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SCHOOLS, universities, trade unions: these all exist in both Cuba and Britain, and that is why it is useful to study the Cuban versions. But a highlight of our visit was seeing something that has never existed in Britain: Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDRs) A CDR is a local group, based in…

A Statement of Opinion tabled in the Welsh Parliament (Senedd) in November, expressing solidarity with the people of Cuba, now has the support of 19 Members of the Senedd (MS), just under a third of all representatives. The Statement of Opinion, which was tabled following the most recent United Nations General Assembly vote calling for…

The Cuba Solidarity Campaign team wishes you a peaceful break and happiness for 2023. We are grateful for the support that you have given during the last year, and hope you will continue to stand in solidarity with the Cuban people against the criminal US blockade. This year was the 60th anniversary of the beginning…

In the last week of October a delegation of 22 members of the National Education Union (NEU) went to Cuba to visit schools, talk to teachers and fellow trade unionists about the challenges education in Cuba faced because of the ongoing blockade by the United States of America and how they had coped with the…

Ahead of the Latin America Conference 2023 in January, Richard Burgon MP looks at the ‘second pink tide,’ a new wave of social progress across the continent — and why solidarity remains as important as ever It seems not a month goes by without a new crisis hitting ordinary people all over the world. From…

Cuban ambassador tells Labour Party delegates of the “incalculable, massive and cruel” impact of the US blockade in its 60th year CSC held a successful fringe meeting and ran a stall at September’s Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Existing CSC members and affiliates visited to say hello, find out the latest news and buy gifts,…

CSC and the National Education union held a successful joint fringe at the rescheduled TUC Congress on Tuesday 18 October. ‘Supporting Education, Resisting the Blockade,’ looked at Cuba’s achievements in education in the face of a 60 year old blockade, the importance of international solidarity both practical and political, and the progress of the Viva…

Reservations are now open for the 2023 Young Trade Unionists’ May Day Brigade to Cuba. The May Day brigade will feature a full programme of activities including; special invitations from the Cuban trade unions to take part in the May Day at Havana’s Revolution Square and the International Solidarity with Cuba Conference in Cuba’s Parliament…

The Cuba Solidarity Campaign sends its sympathy and solidarity to all those affected by Hurricane Ian which struck western Cuba on 27 September. Our condolences go out to all of those who have lost their loved ones, homes and livelihoods in Cuba and other countries during this terrible storm. The province of Pinar del Río…

The Cuban Government has sent thanks to CSC and all those who made donations to the emergency appeal following the explosion at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana in May 2022. The appeal raised over £10,000 which has already been used to send essential medical aid to help treat and assist the victims and all those…