Category: Campaign News
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CSC 2021 Blockade Buster Raffle winners
CSC director Rob Miller with special guest to draw the raffle, Peter Kavanagh, Unite London & Eastern Regional Secretary The grand draw took place this week at the CSC office in London, with the help of Unite London & Eastern Regional Secretary, Peter Kavanagh. The raffle raised nearly £20,000 for the Campaign and we would…
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No change to anti-Cuban policy and US sanctions against Cuba
Source: Prensa Latina | Click here for original article On 24 May, the deputy director of Multilateral Affairs of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, María del Carmen Herrera said that the sanctions imposed by Donald Trump against Cuba remain unchanged under the mandate of Democrat Joe Biden. “Unfortunately, we cannot be optimistic, because four months after…
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Cuban minister thanks CSC for COVID-19 support
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign has received a letter of thanks from Ana Teresita Gonzalez Fraga, Vice Foreign Minister of Cuba, for the recent purchase of raw materials to help treat COVID-19 patients on the island. In April CSC launched COVID-19 Medical Appeal which has already raised more than £25,000. We are currently working with Cuba…
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Grahame Morris MP asks US President Joe Biden to reverse Trump policy on Cuba
Grahame Morris, British MP for Easington and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cuba has sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to reverse sanctions imposed under the Trump administration and to permit humanitarian aid and family remitances to be allowed into the country in the light of the current COVID-10…
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MEETING: Breaking the Blockade 2
In conversation with María del Carmen Herrera from Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Register and send your questions today You can watch live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljU0HpA5_A4 In a few weeks the United Nations General Assembly will vote for the 29th year on Cuba’s resolution demanding an end to the six-decade old US blockade. Under the presidency…
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Reverend Pablo Odén Marichal – Message of Condolence
On behalf of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign and Grahame Morris MP of the United Kingdom we would like to pass on our sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Reverend Pablo Odén Marichal who passed away on 3rd May 2021. Cuba Solidarity Campaign: Reverend Marichal was a great ambassador for the people of…
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May Day 2021 – Report
For the second consecutive year, May Day in Cuba was celebrated virtually because of the ongoing global COVID-19 crisis. The virtual celebration took place over two days with messages being shared from trade unions and solidarity organisations from across the world. Celebrations began on Friday 30 April with the opening plenary meeting of solidarity hosted…
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Grahame Morris MP wrote this article for Labour Outlook
Source: Labour Hub | Click here for original article Cuba has managed to keep COVID infection rates and deaths relatively low throughout the pandemic and the figures compare favourably to other countries in the region. The death rate was around 40 per million, as compared to around 1,800 per million people in Britain. Cuba has…
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British MPs sign parliamentary motion in support of normalising relations between Cuba and the US and ending the blockade
Fifty eight British members of parliament have signed a motion in the British Parliament which calls on the British Government to promote international cooperation between the UK and Cuba and urge the Biden administration to normalise relations by removing Cuba from its ‘state sponsors of terrorism’ list and ending the US blockade. Early Day Motion…
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More than £22,000 raised for COVID-19 Medical Appeal
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign is grateful to everyone who has donated to the COVID-19 Medical Appeal which was launched on 13 April. In just two weeks we have raised more than £22,000. A huge thank you to everyone who has donated so far including friends from the Norwegian solidarity campaign, your support is much appreciated.…