Ramón Valencia (El Slavador)
In October 2025, the city of Caracas served as the stage for the “Anti-Imperialist and Anti-Fascist Conference,” hosted by the Simón Bolívar Institute. This event was attended by representatives from more than 30 communist parties and movements from different parts of the world, consolidating an international space for reflection.
The conference coincided with an emblematic date: October 20th, a day that marks the 13th anniversary of Commander Hugo Chávez’s call for “Commune or Nothing.” This call urged the deepening of the Bolivarian Revolution through “the construction of a revolutionary social network, a gigantic spiderweb that would cover the territory of the new,” capable of resisting the offensive of the capitalist system which, even then, besieged the process in a “systematic and escalating manner” (Figueroa, A.). Currently, this onslaught manifests as the criminal aggression of the United States Government in the Caribbean, which, under the pretext of the war on drugs, has murdered more than 100 citizens of various Caribbean nationalities. Behind these actions lies a true intent to loot and steal Venezuela’s resources. As the Commander foresaw, the communes are one of the primary lines of defense for the Revolution.
In this scenario of international hostility, the Conference allowed participants to directly experience and understand the tools of imperialist aggression: media warfare, psychological aggression, economic blockade, and military threats. However, it was also possible to observe the dignified and resilient response of the Venezuelan people, who continue to resist, work, and build their revolutionary process, maintaining a notable joy for life and the future.
Within this atmosphere of popular resistance, communist ideology brings to the present the memory of the heroic actions of the communes in cities such as Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Toulouse, as well as the reference of Stepan Shahumyan in the Baku Commune. These historical experiences serve as inspiration to understand the current feat of constructing Bolivarian popular democracy, allowing for a deeper comprehension of the revolutionary process through both the discourse and the practice of its protagonists: the people and their government. This process is characterized by “tools that emerge not only from theories, but from the collective genius of the workers themselves” (Mücadele Birliği).
It is urgent and decisive to help understand and explain the imperialist and fascist nature of this aggression, a phenomenon occurring globally using varied tools. Only through this understanding will it be possible to fulfill the “central strategic task of building a united, broad, flexible, and resilient front” (Almarzooq, H.). In this sense, “the tactics of the working class must prioritize the unity of all those who fight against imperialist powers, keeping the false lefts and the forces of the bourgeois bloc at a distance” (Ángel, M.).
It is fundamental to understand that imperialist aggression and the rise of neo-fascist forces emerge as a reaction to the birth of a multilateral world, where the military and economic hegemony of the United States is increasingly questioned and weakened. In this context, “it is in the interest of the proletariat and the peoples to delay the formation of an imperialist coalition for as long as possible, thereby developing the mass strength of anti-imperialism” (Ángel, M.). Every day of peace and containment of aggression is a victory for life and the revolution.
It is appropriate to note that in the emergence of this multilateral world and in the confrontation of imperialist strategy, the struggle of the peoples and Communist Parties (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, and especially the People’s Republic of China)—who have already undertaken the path toward a socialist society—has played a determining role, alongside countries with nationalist and sovereign governments, especially Russia, which has waged a prolonged special military operation against NATO.
The forces and bonds of a new world are being built, in which the communist thought and practice of the workers will continue to be fundamental.
The conclusions of the Conference led to a deep and unquestionable commitment to militant solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; to deploy a campaign in all our countries to denounce and clarify the imperialist aggression and its causes; and, in the event of an invasion of its territory, to promote the organization of international brigades. Likewise, we commit to continue denouncing the “fascistization” of imperialist politics in all our countries, and to the education, organization, and mobilization of our peoples to resist the attack of reactionary forces; to continue denouncing the criminal and genocidal action of Zionism against the Palestinian people; and to join our forces in the process of the birth of a multilateral world.
May our greatest success in this year 2026 be the strengthening of our resilience and the advancement of our struggles.