! Grenada, History, Revolution, the Caribbean, Zone of Peace

I am writing from a small country that once dared to imagine a different world. Grenada’s 1979 Revolution (the Revo’) offered a vision of dignity, solidarity and people’s power that still resonates today. Described by a 2019 Tribune Magazine article as “…a socialist revolution in the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada threatened to upturn the world economic order…”, the Revolution sought to bring about real change for its people and the world. When we said “Forward Ever, Backward Never”, it was not a slogan but a declaration of faith in our own humanity.

Political Leaders Call To Preserve Latin America, Caribbean As ‘Zone Of Peace’

October 25, 2025 José Luis Granados Ceja, Venezuelanalysis. Resist! CELAC, US Imperialism, Venezuela, Zone of Peace

Political leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean condemned the US military buildup in the hemisphere and issued a call to defend “sovereignty, security, and lasting peace” in the region. The signatories sounded the alarm over the “imminent threat” of US military action inside Venezuelan territory. “The Trump administration is escalating a dangerous military buildup off the coast of Venezuela, deploying naval forces in the Caribbean in preparation for a potential armed intervention,” read the communiqué published Thursday by the Progressive International. The legislators and political leaders warned that the United States’ bombing campaign represents a direct threat to the region’s status as “Zone of Peace.”

Venezuela At UNSC: ‘We Believe We Are Facing Imminent US Attack’

October 11, 2025 Orinoco Tribune. Resist! China, Criminalization, Human Rights, International Law, Latin America and the Caribbean, Militarization, Samuel Moncada, UN Security Council, Venezuela, War On Drugs, Zone of Peace

On Friday, Venezuela’s ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, alerted the UN Security Council that Venezuela strongly believes a US military attack is imminent. He characterized the situation as the latest aggression in decades-long attempts to oust first President Hugo Chávez and now President Nicolás Maduro. “The plan is clear,” he said during an emergency meeting. “It is once again about executing the operation that already failed: overthrowing the legitimate and constitutional President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, to install a puppet regime and turn our country into a colony.” When questioned by the press, Moncada elaborated on the sense of urgency.

Venezuela Condemns US Empire’s F-35 Flyover: A ‘Miscalculated Provocation’

October 3, 2025 Orinoco Tribune. Educate! US Imperialism, US Military Intervention, Venezuela, War On Drugs, Zone of Peace

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino has reported this Thursday, October 2, that at least five US F-35 fighter jets have flown over the Caribbean Sea near the Venezuelan border, an action described as a provocation and a threat to national security. Hours later, the Venezuelan Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs released a joint communiqué formally condemning the incursion, which it said occurred approximately 75 kilometers (about 47 miles) off the Venezuelan coast within the Maiquetía Flight Information Region (FIR). “We have detected within the Venezuelan Comprehensive Defense System […] more than five vectors with flight characteristics of 400 knots and flying at an altitude of 35,000 feet,” Padrino said during a briefing. “What does that indicate? They are combat aircraft that US imperialism has dared to bring close to Venezuelan shores.”

Colombia To Withdraw From NATO

October 2, 2025 Yuleidys Hernández Toledo, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Colombia, militarism, NATO, Zone of Peace

During the Council of Ministers, President Gustavo Petro laid out the foundations of what he called a new foreign policy for Colombia, marking a break with historical alliances, criticizing traditional diplomacy, and ordering drastic changes in the diplomatic and intelligence corps. The president emphasized a geopolitical reorientation toward Latin America, the Caribbean, and greater cooperation with Asia and Africa: “There’s another international policy to pursue here, Madam Foreign Minister. Not only on the military front, but also on the diplomatic front.” One of his most forceful announcements was his decision to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), criticizing the militaristic logic that, he said, has supported crimes against humanity.

CELAC Prepares High-Level Summit On Integration, Peacekeeping, And More

April 3, 2025 TeleSur, Orinoco Tribune. Organize! Caribbean, CELAC, Latin America, Migration, Zone of Peace

Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina highlighted the significance of his country’s leadership of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and announced that Honduras will hand over the Pro Tempore Presidency (PPT) of this intergovernmental mechanism to Colombia during the IX Summit of Heads of State and Government, to be held on April 9 in Tegucigalpa. During a press conference on Tuesday, the diplomat announced that the high-level summit will take place at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Honduras, starting at 8:00 a.m. local time.

The Struggle For A Zone Of Peace Continues

February 21, 2025 the Black Alliance for Peace, Popular Resistance. Organize! Americas, Imperialism, Self-Determination, Zone of Peace

February 21, 2025 - Today, the US/NATO Out of Our Americas Network officially launches, marking a bold and action-oriented next phase in the Zone of Peace campaign. This date, commemorating the assassinations of Malcolm X and Augusto C. Sandino, serves as a powerful reminder of the enduring struggle for sovereignty, self-determination, and liberation from colonialism, imperialism and all nefarious forces that impede peace. The Network is dedicated to building a coordinated, internationalist struggle to expel the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination from the Americas and beyond.

Zone of Peace In Haiti And The Americas

January 24, 2025 Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. Resist! Americas, Haiti, Monroe Doctrine, US Imperialism, Webinar, Zone of Peace

Thank you for joining us for this critical webinar exploring the multifaceted tools of imperialism and their impact on the Americas, or rather, Our Americas or Nuestra América. This discussion will unpack how sanctions, soft power mechanisms like the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and USAID, militarization, and global banking systems are weaponized to uphold U.S. power and undermine sovereignty across the region. Panelists will analyze the historical and contemporary roles these tools play in destabilizing governments, fostering dependency, and suppressing popular people’s movements for self-determination, highlighting resistance strategies and pathways to combat imperialism and defend sovereignty while building solidarity among peoples and nations in the Americas.

We Win Peace When We Struggle For It: Cuba And The Zone Of Peace

May 25, 2024 Claudia O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. Strategize! Americas, Cuba, May Day, US Foreign Bases, Zone of Peace

In the midst of May Day Celebrations in Cuba, on May 4th and 5th participants from 30 countries gathered in Guantanamo, Cuba for the 8th International Seminar for Peace and the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases. Representatives from social movements for peace, and mass based organizations from around the world came together for two days of discourse and dialogue on the conditions of peace and war during these times of US/Western backed Zionist genocide in Palestine, and the western led invasion of Haiti (with many of the same foreign interests involved in both), to declare the necessity to work towards peace and to close down all foreign military bases that are a direct threat to the sovereignty of those lands and to peace worldwide.

Venezuela And Guyana To Maintain Direct Dialogue On Essequibo

December 17, 2023 José Luis Granados Ceja, Venezuelanalysis. Create! Diplomacy, Disputed land, Essequibo, Guyana, Venezuela, Zone of Peace

Mexico City, Mexico – Venezuela and Guyana agreed Thursday to an ongoing direct dialogue between the two countries following a first meeting between their respective leaders in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart Irfaan Ali met at the airport in Kingstown alongside representatives from CARICOM, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Brazil, Colombia, and the United Nations. The two leaders gathered following a letter by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines calling on the leaders to diffuse rising tensions between Venezuela and Guyana.

Presidents Of Guyana And Venezuela To Hold Summit On Essequibo Dispute

December 14, 2023 Andreina Chávez Alava, Venezuelanalysis. Educate! Disputed land, Essequibo, Guyana, Venezuela, Zone of Peace

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will meet with Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on December 14 to address the ongoing Essequibo controversy amidst increased tensions and threats of military deployment. The meeting will be hosted by the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, who sent a letter Saturday to Maduro and Ali urging them to “de-escalate the conflict and institute an appropriate dialogue.” In his letter, Gonsalves said that both Guyana and Venezuela had agreed to talk with mediation from Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a United Nations (UN) representative and the leaderships of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of which St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica hold the respective pro tempore presidencies.

Community Control For A Zone Of Peace

November 25, 2023 Erica Caines, Hood Communist. Strategize! Community Control, Nicaragua, US Imperialism, Zone of Peace

Earlier this year, in January, I had the privilege of spending ten days on the Women In Nicaragua: Power and Protagonism delegation which was organized by the Jubilee House Community – Casa Benjamin Linder and Alliance for Global Justice. This was nothing short of a life changing trip. This opportunity came by way of a sponsorship so I want to encourage you all in donating to allow another person this same opportunity. Because I promise you, I have not been the same since I’ve returned. I’ve often described my trip in January as nothing short of life changing. So when given the chance to return in July leading a BAP delegation to talk about the Zone of Peace campaign [that we] launched in April of this year, I took that opportunity.

Caribbean People: We Must Raise Our Voices To Defend Our Region!

July 26, 2023 Caribbean Popular Organizations, Black Agenda Report. Resist! Caribbean, Haiti, Social Movements, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism, Zone of Peace

The looming threat of a US military invasion of Haiti, now supported by CARICOM, demands that the people of the Caribbean raise our voices against such a threat and against the unending US-led militarization of the region. This militarization undermines the 2014 Community of Latin American and Caribbean States’ (CELAC) declaration that our region should be a zone of peace. The USA and its core group, who operate as colonial overlords of Haiti, wantonly violate Haiti’s independence and sovereignty, as they pursue their centuries’ long spiteful policy of punishing the Haitian people for using force of arms to end the enslavement of African people and pushing for the same outcome in other territories in the Caribbean and Americas.

CELAC’s Buenos Aires Declaration Promotes LATAM Integration

January 25, 2023 Telesur English. Create! CELAC, Latin America, US Imperialism, Zone of Peace

On Tuesday, 33 countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) signed the "Buenos Aires Declaration," through which they pledged to deepen integration, climate action, democratic institutions, and multilateralism. The 111-point agreement highlights the importance of consolidating Latin America as a zone of peace, advancing food security, and deepening cooperation in health. At the close of the event, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister, Ralph Gonsalves, highlighted the efforts that Argentina and Mexico made to consolidate CELAC in 2022. "We will work for peace, social justice, prosperity, and security for all," he said upon receiving the CELAC pro tempore presidency.

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