Activists continue defending the Venezuelan Embassy in
Washington D.C. against the opposition’s mob and the U.S. administration’s coup
attempt. Today one activist messages from D.C.: “Our people in the Embassy are
carrying on with strong commitment and determination.” And they have to: the Secret Service has cut off mail
deliveries, and both water and electricity have been cut off, probably on
orders from the White House—this despite both accounts being currently paid up by
legitimate Embassy personnel,. Read more
at : https://www.mintpressnews.com/mintpress-grazyone-journalists-endure-us-govt-blackout-and-siege-at-venezuelan-embassy-in-dc/258347/
Civil Justice Fund lawyer, Mara Verheydden-Hilliard
addressed these words to the Secret Service:
There
has been no action that has divested [the Embassy Protection Collective] of the
right to be inside the embassy or lawful process that could authorize removal.Instead you are authorizing a vigilante group to attack the peace activists inside.
You must take action immediately to cease this assault, and ensure that there is no violence against the persons inside. They are in grave danger from the mob you have facilitated and authorized to besiege the embassy.
You are responsible
for any acts of violence that will be committed against these peace activists
inside the embassy.
Opposition protesters (Ambrose Bierce for violent mobs aided
and abetted by the Secret “Service” and the D.C. “police”) have been variously
reported drilling holes into the Embassy building (protected under the Vienna Convention
of 1961 according diplomatic immunity to Embassies throughout the world);
blockading the main entrance and attempting to break down the door, damaging
the garage door; attacking and blocking outside supporters from delivering
food, and sanitary supplies; and creating deafening noise with the use of
sirens and the beating of pots and pans.
For consolidated reading, you may wish to go to:
https://popularresistance.org/violent-bigoted-supporters-of-juan-guaido-attempt-to-invade-venezuelas-d-c-embassy/
and
https://popularresistance.org/embassy-protection-collective-were-still-here-and-were-staying/
And for a sampling of mob violence, be sure to view the
arrest of Veteran for Peace and author, Gerry Condon here:
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| Gerry Condon being arrested by the SS |
(For background on Gerry Condon go to podcast https://couragetoresist.org/podcast-michael-uhl/
)
What You Can Do:
The Embassy Protection Collective remains determined, even
after water and electricity are cut off. Make calls to insist they be allowed
food, water and medicine.
Find your representative and urge him/her to protect the
Embassy from mob violence and assure the protection of those inside, the legitimately
invited guests of the Venezuelan Government at:
www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
For California: Feinstein 415 393-0707; Harris 415 981-9369;
Lee 510 763-0370
Call D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser: 202 727-2643; demand D.C.
Police defend victims and arrest their attackers, not the other way round.
Call State, Office of Foreign Missions at 202 895-3500.
Remind them of 1961 Vienna Convention provisions for diplomatic protection for
embassies all over the world, to which the U.S. is a signatory.
And have fun calling the Secret Service at 202 406-8800,
extension 8 for the comment line. Talk fast. (It’s their goons seen manhandling
Gerry Condon above.)
Foreign
National Lawyers Guild International Committee condemns
threats posed by government of the U.S. and D.C. Police Department to the
Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela., and unilateral financial
sanctions.
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Germany plans on closing all 84 of its coal-fired plants and
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Canada provides $2.4M for 128,000 Palestinians in Gaza.,
West Bank.
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Mexican President AMLO says no to U.S. “security” plan.
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Fearing their use against civilian population, French rights
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Yemen.
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| Bandung, Indonesia |
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Interior Secy. David Bernhardt is putting an indefinite hold
on the administration’s radical plans to ramp up offshore drilling along
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withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords, the first time in 10 years House
addresses climate change.
Washington State’s Gov. Inslee signs package of
groundbreaking climate action bills into law.
Republican Senator Todd Young, although deploring Venezuelan
government, calls for hearing on military intervention in Venezuela.
Pelosi, Schumer say they agree to pursue $2T infrastructure
bill with #45.
New Mexico official pulls plug on new oil, and gas drilling
on state land near Chaco Canyon.
Chicago charter school teachers launch nation’s
multi-employer charter-school strike; two previous charter strikes resulted in
pay increases and more student resources.
Rideshare drivers call Uber strike in 7 major cities
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Philadelphia and Chicago.
Although Treasury refuses to allow Congress to review #45
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unless he releases those returns.
Federal judge orders prison reforms to prevent more suicides
in Alabama’s prisons.
Ten trans asylum seekers win cases, released from ICE
detention.
Washington airport operators refuse to service ICE
deportation flights.
Thousands nationwide rally in support of drivers licenses
for undocumented immigrant residents.
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Boston baseball legend backs boycott of #45 by Red Sox
manager Cora and several players.
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Facebook co-founder calls for company to be broken up,
alleging Zuck has unilateral control over speech.
Syracuse, N.Y. delays 5G rollout in hopes of tightening
regulations.
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