Hundreds of activists converged at Plaza La Trinitaria in Santo Domingo’s National District early Thursday morning, launching a significant demonstration organized by a coalition of leftist political organizations. The protest saw participants marching through key thoroughfares including Josefa Brea, Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal, Jacinto de la Concha, and José Reyes streets, culminating at the statue of revolutionary leader Francisco Alberto Caamaño on El Conde.
The diverse coalition included the Communist Party of Labor, Dominican Popular Movement, Caamañista Movement, Force of the Revolution, Homeland for All Party, and Dominican Leftist Front, with additional support from the United Left Movement, Broad Front, and People for Political and Social Change.
Protesters voiced strong opposition to foreign intervention, specifically demanding the immediate withdrawal of U.S. military personnel and aircraft from Dominican airports. The demonstration also featured international solidarity appeals, with participants calling for the release of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Chants of ‘Yankees out of the country and the Caribbean’ and ‘Freedom for Maduro and Cilia’ echoed through the streets, alongside calls for regional peace and opposition to Canadian mining company Barrick Gold’s operations.
The event concluded with the reading of a joint proclamation by organizers and a poetic recitation by Ernesto Vantroi, emphasizing cultural resistance and national sovereignty protections.