{"id":70102,"date":"2026-01-03T19:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T03:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=70102"},"modified":"2026-01-05T16:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:18:26","slug":"sf-protest-venezuela-maduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/sf-protest-venezuela-maduro\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds gather in downtown S.F. to protest U.S. military action in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A rapidly organized protest drew more than 400 people to downtown San Francisco on Saturday, January 3, following news of an overnight United States military operation in Venezuela that included airstrikes in the capital city of Caracas, and resulted in the capture of Venezuelan president Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maduro has led Venezuela since 2013 and has long been the target of U.S. sanctions and criminal charges, but the operation marked a rare instance of direct U.S. military action against a sitting foreign head of state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/es\/sf-protesta-venezuela-maduro\/\">Lee esta historia en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protest, organized by the ANSWER Coalition, began at the intersection of Powell and Market streets. Demonstrators waved Venezuelan flags and held signs and banners calling for an end to U.S. interference in Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers from several advocacy groups emphasized two main points of contention with President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to carry out the military operation. They argued that funds used for the operation \u2014 and the possibility of prolonged military involvement \u2014 should instead be invested in the needs of the American people. They also contended that the campaign is meant to serve only corporate and wealthy interests rather than everyday Americans and Venezuelans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1657.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1657.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1657.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1657.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1657.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1657.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More than 400 protesters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday carrying signs opposing U.S. military action in Venezuela, hours after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\nPhoto: Emma Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[That] money that could be funding our schools,\u201d said C.J., an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation. \u201cIt\u2019s money that could pay for jobs, money that could pay for food.\u201d She added that the U.S. \u201cneeds to stop the wars, stop the racism, stop the imperialism, and let\u2019s work on funding our needs here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanika Mahajan, director of community engagement and organizing at Dolores Street Community Services, pointed to what she described as a further escalation between the Trump administration\u2019s treatment of Venezuelan<a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/venezuela-tps-sf-rally\/\"> immigrants<\/a> in the United States and its stated justification for intervening in Venezuela.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really one and the same, the people who are going to benefit off the war in Venezuela, and [from] the deportations of our community members who are immigrants here\u201d Mahajan said. \u201cIf we really cared about the Venezuelan people, we would allow them into this country, we would allow full rights for all immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1757.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1757.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1757.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1757.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1757.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1757.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More than 400 protesters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday carrying signs opposing U.S. military action in Venezuela, hours after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\nPhoto: Emma Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Protest organizers led the crowd on a march down Market St., eventually turning into Civic Center Plaza and stopping at the foot of the statue of Sim\u00f3n Bolivar, a gift from Venezuela honoring the South American leader who fought for independence against Spanish colonial rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Omar Khoury, a member of the Palestinian Youth Movement, drew parallels between the bombing of Caracas and prolonged U.S. and US-backed Israeli military intervention in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know too well this playbook of lies to cover for an imperialist war,\u201d Khoury<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>said. \u201cThey lied to us in Iraq\u2026 They lied to us about Iran\u2026 they lied to us about the entirety of Palestinian society, naming [them] terrorists\u2026 they were wrong. We know this playbook, and we know the threat to Venezuela.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1185.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1185.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1185.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1185.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1185.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1185.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More than 400 protesters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday carrying signs opposing U.S. military action in Venezuela, hours after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\nPhoto: Emma Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Saikat Chakrabarti, a candidate for California\u2019s District 11 congressional seat who attended the protest, said the military intervention in Venezuela has troubling similarities to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe created long-lasting instability in the region. I\u2019m watching the same thing happen right now,\u201d said Chakrabarti. \u201cWe do a strike, and we take Maduro out, and it\u2019s for the purpose of our corporations going in there and stealing from their country. There are literally financial executives flying into Venezuela today to look at investment prospects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chakrabarti called for congressional oversight of the U.S. military abroad The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next week on a resolution that would block Trump from continuing military action against Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need to see Congress reassert its power, \u201c he said, \u201cWhat we need is for there to be a hard breaker that says, \u2018Congress authorizes war, this was illegal, and Trump needs to be held accountable.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1821.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1821.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1821.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1821.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1821.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1821.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More than 400 protesters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday carrying signs opposing U.S. military action in Venezuela, hours after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\nPhoto: Emma Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1176.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1176.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1176.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1176.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1176.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1176.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More than 400 protesters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday carrying signs opposing U.S. military action in Venezuela, hours after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\nPhoto: Emma Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1498.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1498.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1498.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1498.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1498.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1498.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More than 400 protesters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday carrying signs opposing U.S. military action in Venezuela, hours after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\nPhoto: Emma Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1611.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1611.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1611.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1611.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1611.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1611.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More than 400 protesters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday carrying signs opposing U.S. military action in Venezuela, hours after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\nPhoto: Emma Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1151.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1151.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1151.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1151.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1151.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1151.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More than 400 protesters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday carrying signs opposing U.S. military action in Venezuela, hours after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\nPhoto: Emma Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1100.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1100.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1100.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1100.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1100.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1100.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More than 400 protesters marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday carrying signs opposing U.S. military action in Venezuela, hours after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\nPhoto: Emma Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1857.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1857.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1857.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7C1A1857.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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