Venezuela’s Revolutionary Women Take to the Streets for Peace

Venezuelan women's movements are taking to the streets of Caracas on Thursday to show their support of peace and the country’s Bolivarian Revolution amid ongoing internal and outside imperialist threats against the socialist government.

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As part of the “Great Mobilization for the Defense of the Motherland/Fatherland, Peace and Life,” a number of women's organizations marched from the Plaza Bolivar to Plaza Bicentenaria outside the presidential palace in the center of the capital.

The women's groups are particularly are concerned about the recent attacks and deaths as a result of ongoing opposition protests intent on removing President Nicolas Maduro from power and plans by opposition politicians to overthrow the government.

“The message that we send to all the people of Venezuela today is the call to peace, coexistence and unification of all the people and reject all those who want to harm our country,” said Ingrid Espinoza from the National Union of Women. Many women, old and young were seen dressed in red and holding banners of their social organizations.

“Sisters, let's go together to fill the streets with love in the defense of life. Our premise is peace alongside Nicolas Maduro. We will overcome!” tweeted Blanca Eekhout, minister for Women and Gender Equality Venezuela, ahead of the march.

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Reina Monge, who represents the Indigenous Wayuu people in the western state of Barinas, told public media that people should not “fall into the trap of the enemy” by supporting the violent protests from the opposition.

“We Chavista women, we love our country, we meet here to reaffirm our commitment to the revolution and in defense of the peace of our people, and we strongly reject the violence generated in recent days by violent right-wing groups," Mirian Lopez told AVN.

While large-scale opposition marches have turned violent, a number of social movement from across Venezuelan society have also come out in peaceful demonstrations in support of the government. Yesterday, youth groups also gathered in a demonstration to reject recent right-wing violence.