Mexican Organizations Building United Front Against US Imperialism
This article by Alexia Villaseñor and Jessica Xantomila originally appeared in the January 7, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.
Mexico City. Social, labour, and peasant organizations, among others, have called for a national day of “anti-imperialist” struggle for Venezuela, for the “political, social, and economic stability of Latin America and the Caribbean, and to promote peace.” The day will begin with a march this Saturday from the Angel of Independence to the Hemiciclo a Juárez monument.
The Mexican Coordinating Committee in Solidarity with Venezuela, the Independent Union of the Metropolitan Autonomous University (SITUAM), the National Coordinating Committee of Education Workers (CNTE), and others indicated that the call is for a “massive, broad, and peaceful” mobilization nationwide. They expect similar actions in various states across the country, with contingents beginning their marches at 11:00 a.m.
This mobilization, they maintained, joins other initiatives taking place worldwide this Saturday, such as those in Colombia, organized by President Gustavo Petro, and others in the United States by social collectives.
The organizations emphasized that the goal is to demonstrate active and sustained solidarity. The goal, they said, is to finalize an action plan to provide strong support for the situation in Venezuela because it poses a threat to Latin America and to “stand united against the aggression of U.S. imperialism against our people.” At the same time, they demanded the release of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
“It is not only a military aggression against the Venezuelan people, but the intentions of the US government go further and we must generate Latin American unity,” said Arturo Leon, leader of SITUAM.
At a press conference at the Journalists’ Club, the organizations reiterated that the goal is to build a united front to put a stop to the actions of the U.S. government, which they consider a threat to democratically elected governments, including Mexico.
Among other actions they plan to organize are forums, brigades, murals, and unitary and local mobilizations, although they do not yet have dates for them.
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