[rad-green] Venezuela & ALBA Weekly 3.20.2020 Cub a’s Humanitarian Example Fighting Coronavirus while US uses it as a regime change weapon
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1584748872-7785-157031 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_1133249_1888585090.1584748848897" ------=_Part_1133249_1888585090.1584748848897 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20=20=20 |=20=20 |=20=20=20 |=20=20 |=20=20 | | |=20=20 | =C2=A0 | | |=20=20 |=20 Venezuela & ALBA Weekly 3.20.2020 Cuba=E2=80=99s Humanitarian Example Figh= ting Coronavirus while US uses it as a regime change weapon=20 | | | | | | |=20=20 |=20=20 |=20=20 |=20=20=20 Cuba=E2=80=99s Humanitarian Example Fighting Coronavirus=20 =20 The Independent: What coronavirus revealed about national mindsets across = the world=C2=A0 =E2=80=93 and how Cuba came out on top In a sign of true gl= obal solidarity, Cuba today allowed MS Braemer, a British cruise ship, to d= ock on its shores despite having at least five confirmed coronavirus cases = on board and another 52 passengers displaying symptoms. The ship, with over= 600 mainly British passengers, had no Cuban nationals on board but had req= uested help from both Cuba and the US.=20 =20 Cuba acted without self-interest. The ship had been anchored in the Caribb= ean over the last five days as it frantically searched for a place to dock.= Diplomats from the British Foreign Office had urged US officials to allow = the ship to dock on American soil but were met with obstacles. Cuban offici= als instead accepted the request, stating that there must be =E2=80=9Ca sha= red effort to confront and stop the spread of the pandemic=E2=80=9D. After = all, these are still humans suffering, regardless of the passport they hold= .=20 =20 OnCubaNews: Cuba has medicines for thousands of possible cases of COVID-19= =C2=A0 22 drugs produced in Cuba are part of the treatment to deal with the= coronavirus outbreak, of which, he said, =E2=80=9Cwe have for the treatmen= t of thousands of people and we are preparing to significantly increase the= production of those with less coverage.=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CWe think that we= are capable of satisfying not only the possible demand in Cuba but also th= e requests that we are getting from other countries, and that are increasin= g day by day,=E2=80=9D said Pimentel, who said that so far around 15 nation= s from different continents have already requested this and other Cuban med= icines or have shown interest in them.=20 =20 PeoplesDispatch: Cuba leads global efforts against COVID-19 in spite of US= blockade=20 =20 Countries from across the globe have asked Cuba for the recombinant human = Interferon Alpha 2B, a drug developed in Cuba proven to be an effective aga= inst COVID-19. The drug has been produced in China since January 25 and, so= far, has managed to effectively cure more than 1,500 patients from the cor= onavirus. It is one of 30 drugs chosen by the Chinese National Health Commi= ssion to combat the respiratory disease .It has prevented thousands of deat= hs in South Korea. Out of the 8,000 infected peoples, only 72 died. Germany= has also bought these antivirals from the ChangHeber to fight the pandemic= . Out of the 3,156 infected people, only 3 died.=20 =20 After the effectiveness of the Cuban drug was known and popularized, the c= ountry has been flooded with purchase orders for Interferon Alpha 2B from a= cross the globe. Several Latin American, Caribbean and European countries h= ave requested medical aid from Cuba in order to fight the coronavirus outbr= eak.=20 =20 United States uses coronavirus pandemic as a Regime Change weapon=20 TheGrayzone: Italy and UK rely on help from Cuba, China, Venezuela to fi= ght coronavirus =E2=80=93 as US steps up brutal sanctions Italy requested d= octors from China, Cuba, and Venezuela to contain the coronavirus, while Cu= ba rescued a ship of British citizens. Meanwhile, US sanctions worsen the t= oll of the Covid-19 crisis in Iran and Venezuela. The Italian government la= mented that =E2=80=9Cnot a single EU country=E2=80=9D has responded to its = request for medical equipment =E2=80=94 unlike China, which immediately hel= ped.=20=20 Cuba=E2=80=99s Foreign Affairs Ministry declared in a statement, =E2=80=9C= These are times of solidarity, of understanding health as a human right, of= strengthening international cooperation to face our common challenges, val= ues that are key to the humanist practices of the Revolution and of our peo= ple.=E2=80=9D=20 =20 Vanessa Beeley: How Victims of the US=E2=80=99 =E2=80=9CMaximum Pressure= =E2=80=9D Campaign Are Coping with Coronavirus As Western nations descend i= nto a panic over the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are getting a taste of= what it=E2=80=99s like for the millions who have been living under U.S. sa= nctions and warfare.The collective punishment meted out by U.S. sanctions i= nflicts damage on entire populations in prey nations, under the 1949 Geneva= Convention, this is a war crime. To maintain such punitive economic pressu= res during a time of global health insecurity must be a supreme crime again= st humanity as defined by the United Nations International Law Commission i= n 1947.=20 =20 PeoplesDispatch (Vijay Prashad): Sanctions against Iran, Venezuela and Cub= a during a pandemic are cruel In the midst of a pandemic, one would expect = that all countries would collaborate in every way to mitigate the spread of= the virus and its impact on human society. One would expect that a humanit= arian crisis of this magnitude would provide the opportunity to suspend or = end all inhumane economic sanctions and political blockades against certain= countries.When the United States continues its embargos against over 50 co= untries =E2=80=94 but mostly against Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela =E2=80=94 wh= en there is a global pandemic afoot, what does this say about the nature of= power and authority in our world? Sensitive people should be offended by s= uch behavior, its mean spiritedness evident in the unnatural deaths that it= provokes.=20 =20 TheGrayzone (Leonardo Flores): US ramps up sanctions devastating Venezuela= =E2=80=99s health sector as coronavirus spreads Since 2015, the US has sanc= tioned 49 oil tankers, 18 Venezuelan companies, 60 foreign companies and 56= airplanes (41 belonging to state airliner Conviasa and 15 belonging to sta= te oil company PDVSA), but this is the first time they=E2=80=99ve gone afte= r foreign oil companies. By targeting Rosneft Trading and TNK Trading (the = two Rosneft subsidiaries), the United States makes it next-to-impossible fo= r those firms to continue trading in Venezuela oil, as shipping companies, = insurance companies and banks will refuse to work with them.=20 =20 Were it not for the solidarity of China and Cuba, which sent testing kits = and medicine, Venezuela would be woefully ill-equipped to handle the corona= virus. The sanctions are worsening an already dangerous situation, forcing = Venezuela to spend three times as much for testing kits as non-sanctioned c= ountries.=20 =20 RadioHavanaCuba: U.S. prevents Venezuela from buying drugs to treat COVID-= 19 Venezuela=E2=80=99s Attorney General Tarek Saab denounced that coercive = and unilateral measures imposed by the US prevent the purchase of drugs and= supplies to confront COVID-19. The magistrate reaffirmed that in the midst= of the situation the world is going through because of the pandemic, it is= unacceptable that punitive actions be maintained, which constitute a massi= ve violation of human rights.=20 =20 IMF Rejects Venezuela=E2=80=99s Request for $5B in Virus Aid The Internati= onal Monetary Fund rejected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro=E2=80=99s r= equest for US$5 billion in order to fight the coronavirus pandemic. An IMF = spokesperson said the request can=E2=80=99t be considered because there was= =E2=80=9Cno clarity=E2=80=9D among its 189 member states on who it recogni= zes as Venezuela=E2=80=99s rightful leader: democratically elected Presiden= t Maduro or U.S.-backed lawmaker Juan Guaido.=E2=80=9CThis is the most seri= ous situation we have ever faced,=E2=80=9D said President Maduro. The Venez= uelan government imposed an indefinite national quarantine and has put in p= lace=E2=80=94building on the local self-government (communes)=E2=80=94a pro= cess to distribute food and key supplies. All the institutions of the state= are now involved in doing their part in helping =E2=80=9Cflatten the curve= =E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cbreak the chain=E2=80=9D of contagion. But, because = of the IMF loan denial, the country will have a harder time producing testi= ng kits, respirators, and key medicines for those infected with the virus.= =20 =20 CommonDreams: =E2=80=98Literally Weaponizing Coronavirus=E2=80=99: Despite= One of World=E2=80=99s Worst Outbreaks of Deadly Virus, US Hits Iran With = =E2=80=98Brutal=E2=80=99 New Sanctions =E2=80=9CHow evil and heartless can = this government get?=E2=80=9D peace activist Medea Benjamin asked Wednesday= after the State Department announced it would impose new sanctions on Iran= as the country faces one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world. = The move by the U.S. government flew in the face of demands from advocacy g= roups and the Iranian government to suspend sanctions to ensure Iranians ca= n access life-saving medication and supplies.=20 =20 =C2=A0=20 =20 Events:=20 =20 March 21 (2pm ET) & March 22 (2pm ET)=C2=A0 Cuba Solidarity Webinar=20 =20 =C2=A0=20 =20 Sites to Follow Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua:=20 =20 Friends of Sandinista Nicaragua=20 =20 Friends of Evo=E2=80=99s Bolivia=20 =20 Stand with Venezuela=20 =20 Orinoco Tribune=20 =20 Venezuela Solidarity New York=20 =20 End Venezuela Sanctions=20 =20 Defend Embassy Protectors=20 | | | | |=20=20 |=20=20 |=20=20 | =C2=A0 | | |=20=20 |=20 About the Weekly=20 =20 It is AfGJ's conviction that we in the US defend=C2=A0Venezuela's sovereig= nty and recognize that the Bolivarian Revolution has improved the lives of = its citizens, led the movement toward Latin America integration, and is bui= lding participatory democracy structures that are an example for us in the = US as well. -AfGJ staff=20 =20 Friends =E2=80=93 we would like to include statements, events, and actions= in solidarity with=C2=A0Venezuela. 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5f86-4640-900e-f7a223fbd155" style=3D"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-se= rif;font-size:14px;color:#222222;vertical-align:top;display:table-cell;"> = <div> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"cl= ear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> <strong>Cuba=E2=80=99s Humanitari= an Example Fighting Coronavirus</strong> </p> <p dir= =3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> <a shape=3D"r= ect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/Tef8e249a-87ab-4f76-a367-fef7bc5= 61537/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);"= rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">The Independent: What coronavirus revea= led about national mindsets across the world =E2=80=93 and how Cuba c= ame out on top</a> In a sign of true global solidarity, Cuba today allowed = MS Braemer, a British cruise ship, to dock on its shores despite having at = least five confirmed coronavirus cases on board and another 52 passengers d= isplaying symptoms. The ship, with over 600 mainly British passengers, had = no Cuban nationals on board but had requested help from both Cuba and the U= S. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;= margin-bottom:1.25em;"> Cuba acted without self-interest. The ship had been= anchored in the Caribbean over the last five days as it frantically search= ed for a place to dock. Diplomats from the British Foreign Office had urged= US officials to allow the ship to dock on American soil but were met with = obstacles. Cuban officials instead accepted the request, stating that there= must be =E2=80=9Ca shared effort to confront and stop the spread of the pa= ndemic=E2=80=9D. After all, these are still humans suffering, regardless of= the passport they hold. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style= =3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"h= ttps://default.salsalabs.org/Tfadb6ecd-3b51-4661-b358-10cd7de9a9ff/94087980= -f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofoll= ow" target=3D"_blank">OnCubaNews: Cuba has medicines for thousands of possi= ble cases of COVID-19</a> 22 drugs produced in Cuba are part of the t= reatment to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, of which, he said, =E2=80= =9Cwe have for the treatment of thousands of people and we are preparing to= significantly increase the production of those with less coverage.=E2=80= =9D =E2=80=9CWe think that we are capable of satisfying not only the possib= le demand in Cuba but also the requests that we are getting from other coun= tries, and that are increasing day by day,=E2=80=9D said Pimentel, who said= that so far around 15 nations from different continents have already reque= sted this and other Cuban medicines or have shown interest in them. </p> = <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bot= tom:1.25em;"> <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/T91a1= ef59-b42f-4a86-83dc-978e6896e032/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" styl= e=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">PeoplesDispa= tch: Cuba leads global efforts against COVID-19 in spite of US blockade</a>= </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;ma= rgin-bottom:1.25em;"> Countries from across the globe have asked Cuba for t= he recombinant human Interferon Alpha 2B, a drug developed in Cuba proven t= o be an effective against COVID-19. The drug has been produced in China sin= ce January 25 and, so far, has managed to effectively cure more than 1,500 = patients from the coronavirus. It is one of 30 drugs chosen by the Chinese = National Health Commission to combat the respiratory disease .It has preven= ted thousands of deaths in South Korea. Out of the 8,000 infected peoples, = only 72 died. Germany has also bought these antivirals from the ChangHeber = to fight the pandemic. Out of the 3,156 infected people, only 3 died. </p> = <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-b= ottom:1.25em;"> After the effectiveness of the Cuban drug was known and pop= ularized, the country has been flooded with purchase orders for Interferon = Alpha 2B from across the globe. Several Latin American, Caribbean and Europ= ean countries have requested medical aid from Cuba in order to fight the co= ronavirus outbreak. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"cle= ar:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> <strong>United States uses coronav= irus pandemic as a Regime Change weapon</strong> </p> = </div> <div> <a shape=3D"rect= " href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/T65d7f5c1-efb5-484a-a21c-cb1da52017= da/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" re= l=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">TheGrayzone: Italy and UK rely on help fro= m Cuba, China, Venezuela to fight coronavirus =E2=80=93 as US steps up brut= al sanctions</a> Italy requested doctors from China, Cuba, and Venezuela to= contain the coronavirus, while Cuba rescued a ship of British citizens. Me= anwhile, US sanctions worsen the toll of the Covid-19 crisis in Iran and Ve= nezuela. The Italian government lamented that =E2=80=9Cnot a single EU coun= try=E2=80=9D has responded to its request for medical equipment =E2=80=94 u= nlike China, which immediately helped. </div> <p dir= =3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> Cuba=E2=80=99= s Foreign Affairs Ministry declared in a statement, =E2=80=9CThese are time= s of solidarity, of understanding health as a human right, of strengthening= international cooperation to face our common challenges, values that are k= ey to the humanist practices of the Revolution and of our people.=E2=80=9D = </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> <a= shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/T3a966326-7581-4550-a= 557-d4804ee33c05/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(1= 52, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">Vanessa Beeley: How Victims = of the US=E2=80=99 =E2=80=9CMaximum Pressure=E2=80=9D Campaign Are Coping w= ith Coronavirus</a> As Western nations descend into a panic over the corona= virus pandemic, Americans are getting a taste of what it=E2=80=99s like for= the millions who have been living under U.S. sanctions and warfare.The col= lective punishment meted out by U.S. sanctions inflicts damage on entire po= pulations in prey nations, under the 1949 Geneva Convention, this is a war = crime. To maintain such punitive economic pressures during a time of global= health insecurity must be a supreme crime against humanity as defined by t= he United Nations International Law Commission in 1947. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr"= style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> <a shape=3D"rect" hre= f=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/Tf438ed95-a5a0-492d-ab27-a5a8fc0bf1b6/94= 087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"= nofollow" target=3D"_blank">PeoplesDispatch (Vijay Prashad): Sanctions agai= nst Iran, Venezuela and Cuba during a pandemic are cruel</a> In the midst o= f a pandemic, one would expect that all countries would collaborate in ever= y way to mitigate the spread of the virus and its impact on human society. = One would expect that a humanitarian crisis of this magnitude would provide= the opportunity to suspend or end all inhumane economic sanctions and poli= tical blockades against certain countries.When the United States continues = its embargos against over 50 countries =E2=80=94 but mostly against Cuba, I= ran, and Venezuela =E2=80=94 when there is a global pandemic afoot, what do= es this say about the nature of power and authority in our world? Sensitive= people should be offended by such behavior, its mean spiritedness evident = in the unnatural deaths that it provokes. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clea= r:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://d= efault.salsalabs.org/Tc45c857d-6d1b-40ba-a3b0-4739eb69c639/94087980-f1e8-4b= b1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" targ= et=3D"_blank">TheGrayzone (Leonardo Flores): US ramps up sanctions devastat= ing Venezuela=E2=80=99s health sector as coronavirus spreads</a> Since 2015= , the US has sanctioned 49 oil tankers, 18 Venezuelan companies, 60 foreign= companies and 56 airplanes (41 belonging to state airliner Conviasa and 15= belonging to state oil company PDVSA), but this is the first time they=E2= =80=99ve gone after foreign oil companies. By targeting Rosneft Trading and= TNK Trading (the two Rosneft subsidiaries), the United States makes it nex= t-to-impossible for those firms to continue trading in Venezuela oil, as sh= ipping companies, insurance companies and banks will refuse to work with th= em. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"= > Were it not for the solidarity of China and Cuba, which sent testing kits= and medicine, Venezuela would be woefully ill-equipped to handle the coron= avirus. The sanctions are worsening an already dangerous situation, forcing= Venezuela to spend three times as much for testing kits as non-sanctioned = countries. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1= .25em;"> <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/T674f02ec-= d30a-4536-b553-5b3cc722fb92/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"= color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">RadioHavanaCuba: = U.S. prevents Venezuela from buying drugs to treat COVID-19</a> Venezuela= =E2=80=99s Attorney General Tarek Saab denounced that coercive and unilater= al measures imposed by the US prevent the purchase of drugs and supplies to= confront COVID-19. The magistrate reaffirmed that in the midst of the situ= ation the world is going through because of the pandemic, it is unacceptabl= e that punitive actions be maintained, which constitute a massive violation= of human rights. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-b= ottom:1.25em;"> <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/T12= 47c160-0fe4-4142-9121-33a5a89f1dee/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" st= yle=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">IMF Reject= s Venezuela=E2=80=99s Request for $5B in Virus Aid</a> The International Mo= netary Fund rejected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro=E2=80=99s request = for US$5 billion in order to fight the coronavirus pandemic. An IMF spokesp= erson said the request can=E2=80=99t be considered because there was =E2=80= =9Cno clarity=E2=80=9D among its 189 member states on who it recognizes as = Venezuela=E2=80=99s rightful leader: democratically elected President Madur= o or U.S.-backed lawmaker Juan Guaido.=E2=80=9CThis is the most serious sit= uation we have ever faced,=E2=80=9D said President Maduro. The Venezuelan g= overnment imposed an indefinite national quarantine and has put in place=E2= =80=94building on the local self-government (communes)=E2=80=94a process to= distribute food and key supplies. All the institutions of the state are no= w involved in doing their part in helping =E2=80=9Cflatten the curve=E2=80= =9D and =E2=80=9Cbreak the chain=E2=80=9D of contagion. But, because of the= IMF loan denial, the country will have a harder time producing testing kit= s, respirators, and key medicines for those infected with the virus. </p> <= p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> <a shape= =3D"rect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/T09bdb0e1-c49e-4139-8309-ac= 7dece99d0b/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(152, 0,= 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">CommonDreams: =E2=80=98Literally W= eaponizing Coronavirus=E2=80=99: Despite One of World=E2=80=99s Worst Outbr= eaks of Deadly Virus, US Hits Iran With =E2=80=98Brutal=E2=80=99 New Sancti= ons</a> =E2=80=9CHow evil and heartless can this government get?=E2=80=9D p= eace activist Medea Benjamin asked Wednesday after the State Department ann= ounced it would impose new sanctions on Iran as the country faces one of th= e worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world. The move by the U.S. government= flew in the face of demands from advocacy groups and the Iranian governmen= t to suspend sanctions to ensure Iranians can access life-saving medication= and supplies. </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bott= om:1.25em;"> </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin= -bottom:1.25em;"> <strong>Events</strong>: </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"cle= ar:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://= default.salsalabs.org/Tc1dcf23f-4070-4e48-96c2-de4fb595052d/94087980-f1e8-4= bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" tar= get=3D"_blank">March 21 (2pm ET) & March 22 (2pm ET) Cuba Solidar= ity Webinar</a> </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bot= tom:1.25em;"> </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margi= n-bottom:1.25em;"> <strong>Sites to Follow Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua:</= strong> </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25= em;"> <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/T8ba86a22-b77= 3-4150-82f9-33a633d048c9/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"col= or:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">Friends of Sandinist= a Nicaragua</a> </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bot= tom:1.25em;"> <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/T0146= 7da5-4385-4335-a454-034bdc5349e6/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" styl= e=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">Friends of E= vo=E2=80=99s Bolivia</a> </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;m= argin-bottom:1.25em;"> <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.= org/Tdf1e1c7d-5b58-49e7-b47c-464ca40a1b5d/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156= af6" style=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">Sta= nd with Venezuela</a> </p> <p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;marg= in-bottom:1.25em;"> <a 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sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#222222;vertical-align:top;display:ta= ble-cell;"><h2 style=3D"clear:both;margin:.5em 0;"> <strong>About the Weekl= y</strong> </h2> <p style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.25em;"> It= is AfGJ's conviction that we in the US defend Venezuela's sovereignty= and recognize that the Bolivarian Revolution has improved the lives of its= citizens, led the movement toward Latin America integration, and is buildi= ng participatory democracy structures that are an example for us in the US = as well. -AfGJ staff </p> <p style=3D"clear:both;margin:0;margin-bottom:1.2= 5em;"> Friends =E2=80=93 we would like to include statements, events, and a= ctions in solidarity with Venezuela. If you are aware of any or are pl= anning any, please send them to us: <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://= default.salsalabs.org/T7bd6b624-559f-4abc-afaa-978247b00ff6/94087980-f1e8-4= bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(152, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" tar= get=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>. </p></td></tr></tbod= y></table></td></tr><tr class=3D"ydp74fbf4f4yiv4910101813ydp7fc702e0yiv5419= 034713m_-6643713358837094950sli-email-element" style=3D"font-family:Arial, = Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#222222;border-width:0;padding:0= ;"><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, s= ans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#222222;vertical-align:top;border-width:0;pa= dding:0;"> <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" wid= th=3D"100%" style=3D"display:table;"><tbody style=3D"display:table-row-grou= p;"><tr style=3D"display:table-row;"><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" id=3D"= ydp74fbf4f4yiv4910101813ydp7fc702e0yiv5419034713m_-6643713358837094950id_88= 2b9121-8aeb-406f-a267-02a6c90b373b" style=3D"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, = sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);vertical-align:top;display:= table-cell;background-color:transparent;padding:1em;border-color:rgb(0, 0, = 0);border-width:5px;border-style:solid;border-radius:0px;background-size:co= ver;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin-left:0px;margin-right:auto;float:none= ;clear:both;"><h3 style=3D"clear:both;margin:.5em 0;text-align:center;"> <s= trong>Receive the News from Venezuela Each Week- </strong> <= /h3> <h3 style=3D"clear:both;margin:.5em 0;text-align:center;"> <strong><a = shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/T5e4c2bd3-2872-4f60-b9= 56-ac07274d59bc/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(15= 2, 0, 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">Sign U</a></strong><a shape= =3D"rect" href=3D"https://default.salsalabs.org/Tfebf96b6-c6b5-4b56-b9f0-1e= b733cb9c15/94087980-f1e8-4bb1-ac00-a787af156af6" style=3D"color:rgb(152, 0,= 0);" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank"><strong>p</strong></a><strong> </s= trong><strong>for the Venezuela Weekly!</strong> </h3></td></tr><= /tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=3D"ydp74fbf4f4yiv4910101813ydp7fc702e0yi= v5419034713m_-6643713358837094950sli-email-element" style=3D"font-family:Ar= ial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);border-width:0px;padding:0= px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:1px !important;"><td colspan= =3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;colo= r:rgb(34, 34, 34);vertical-align:top;border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin-to= p:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:1px !important;"> <tabl= e cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" width=3D"100%"><tbody><tr><td colspan= =3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" id=3D"ydp74fbf4f4yiv4910101813ydp7fc702e0yiv5419034713= m_-6643713358837094950id_2825c92a-9a1f-4467-9caa-4c5c4eb6cd04" style=3D"fon= t-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);vertical-align:= top;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;min-height:30px;font-size:1px !importa= nt;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=3D"ydp74fbf4f4yiv4= 910101813ydp7fc702e0yiv5419034713m_-6643713358837094950sli-email-element" s= tyle=3D"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#2222= 22;border-width:0;padding:0;"><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"font= -family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#222222;vertical-= align:top;border-width:0;padding:0;"> <table cellspacing= =3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"display:table;"><tbody sty= le=3D"display:table-row-group;"><tr style=3D"display:table-row;"><td colspa= n=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" class=3D"ydp74fbf4f4yiv4910101813ydp7fc702e0yiv541903= 4713m_-6643713358837094950callout-without-border-bg" id=3D"ydp74fbf4f4yiv49= 10101813ydp7fc702e0yiv5419034713m_-6643713358837094950id_c59e6b10-208f-4823= -8780-fefbd9268a5d" style=3D"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-= size:14px;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);vertical-align:top;display:table-cell;backg= round-color:rgb(255, 165, 0);padding:1em;border-color:rgb(34, 34, 34);borde= r-style:none;border-radius:0px;background-size:cover;max-width:100%;margin-= left:0px;margin-right:auto;float:none;clear:both;border-width:0px !importan= t;"><h2 style=3D"clear:both;margin:.5em 0;text-align:center;"> <strong><spa= n style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Like What we're doing= ? 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