Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective organization
also: anti-war activists, Venezuelan's Embassy Protection Collective, EPC, EPG
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United Statescountry · 6Washington, D.C.place · 4Carlos Vecchioperson · 3Venezuelacountry · 3Medea Benjaminperson · 2Juan Guaidóperson · 1Margaret Flowersperson · 1Code Pinkorganization · 1U.S. Secret Serviceorganization · 1San Franciscocountry · 1
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Medea Benjamin founded
Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective documented
“to the ambassador's office seemed inevitable. And it would have been, had it not been for a group of U.S. peace activists who mounted an extraordinary defense of the compound. Venezuelan's Embassy Protection Collective was born as a respons…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Corporate Coup (Venezuela) Part 10 @ 4:57
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▶ 4:57
to the ambassador's office seemed inevitable. And it would have been, had it not been for a group of U.S. peace activists who mounted an extraordinary defense of the compound. Venezuelan's Embassy Protection Collective was born as a respons…
▶ 5:24
When he had taken over the military attaché's office, they could see the handwriting on the wall. It was conceptualized by Media Benjamin, co-founder of the anti-war organization Code Pink. The EPC's strategy was guided by the international…
▶ 7:19
For the next eight weeks, the anti-war activists from all corners of the U.S. convened around Washington to join Benjamin's defense of the embassy. In the early days, the EPC converted the four-story Georgian-styled building into a festival…
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By simply maintaining a constant presence inside the building at the invitation of the Venezuelans' actual government, the EPC forced Washington's hand. Would U.S. authorities violate international law in order to enter the embassy, arrest …
▶ 9:09
After setting up their encampment, an act U.S. authorities would have never permitted on the grounds of any foreign embassy, the mob proceeded to block food and other supplies from entering the building. They blasted Bluetooth speaker music…
▶ 11:08
filmed physically blocking the postman's access to the compound, which is a federal crime. Though international diplomatic law stipulated that it was the responsibility of the Secret Service to prevent damage to the embassy, they looked on …
▶ 12:05
We became acquainted with hunger and the lightheadedness that accompanies it. We had no idea how long the confrontation would last, but we were prepared to stay in the compound. The EPC participant and licensed medical practitioner, Margare…
▶ 13:04
until they didn't work, and plenty of offices to serve as temporary bedrooms. There was a library with hundreds of books. Our goal was to remain inside the building until the U.S. and Venezuela established a mutual protecting power agreemen…
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Flak vest, night vision goggles, looking like they were going to raid the Bin Laden complex, took a battering ram to the door and arrested the four remaining people. Carlos Vecchio's first official act as Guaido's representative in Washingt…