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You did it! Thanks to your amazing efforts, Viva la Educacíon has passed its £100,000 goal
Two 40 ft containers full of vital educational aid will be shipped to Cuba in April thanks to the fantastic efforts of the NEU, and CSC members and affiliates. CSC director Rob Miller sends a message of thanks to all supporters It’s fantastic news that the Viva la Educacíon (VLE) appeal surpassed its £100,000 target…
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Cuban education specialist to tour Britain
Saturday 3 June 2023 – Wednesday 14 June CSC is delighted to welcome Lissette Rubio Mederos to Britain in June for a tour of CSC local groups, and to participate in our Annual General Meeting and trade union conferences. Lissette is a professor at the University of Pedagogical Sciences in Havana. She has taught English…
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Container loaded with educational aid for Cuba
Part of a huge consignment of educational aid for Cuba left the Cuba Solidarity Campaign’s office at Unite’s London and Eastern headquarters on 21 April. CSC staff and executive members were joined by Cuban Ambassador Barbara Montalvo and embassy staff, together with Peter Kavanagh, Unite Regional Secretary. A truck was loaded with 100,000 exercise books,…
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Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad – Cuba is Not a State-Sponsor of Terrorism
Cuba, a country of 11 million people, has been under an illegal embargo by the United States government for over six decades. Despite this embargo, Cuba’s people have been able to transcend the indignities of hunger, ill health, and illiteracy, all three being social plagues that continue to trouble much of the world. Due to…
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Cuba Solidarity Campaign AGM and public meeting
Cuba Solidarity Campaign AGM and public meeting The 2023 Cuba Solidarity Campaign Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 10 June from 10am–1pm, followed by celebration of Cuban education from 2-4pm. Guest speakers include the Cuban Ambassador Her Excellency Bárbara Montalvo and Cuban education specialist and Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) member, Lissette Rubio…
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Senior Cuban diplomat meets the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cuba
On Wednesday 1 February Dr José Ramon Cabañas addressed a packed meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Cuba, chaired by Grahame Morris MP, on the latest in Cuba-US relations. Cabañas is one of Cuba’s most senior diplomats and became the first Cuban ambassador to the US for 50 years in 2016 following the…
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2023 Young Trade Unionists' May Day Brigade
This year saw the Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) take its largest ever May Day Brigade to Cuba, with 52 young trade unionists and activists from Britain, Ireland and further afield travelling to the island to demonstrate their solidarity and learn how they can support the ongoing struggle to end the US blockade. The record-breaking delegation…
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Win flights to Cuba or £1,200 in the 2023 Blockade Buster Raffle
Support the work of CSC and win flights to Cuba! 1st prize: TWO RETURN FLIGHT TICKETS TO CUBA* or cash alternative £1,2002nd prize: 6 bottles of premium Spanish wine courtesy of Moreno Wines3rd prize: Cuba Hamper with rum, coffee, honey, chocolate & morePlus 5 runners-up prizes of Cuban photography books and music CDs Buy your…
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TUC Black Workers in solidarity with Cuba
At a packed Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) fringe meeting at TUC Black Workers Conference, on Friday 26 May, speakers rallied support for solidarity with Cuba amongst Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority workers. Chair Roger McKenzie, International Editor at the Morning Star, introduced the meeting and spoke passionately about Cuba’s inspirational internationalism, including the critical role…
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Young Trade Unionists’ May Day Brigade to Cuba 2023 – booking open
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…