The well-organized protests against President Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro are funded by radical billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, according to the organization’s own disclosures.
Trump’s military operation in Caracas, which resulted in the arrest of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday, was swiftly condemned by a collection of far-left activist organizations, including groups operating under the banner of the No War on Venezuela Coalition.
In a flyer distributed by the Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ), a group funded by Open Society, the coalition called for coordinated global demonstrations at U.S. embassies, military bases, city halls, and other locations to “defend Venezuelan sovereignty and right to resist.”
The AFGJ flyer stated:
“We, the undersigned anti-imperialist and anti-war organizations, condemn the U.S. violent attacks on the rights of Venezuelans, and violations of Venezuela’s sovereignty.”
The coalition urged supporters to launch “mass resistance,” encouraging demonstrators to:
“Take to the streets, organize rallies and teach-ins on your university campuses, mobilize in your unions to demonstrate solidarity and shut down the supply chains of imperialism, including resolutions, pickets, and protests outside of arms factories and ports that are providing the weapons for this aggression.”
The flyer also called for protesters outside the United States to focus their actions on:
“U.S. embassies, U.S. military bases, and diplomatic installations around the world.”
According to the Open Society Foundations website, the network, founded by George Soros and now led by his son and heir Alex Soros, donated $250,000 to AFGJ in 2020.
The listed purpose for the funds was “to catalyze black communities into the global movement for climate justice.”
AFGJ has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration and escalated its rhetoric following Maduro’s capture.
In a statement Tuesday titled “War against Venezuela is against Us All,” the group drew a direct connection between the military operation in Caracas and domestic National Guard deployments in U.S. cities.
“In his first press conference following the January 3 invasion, Trump specifically referenced Washington, D.C., Memphis, and other U.S. cities that have been occupied by federal troops,” AFGJ wrote.
“He knows full well that these are connected.
“People of color, immigrants, all those who resist are designated as internal enemies, and international solidarity movements are targets of the hybrid war.
“The strategies of war and repression against Venezuela are united in a single strategy, not only toward other nations, but here at home. Memphis or Caracas — to the Pentagon, we’re all the same.”
Following months of U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, Trump authorized the strike that led to Maduro and Flores being apprehended and transported to New York City to stand trial.
Both have since been charged in U.S. federal court with conspiracy to traffic large quantities of cocaine into the United States and related offenses, including narco-terrorism and weapons charges.
They have pleaded not guilty.
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