Havana, November 18 (RHC)-- The fight against the blockade and a stronger solidarity movement are priority tasks for the National Network on Cuba in the United States (NNOC), whose annual conference concluded Sunday in Detroit.

The event, which brought together activists from almost the entire country in that Michigan city in person and virtually, is reformulating its work strategies in light of a new administration in the White House as of January 20, 2025.

Gloria La Riva, coordinator of the Venezuela-Cuba Solidarity Committee and the Hatuey Project, said that in the discussions they analyzed “how to expand the work of solidarity with Cuba” and in particular stressed the importance of unity, as well as the role of youth.

Gloria La Riva

Gloria La Riva said that “these terrible four years of (Joe) Biden (with no change in Cuba policy) and before that (Donald) Trump”, who is now returning for a second term, passed.

The Hatuey Project in a campaign coordinated with The People's Forum and the Party for Socialism and Liberation raised almost 200,000 dollars that were used to buy electric generators that were taken to Cuba, she explained when referring to the support provided to the people of the island to mitigate the impact of the electro-energy crisis.

“Also with the Hatuey Project, we are going to send the fourth donation of medicines for children with cancer, something we consider very important,” Gloria La Riva said.

It will be a delivery for hospitals in Santa Clara and Havana, and “what we do is the product of the work of many people who have donated from their pockets, humble people,” she stressed. (Source: Prensa Latina)