- by Elly Hulm
- The Guardian
- Issue #2175
Members of the Sunshine Coast Branch attended the “Hands Off Venezuela” rally on Sunday 4 January, to voice their anger at the US attack on Venezuela
On Monday 5 January, people in Boorloo/Perth took to the streets as part of the national emergency rallies called by the Hands-off Venezuela Coalition. The Coalition had formed late in 2025 as a result of the US military attacks on small boats in the Caribbean that left more than 100 people dead.
Threats issued by Trump in late December 2025 were so dangerous that the Coalition held its first rally outside the US consulate in Perth on Friday 19 December. Rumours were getting louder that Trump was ready to launch an attack.
Many people expected the attacks on Venezuela before the end of the year but there was an attack on Nigeria instead.
The 3 January attack shocked the world; an act of state terrorism with the elected head of state and his wife kidnapped and his security team killed among several civilians. The US Delta force who carried out the attack couldn’t establish a base there to keep boots on the ground. Contrary to reports there was resistance.
The hit and run US action kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, both now facing trumped up charges of narco-trafficking and other related charges in New York.
Meanwhile the government continues to operate and people inside the country are mobilising to demand the return of president Maduro.
The UN security council condemned the attacks and the US congress is preventing Trump from launching further military attacks on Venezuela via executive orders.
Speakers from the Greens WA, CPA, Red Spark, Socialist Alliance & Stop Aukus-WA and IPAN (Independent and Peaceful Australia Network) addressed the more than 200 people who had gathered outside the US consulate. As well as the immediate concern for Venezuela with the chant ringing out of ‘No blood for Oil,’ the implications for the world were also raised as Trump freely violates international law.
Soon after the attack the US withdrew from a large numbrt og international forums indicating we are entering a very dangerous period. Trump in one gasp threatened Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Iran, and said that he will take over Greenland by any means.
Hands off Venezuela
Hands off the World!
