fight for access to medicine necessary to their survival that they cannot attain access to because of U.S. embargoes. We join the freedom loving people of the world in condemning the United States’ continued illegal attempts at regime change in Venezuela. We also unequivocally oppose military aggression from the United States against the people of Iran. All forms of economic warfare during a global pandemic are acts of genocide and crimes against humanity. We support the right of self-determination for all nations and demand that the same right be respected and upheld for our people.
Photo Credit:Protest in Barcelona on 1 October 2018 CC BY-SA 2.0
We need to acknowledge and prepare ourselves for the sobering reality that things will never be the same after this crisis; and they shouldn't be. The impact of this disease and the collapse of the global economy will be felt for decades to come. This is a defining moment that will shape the history of the 21st century. The oppressive conditions that created the situation the world now suffers the consequences of, must be condemned. We reject any and all attempts to return to business as usual. The previous neo-liberal economic and political order the nations of the world have been subjected to for decades has been discredited and proven to be a failure. It is time for a new path forward. A world where the people of the world enjoy direct democracy not only in state sponsored elections, but at the workplace itself; a world where the right of everyday people to make decisions in their own interests is supported through the work of their own hands and ingenuity. We can do better and we deserve better. No one is coming to save us. As always, the only things we can trust are the ability of the people to do for themselves, their valor, and the creativity that has made Africans the most imitated people in the world.
Photo Credit: Cuban doctors arrive in Italy to help fight COVID-19. Matteo Bazzi/EPA 28
By Any Means Necessary