Demonstrations in the U.S. against the blockade of Cuba

Washington, Oct 28 (RHC) A dozen organizations in solidarity with Cuba in the United States are carrying out several activities to demand an end to the blockade that Washington has maintained against the island for more than six decades, members of these associations said today.

In the city of Hartford, the capital of Connecticut, where members of movements such as Nemo (NoEmbargoCuba), the Greater Hartford Peace Council, and the Connecticut Peace and Solidarity Coalition held a demonstration to demand the lifting of that punitive policy.

Likewise, a group of activists led by NEMO was received by the mayor of the city and municipality of Middletown, Benjamin Florsheim, who was informed of the Cuban reality and how the unilateral siege directly and abusively affects the most vulnerable sectors of their society.

During the meeting, the great investment and business potentialities with the Antillean country for the companies of the region were also exposed, its tourist facilities were disclosed, and it was agreed to look for alternatives to strengthen commercial and cultural ties between Middletown and Cuba.

On Thursday morning, two radio interviews were held in Bridgeport and New Haven, in which they revealed the reasons why Washington should remove Cuba from the list of countries that promote terrorism, where it was unjustifiably included by the administration of former President Donald Trump (2017-2021).

Also announced were the activities of the Juan Rius Rivera Brigade scheduled for this October 28 in Harlem, New York, and the march that will take place tomorrow from Times Square to the United Nations headquarters building, to call for an end to the unilateral measures of the United States against the Caribbean nation.

The activities carried out by the solidarity movements precede the vote on the Resolution against the blockade, scheduled for next week at the UN.

In presenting the report on the impact of the blockade on the island, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez recently denounced that the economic, commercial, and commercial blockade of the U.S. is a threat to Cuba which left losses of some 3 billion 806 million dollars between August 2021 and February 2022.

"The gross domestic product could have grown, despite the adverse circumstances, by 4.5% in that period if that policy had not been applied," he said in his appearance.

The existence of the blockade is an undeniable reality, nobody could seriously affirm that it does not exist or that it is a mere pretext, it is tangible and it reaches and harms every family in the Caribbean country, Cubans living in the United States, American citizens and companies all over the planet, he said. (Source: PL)