Caribbean movements unite against U.S. intervention on “Day of Collective Action”

The Assembly of the Peoples of the Caribbean (APC) declared October 16 a “Day of Collective Action” across the region, urging Caribbean governments to unite against U.S. military deployments, intervention threats in Venezuela, and the proposed exclusion of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua from the upcoming Summit of the Americas.

Through its Regional Executive Committee, the organization called on citizens, social movements, and progressive leaders to defend the Caribbean as a “zone of peace” and reject any foreign interference. The APC’s position aligns with those of CARICOM, CELAC, and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), all of which advocate for sovereignty and regional integration. In its statement, the Assembly denounced U.S. policies toward Latin America, describing them as continuations of imperialist agendas aimed at seizing control of regional resources, particularly Venezuela’s oil.

The organization also condemned the U.S. blockade against Cuba—rejected by nearly all UN member states—and criticized the Dominican Republic’s decision to exclude Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from the December 2025 Summit of the Americas. The APC urged Caribbean leaders, particularly in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and the Dominican Republic, to distance themselves from what it called “U.S. aggression” in the region. The declaration closed with a call for unity, solidarity, and mobilization to safeguard Caribbean sovereignty, peace, and self-determination.