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US/NATO Out of Our Americas Network's poster showing a map of the hemisphere with a different orientation along with portraits/photos of Alexander Petion, Simon Bolivar, Angela Davis, Hugo Chavez, Che Guevara, among others. Photo: US/NATO Out of Our America Network.
The Zone of Peace Campaign announced the official launch of the US/NATO Out of Our Americas Network. Member organizations involved with the campaign and which form the Zone of Peace Campaignâs Popular Steering Committee include the Alliance for Global Justice, Friends of the ATC (Nicaragua), Assembly of Caribbean Peoples, Black Alliance for Peace, Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration, Diaspora Paâlante Collective (US/Puerto Rico), MOLEGHAF (Haiti), Movimiento Evita (Argentina), Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, Observatorio de los Derechos Humanos, Organization for Caribbean Empowerment, Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN) (Colombia) Red de Organizaciones Afrovenezolanas (ROA) (Venezuela), and World Beyond War â Latin America.
Below is a press release on todayâs launch:
The Next Phase of the Struggle for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas: Mass-Based âUS/NATO Out of Our Americas Networkâ Launches
February 21, 2025 â On February 21st, a date that holds profound historical significance as the anniversary of the assassinations of Malcolm X [el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz] and Augusto C. Sandino, the Popular Steering Committee for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas proudly announces the launch of the US/NATO Out of Our Americas Network. This initiative, inspired by the enduring legacies of Malcolm X and Sandino, among other revolutionary leaders in Our Americas, seeks to extend their visionary work in the struggle for people(s)-centered human rights, self-determination, and liberation from the US/EU/NATO Axis of Domination and the vicious system of western white supremacy. This launch marks the next phase of the multi-faceted Zone of Peace campaign and perhaps its most important, building its mass base that will execute the successful expulsion of these nefarious forces in our region.
Malcolm X, a towering figure in the struggle for liberation, and Sandino, the Nicaraguan revolutionary who fought U.S. imperialism, both embodied the spirit of resistance against oppression. Their lives and sacrifices remind us of the urgent need to confront systems of domination and exploitation that continue to threaten the sovereignty and well-being of peoples across Our Americas and beyond.
The US/NATO Out of Our Americas Network is a collective effort to challenge the presence and influence of U.S. and NATO military, economic, and political interventions in Our Americas through the masses of our people(s). We stand in solidarity with movements across the hemisphere working to dismantle imperialism, militarism, and colonialism, and to build a world rooted in peace, justice, and popular sovereignty. The network provides a platform from which to coordinate antimilitarist, anti-imperialist struggle under the demands of the Zone of Peace campaign, such as ending U.S./NATO militarism in the Americas, opposing imperialist intervention in Haiti, returning Guantanamo Bay to Cuba, and ejecting U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) from our region.
New Campaign To Reinvigorate the Establishment of Zone of Peace in Our Americas
On this historic day, we honor the memory of Malcolm X and Sandino by reaffirming our commitment to their ideals. We call on all who believe in the principles of sovereignty, self-determination, and people(s)-centered human rights to join us in this vital struggle. Together, we can create a future where Our Americas are truly a Zone of Peace, free from the pan-European domination that has ravaged our region for over 5 centuries, and centered on the dignity, sovereignty and self-determination of all peoples.
For more information, visit zoneofpeace.org
