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Hands off cuba11/25/2023 ![]() While Obama’s policy of engagement, among other remedies, renewed diplomatic relations and eased restrictions on travel and remittances to the island, Trump reversed that trend and issued unprecedented aggressive policies against Cuba culminating in its inclusion on the unilateral State Sponsors of Terrorism list. The policy is aggressively pursued for fear that successful examples will inspire others to rid themselves of the shackles of the U.S. This serves not only to punish those who go their own way and reject neoliberal policies but also serves to showcase struggling, blockaded economies while misleading the public on the causes. policy: isolate nations like Cuba who rid themselves of U.S.-backed dictators and foreign control of their assets. The dire situation in Cuba is in great part the result of U.S. With Cuba now facing the worst phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, lifting the blockade-not to mention easening it with the stroke of a pen-would clearly be the most rational and humanitarian act. Food shortages were so dire then that malnutrition led to an epidemic disease of blindness afflicting tens of thousands. But further, the policy quashes all the productive potential normal relations with Cuba would foster, even for Americans.Īccording to some sources, conditions in Cuba are now worse than in the so-called “Special Period” in the 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union. Yet the blockade continues to stifle the Cuban economy and harm the Cuban people. blockade of Cuba has not stopped the island-nation from pursuing its goals of living independently from neocolonial and neoliberal control, using its own national resources for the benefit of the Cuban people and instituting social programs like free universal health care and education. (November 7, 2019) įor over 60 years, the U.S. Photo taken during the last United Nations General Assembly vote on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba. Notwithstanding the ongoing nightmare Cubans continue to suffer under the blockade, the focus on health care and their advanced biotechnological and pharmaceutical industry may help them out of the pandemic. and Israel, with Bolsonaro’s Brazil joining them in 2019. And every year, only two countries vote against it: the U.S. Every year since 1992-2020 being an exception when the vote was not held given COVID restrictions-Cuba has introduced a resolution to end the blockade. ![]() blockade of Cuba, with 3 countries abstaining and 4 not voting. On June 23 rd, 184 countries at the United Nations voted yet again to condemn the U.S. and Israel While Conditions in Cuba Under the Blockade are Worsening-Potentially Worse than the Special Period-Cuba’s Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Industry May Help Them Out of the Pandemic Blockade of Cuba-But As Usual, Only Two Countries Vote Against the Resolution: the U.S. Monday, 6/19: Dawn of Everything Reading Group.184 Countries Vote in the United Nations to Condemn U.S. Sunday, 6/18: Free Store & Open Hours 1-4pm (every Sunday) Though the talk focuses on France, it is important to remember the far Right is becoming increasingly international again, spreading strategies from country to country, and sharing how we confront them in one country can help us fight back against racism and fascism everywhere. ![]() This discussion will be an opportunity to give an overview of the French fascist movement, paying special attention to their local intervention strategies. Over the last few years, the far Right has been able to renew its communication strategies and its day-to-day practices. Strategies for Resisting local fascist implementation : discussion with a french comrade In this talk we will be discussing Cuba, the US blockade, and a report-back on the US Hands Off Cuba Committee Labor Delegation, the importance of taking people to Cuba and a screening of the Belly of the Beast "War On Cuba." Cuba 2023 Labor Delegation Report Back ![]() We have a couple special events to share! ![]()
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