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27 Aug 2023 — 4 min read

Let Cuba Live! Sign the Petition!

Today Cuba faces a blockade whose sole purpose is to force it’s people into submission; a blockade that is using new tools like the State Sponsors of Terrorism list to increase its strength and reach.

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We believe that international pressure and knowledge of the true consequences can put an end to these measures. Furthermore, we agree with the 185 countries at the United Nations General Assembly who rejected the US blockade against Cuba in 2022 as well as in the previous 30 years. We therefore make a global call to social organizations and leaders, popular movements, faith-based movements, artists, athletes, journalists, peace associations, and those in defense of human rights and equality among all people, to join our campaign and sign the letter.

Neither the blockade nor any other such measure will succeed in defeating the sovereignty and self-determination of the Cuban people. Cuba’s strength and humanism are a testimony to the achievements of its social project, and Cuba continues to be an example for the peoples of the world who fight for peace and justice.

Diaz-Canel at BRICS Summit

"I attend this dialogue with the enormous responsibility that it represents for Cuba to chair the Group of 77 and China, the broadest and most diverse grouping of developing nations. We are 134 countries, two thirds of the members of the UN, where almost 80 percent of the planet's population lives, facing the colossal challenges of an increasingly unequal world, where exclusion and poverty have multiplied after two years of pandemic, followed by dramatic conflicts.

“The G77+China and the BRICS together have the responsibility and the possibility to act for a change in the current unjust world order. It is not an option; it is the only alternative.”

Cuba to Host G77+China Summit & President Diaz-Canel to Address United Nations

“Next month, Cuba will host the G-77+China member state summit- a milestone moment to address central issue of bridging the North-South development gap, including through technology and innovation.”

CCFA-Niagara BBQ

On Sunday, August 20th in Niagara Falls, friends of Cuba held an excellent BBQ organized by the CCFA-Niagara. The event was attended by members of the Cuban Embassy and Consulate General in Toronto, who thanked the participants for their solidarity with the Cuban people.

A Cuban Short-Film Festival

Witness Cuba’s story from the lens of its most revolutionary filmmakers with a night of 8 rare short films capturing its liberation!

Experience a country’s journey from living under a fascist regime to to its eventual liberation and revolution, seen through the lens of the filmmakers that captured it. This is a special event co-organized by the National Network For Cuba and Write Brain Studio. To get tickets, click here.

Write Brain Studio is an art collective of filmmakers that create groundbreaking documentaries and films about the underrepresented. Inconvenient truth tellers and usurpers of modern Hollywood establishment narratives, our goal is to create an organic connection between our collective and our supporters, without being middle manned by corporate advertisers. Existing without the puppet strings of many production companies under the thumb of the industry, we create cinema we like and hope can spark a fresh conversation.

Webinar Replay: Fidel!

On Sunday, August 13, CNC celebrated the birth of Fidel Castro with a webinar showcasing rare footage of the revolutionary leader throughout the years, with excerpts from some of his most important speeches read out by individuals from CNC’s member groups. The entire webinar can still be veiwed on our Facebook page.

Around the Web

The Symbolic Assault against Cuba

Resumen July 31, 2023

In this exclusive article for Al Mayadeen, the author talks about the “great sin of Cuba”, which consists of the example that emanates from the attitude of its people, leaders, their ideals of sovereignty and the defense of their independence.

U.S.-Cuba Agricultural Relations

Centre for Democracy in the Americas August 2023

Paul Johnson, Chair of the U.S. Agricultural Coalition for Cuba (USACC) and Partner at FocusCuba Consulting, shares his thoughts on the current state of U.S.-Cuba agricultural relations, engaging with Cuba’s agriculture cooperatives and private sector, Cuba’s food crisis, and more.