Activists with the ANSWER Coalition and other progressive organizations in Los Angeles sent this video to the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee expressing their solidarity with Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution ahead of the crucial presidential election in May.

The author was part of an international team of observers who went to monitor the gubernatorial elections in Venezuela Oct. 15.

Join us outside the OAS (200 17th St. NW, just north of Constitution Ave.) on Wednesday, May 31 at 1:00 p.m. to say: Stop the U.S. and OAS interference and destabilization campaign against Venezuela! We defend President Maduro and the people against the right-wing violence and coup attempts!

In response to blatant U.S. disrespect for Venezuelan sovereignty and aggression against the country's Bolivarian Revolution, the ANSWER Coalition mobilized over the past week as the danger of a right-wing coup loomed.

Venezuela’s revolutionary government is at a crossroads as it struggles to overcome economic crisis and aggression by Washington, and the opposition is intent on overthrowing the government.

Register now for this educational and motivational webinar on Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution

Responding to a call from the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee, demonstrators took to the streets across the United States and Canada.

The struggle over the future of Venezuela is now entering a new and entirely unpredictable phase, the outcome of which will be of tremendous importance for Venezuela, Latin America and the world.

Watch a video of actor and activist Danny Glover delivering a speech in solidarity with Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution at a rally in Los Angeles.