CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE, AGAINST THE BLOCKADE AND AGAINST TERRORISM                                                                                                                                                                                         A CALL TO ACTION

  
To all people of good will:

From the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), we call on all regions to join in the Day for Peace, against the Blockade and Terrorism.  It will take place from September 4th until the vote in the General Assembly of the United Nations on the draft resolution on the need to end the U.S. blockade against Cuba.

In times when the defense of peace is urgent, facing what seems to be a favorable scenario for a new world conflagration, this day will present an opportunity to unite around fundamental principles that govern our humanity: justice, equity and mutual respect.

With this call, we have special motivations.  The most urgent is, without a doubt, the immediate cessation of the genocide that the Zionist state of Israel is committing against the brother and sister people of Palestine, with the complicity of its Western partners.

Just as urgent is the need to end the U.S. blockade against Cuba, which for more than six decades has caused incalculable suffering to our people, and which continues to suffocate our possibilities of development and limit our free enjoyment of human rights.

The blockade is in itself an act of war and terror.  However, with the cynicism that characterizes it and the effort to subdue our people, the United States has unilaterally designated our country as a so-called State Sponsor of Terrorism, placing an extra burden on the suffocating framework of measures that impede the normal performance of our nation.  We Cubans have suffered firsthand the pain of state terrorism that has been driven by imperial hatred.  Such a designation is a vile lie that seeks to discredit the prestige that the Cuban Revolution has earned by demonstrating its commitment to peace and international cooperation.

For these three reasons, we call for solidarity, to join in the most varied actions to raise awareness in physical and virtual spaces, demonstrations, debates, forums, cultural activities and any initiative we can promote.  Every action counts, every voice is important.  Together we can contribute to building a more just world, where respect for human rights and the dignity of all prevails.

The struggle for peace is universal and together we can echo our voices in favor of a future without blockades or terrorism.

For a Free Palestine!

For a Cuba without a blockade!

For a future of peace and sovereignty!

Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)