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Social Forum Demands End of US Blockade of Cuba
Participants at the 3rd Americas Social Forum, held this weekend in Guatemala, extended their solidarity with Cuba and demanded that Washington should lift its economic, commercial and financial blockade of the Caribbean nation.
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Participants at the 3rd Americas Social Forum, held this weekend in Guatemala, extended their solidarity with Cuba and demanded that Washington should lift its economic, commercial and financial blockade of the Caribbean nation.
Nalu Farias, an activist with the “Marcha Mundial de Mujeres,” (World Women March) told PL news agency that Cuba, which has helped so many nations, now needs all their support.
Emeterio Toj Medrano, of the Wakib Quej Indigenous Coordinator organization, recalled that despite Washington’s economic blockade, Cuba has been able to offer its friendly hand and has taken health care to many countries.
Mederos also referred to the huge damage inflicted by hurricanes Gustav and Ike on the Caribbean nation and to the courage of the Cuban people in facing such a situation, which reveals the necessity of unity to overcome adversities.
Participants at the forum collected signatures in a gesture of solidarity to demand the end of the US hostile policy of Cuba.
The Social Forum “Americas”, underway at the San Carlos University, in Guatemala, was dedicated to Cuba on Friday, on the occasion of the 140 anniversary of the start of independence wars against Spanish colonial rule.
Nalu Farias, an activist with the “Marcha Mundial de Mujeres,” (World Women March) told PL news agency that Cuba, which has helped so many nations, now needs all their support.
Emeterio Toj Medrano, of the Wakib Quej Indigenous Coordinator organization, recalled that despite Washington’s economic blockade, Cuba has been able to offer its friendly hand and has taken health care to many countries.
Mederos also referred to the huge damage inflicted by hurricanes Gustav and Ike on the Caribbean nation and to the courage of the Cuban people in facing such a situation, which reveals the necessity of unity to overcome adversities.
Participants at the forum collected signatures in a gesture of solidarity to demand the end of the US hostile policy of Cuba.
The Social Forum “Americas”, underway at the San Carlos University, in Guatemala, was dedicated to Cuba on Friday, on the occasion of the 140 anniversary of the start of independence wars against Spanish colonial rule.