Photo:  Bill Hackwell

Detroit, November 16 (RHC)-- The National Network on Cuba (NNOC), representing more than 70 organizations working in solidarity with Cuba in the U.S., kicked off its annual conference Saturday, November 16th, in the historic working class city of Detroit, Michigan.

Photo:  Bill Hackwell

The meeting reaffirmed the groups' commitment to redouble their efforts with new methods and projects to end the cruel and genocidal blockade of the island that exists simply because the Cuban people demand their sovereignty against all odds.

Photo:  Bill Hackwell

Photo:  Bill Hackwell

Friday night, as a prelude to the conference, a photographic exhibition commemorating the 65th anniversary of Prensa Latina was held at the Swords to Plowshares gallery in downtown Detroit, with the participation of the chief correspondent of the Cuban news agency's U.S. bureau, Deisy Francis Mexidor.

[ Special thanks to RHC correspondent Bill Hackwell for this report ]