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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for sending this to the list Karen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David J.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Peace [mailto:peace-bounces@lists.chambana.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen Aram via Peace<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 24, 2019 2:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> Peace<br><b>Subject:</b> [Peace] Fwd: EMERGENCY ACTION - Hands Off Venezuela! 1/25/19, 6PM/ in Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#E5E5E5;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0px;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#232C2B;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0px'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0px'><tr><td width=150 style='width:112.5pt;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.answercoalition.org/?e=34e47c8f266e39ec7d3a5d2b76038f9f&utm_source=answercoalition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ven_1_25_19&n=1"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=120 height=120 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4B3F1.4ED1F5A0" alt="Image removed by sender. ANSWER Coalition"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#505054;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing: 0px'><tr style='height:22.5pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:22.5pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;border-top-left-radius: 5px;border-top-right-radius: 5px;border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;border-bottom-left-radius: 5px'><h2><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=350 height=233 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4B3F1.4ED1F5A0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#B50000'>Say No to the U.S. Orchestrated Right-Wing Coup in Venezuela!</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>EMERGENCY PROTEST<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Friday, Jan. 25, 6pm</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>190 N State St (ABC7 Chicago)<br><a href="http://www.answercoalition.org/r?u=27Ax0UmWOX2J8J_QwK9Z6nmUUukZrx1xgsPFq6NPPOUX4LC2oZ7jya-IWiJlbEyrphfekVFxTm-YEZJLei2new&e=34e47c8f266e39ec7d3a5d2b76038f9f&utm_source=answercoalition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ven_1_25_19&n=2">Join and share facebook event!</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>The Trump administration is actively supporting an attempted right-wing coup against democratically-elected President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. Maduro declared the recognition of an opposition right-wing politician, Juan Guaidó, as the opening shot of "regime change." This is extremely dangerous and we urge all peace-loving people to come out to protest U.S. coup plots and in defense of President Maduro's government and Venezuela's sovereignty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>The right-wing coup plotters inside Venezuela are being directed from the White House, with Pres. Donald Trump, Vice-Pres. Mike Pence, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo, and National Security Adviser John Bolton calling for Maduro’s overthrow. If the U.S. succeeds in its illegal plans, there would be a major destabilization and possible war in the region, with devastating effects for tens of millions of people in Venezuela and Latin America. For years, the U.S. government has imposed crushing economic sanctions on the country, robbing the Venezuelan people of billions in revenues, denying them food, medicine and other needs, and then cynically blaming Venezuela as being solely responsible for its economic crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>WHY IS THE U.S. PLOTTING AGAINST PRESIDENT MADURO AND HIS GOVERNMENT?</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Ever since President Hugo Chávez took office in 1999, and continuing with Maduro’s succession, the Bolivarian government of Venezuela has worked hard to provide for the people, creating a free healthcare system for the Venezuelan people, has built 2.5 MILLION homes that have benefited 10 million people, and built tens of new universities for free higher education. These benefits are financed by Venezuela’s oil, because the revolutionary government has guaranteed that the oil resources belong to the people, not to U.S. oil companies. Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world. The U.S. machinations are part of a larger regional counterrevolutionary attempt, against Nicaragua, against Cuba and all of Latin America.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>THE DANGER OF A COUP IS REAL —<br>IT IS TIME TO SAY NO TO U.S. INTERVENTION IN VENEZUELA AND ALL LATIN AMERICA!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>JOIN US IN THE ACTION TO SAY: STOP THE U.S. COUP PLOTS AGAINST PRESIDENT MADURO AND THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE, LIFT THE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS, RESPECT VENEZUELA’S SOVEREIGNTY!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Endorsed by:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>ANSWER Chicago<br>Freedom Road Socialist Organizatoin<br>La Voz de los Abajo<br>Party for Socialism and Liberation<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:22.5pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:22.5pt'></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;border-top-left-radius: 5px;border-top-right-radius: 5px;border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;border-bottom-left-radius: 5px'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>ANSWER Coalition · United States<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>This email was sent to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="x-msg://23/karenaram@hotmail.com"><span style='color:#505054'>karenaram@hotmail.com</span></a>. 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