![]() ![]() … Thank you for supporting the Cuban struggle, you have made me even more proud to come from Cuba.”Ĭommunity members attended the monthly picket and car caravan against the blockade in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. So, I can compare how life was before and after, and I totally don’t believe that it is the Cuban government’s responsibility for the economic situation right now. I was born in 1974, so I have a pretty good idea of the abundance times before the 90s when everything tumbled down and the Special Period started. At the rally ahead of the July 25 caravan, Liván Montoya, who grew up in Cuba, offered these words: “I grew up in Cuba. Over 50 cars and many bikes participated in a caravan through the Mission District in San Francisco sponsored by the ANSWER Coalition, Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee, Saving Lives Campaign and the Venceremos Brigade – Bay Area. Live from Union Square in NYC we’re joining in collab with to say no to the US blockade of Cuba #LetCubaLive #UnblockCuba /fjEuF6xkyh- The People's Forum July 23, 2021 On July 22 in New York City, activists gathered to shine a light, literally, on the cruelty of the U.S. The event was co-hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Students for a Democratic Society, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Democratic Socialists of America, Students for Justice in Palestine and the ANSWER Coalition. ![]() hands off Cuba!” and “Yo Soy Fidel!” in the face of an aggressive right-wing counterprotest calling for U.S. In Tampa, Florida, activists rallied at Ybor Centennial Park and marched to Parque Amigos de Jose Marti (Friends of Jose Marti Park), a park commemorating the Cuban national independence hero. ANSWER Coalition organizer Sean Blackmon recounted the police response to the uprisings against racism in Lafayette Park last summer, pointing out that “ government has no right to call any government repressive.” Tampa, Florida The demonstration also welcomed Carlos Lazo and six other Cuban-Americans who walked over 1,300 miles from Miami to Washington, D.C., to present the Biden administration with a petition bearing over 25,000 signatures calling for the lifting of sanctions on Cuba.Ĭarlos Lazo highlighted the widespread and broad opposition to the sanctions and blockade among people he met during his journey to Washington, demonstrating the disconnect between the people of the United States and the actions of the Biden administration. The action was organized by the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK, National Network on Cuba, Puentes de Amor and other groups. In Washington, D.C., hundreds rallied at the White House on Sunday calling for an end to the blockade of Cuba and demanding that President Biden lift the 243 sanctions on the country imposed by the Trump administration. The actions coincided with the annual July 26 holiday, which commemorates the 1953 raid on the Moncada barracks led by Fidel Castro that sparked the revolution. They rejected the lie that the Cuban government is oppressive towards its people and expressed support for the Cuban revolution. Organizers of the demonstrations argued that the hardships experienced by the Cuban people are the result of the six-decade-long economic war being waged on the country by the United States. In a letter to Biden seen by Reuters they urged the Democratic president to sign an executive order “without delay” to end restrictions on travel and remittances, noting that well over half of Cubans depend on the latter.In a resounding rejection of the corporate media’s non-stop propaganda campaign, people in cities all across the United States participated in demonstrations July 24 to 26 to demand an end to the blockade of Cuba and all U.S. House of Representatives Democrats urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to repeal Donald Trump’s “cruel” sanctions on Cuba and renew engagement, an early sign of support in Congress for easing the clamp-down on the Communist-run country. Original story from Reuters | Wednesday, 3 March 2021 |Įighty U.S. US House Democrats urge Biden to revert to Obama-era Cuba detente We ended the Forum with photographs being taken of the 145 people present holding messages of support and demands to end the United States unjust financial and political blockade of Cuba. The Forum was not intended to replace the Annual General Meeting, and was not a decision-making event, but it provided a briefing on the current situation in Cuba, and an update on the membership and financial status of CSC and the current work and future plans. ![]()
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