Albany Says Hands Off Venezuela Jan 11 2026

Hands Off Venezuela was the theme of a January 11th rally and march at Townsend Park in Albany, sponsored by a coalition of groups including the Albang Green Party, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Jewish Voice for Peace, DSA, Porcupine, Capital District Sanctuary Committee, and Veterans for Peace. More than 150 people joined the call for the Trump administration to stop its efforts of regime change, to halt the theft of Venezuela’s oil, and to immediately release President Madura. We hear from Chris Garamone and Samaiya of PSL; Dio from Capital District DSA; Mark Mishler from Jewish Voices for Peace; Tracy Sangaré from 518CRSC; John Amidon from Veterans for Peace; and Peter LaVenia of the Green Party. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.