Early yesterday morning, news broke that the U.S. had attacked the capital of Venezuela and surrounding areas and abducted the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Virginia Protests Condemn U.S. Attack on Venezuela
Emergency Protest TODAY at 3 PM at the Richmond Federal Courthouse!
An emergency edition of the Updates and Announcements newsletter for January 3, 2026. There will be an emergency demonstration at the Federal Courthouse at 701 E. Broad St., Richmond VA, to protest the U.S. attack on Venezuela and the abduction of President President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Are we really going to war with Venezuela?
Since the middle of the summer, the Trump administration has been dramatically escalating its campaign against the South American country of Venezuela and its president, Nicolas Maduro. On Dec. 10, U.S. forces, including the Coast Guard, F.B.I. and the Department of Homeland Security, seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast.
On Trump banning immigrants from 19 Black & Brown countries
On Nov. 27, “Thanksgiving Day,” a U.S. holiday supposedly dedicated to honoring friendship between the Indigenous peoples of North America and English immigrants to their lands, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued new restrictions against people trying to move to the United States.
Antiwar message raised at homeport of U.S. ships threatening Venezuela
NORFOLK, VA, Nov. 22 — Of all the protests taking place around the world against escalating U.S. aggression against Venezuela, probably none are more significant than the one held today outside the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., homeport for many of the Navy ships now stationed in the Caribbean.
Richmond forum hits NATO, U.S. role in Venezuela & Ukraine, domestic issues
A thoroughly multiracial and multigenerational crowd turned out Feb. 23 for a Defenders forum covering a wide range of issues, all tied together by the understanding that what the U.S. government does in other countries directly and indirectly affects us here at home.
The Venezuela embassy struggle in photos
The struggle to defend the Embassy of Venezuela from supporters of the U.S.-backed coup has been one of the most dynamic antiwar actions in recent years. Showing up or supporting it in some way has been a litmus test for any organization that says it stands for Justice.
The Virginia Defender 