This Friday, social movements, groups and international delegations gathered at the Waraira Repano to participate in the Great Drum Beat, an act of profound spirituality that invoked the strength of Afro-indigenous ancestry. The purpose of the call was to demand the freedom and prompt return to Venezuela of President Nicolás Maduro and the first combatant, deputy Cilia Flores.
The meeting was marked by healing rituals, songs of resistance and cultural expressions that reaffirmed the identity of the Venezuelan people. The activity was attended by an international solidarity brigade, made up of 49 representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean, who expressed their support for the Venezuelan cause.
The day took place in an atmosphere of spirituality and political commitment, where the importance of the sacred mountain as a symbol of protection and resistance in the face of adversity was highlighted, the source reported.
Voices of resistance and solidarity
During the activity, deputy Noelí Pocaterra highlighted the sacred nature of the call, pointing out that Mother Earth is a witness to the struggle of the Venezuelan people. “Women are the guides, caretakers of life and transmitters of culture. We are here on this sacred mountain to ask for our brothers,” she said.
For her part, Congresswoman Blanca Eekhout, president of the Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity among Peoples (ISB), recalled Venezuela’s historical resistance to imperial aggression and reaffirmed the certainty of the return of the presidential couple. “This mountain is the protective wall of the valley and houses the life of our country. From here we carry the message to our president and our heroine Cilia Flores: we are sure of their return,” he stated.
The mayor of Caracas, Carmen Meléndez, stressed the firmness of the institutional structure and the peace that reigns in the capital despite the adversities. He emphasized that the Bolivarian management continues under the Seven Transformations plan (7T) and assured that governability remains intact. “We will have the party when the president returns,” he said.
The international brigade was also present with the voice of Argentine Emma Carabias, who described Venezuela as a “moral beacon” for the continent’s revolutions. Likewise, Casimira Monasterio, coordinator of Cumbe, vindicated the historical rebellion of the Afro-descendant people and assured that “the drums in Venezuela and the Caribbean always beat for peace.”
The event culminated with a poetry recital and the beating of drums by the Madera Group, under the slogan “Repiquen, repiquen, repiquen the drums, free Maduro and also Cilia Flores.” To the chords of Bleeding for the return of Ali Primerasocial movements confirmed that Venezuela remains in permanent mobilization for justice and national sovereignty.
