Recorded November 13, 2025
Below is the original description of the event.
UC Berkeley faculty Angela Marino (Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies) and Ramón Grosfoguel (Department of Ethnic Studies) present an emergency teach-in on the U.S. war threat to Venezuela.
Committing an act of aggression against a sovereign nation is illegal by international law. Yet the U.S. Department of War has turned to hard power imperialism with impunity, what Vijay Prashad calls hyper-imperialism of the 21st century. This emergency teach-in will cover the basics of what led to the current events unfolding in the Caribbean today, where more than 400 missiles are pointed at Venezuela, along with cutting analysis of how Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and Erik Prince (who founded the paramilitary organization Blackwater) are driving the U.S. to the brink of war. Why is the U.S. taking such an aggressive stance in the Caribbean under the age-old pretense of a ‘war on drugs’? What are the stakes of these military attacks, both locally and internationally, and what consequences does U.S. policy of aggression hold? Come learn more in this emergency teach-in for students, faculty, and staff of the wider UC Berkeley community.