Cuba – Page 25

Cuban socialism advances biotechnology

May 15, 2023 Gregory E. Williams

Twentieth anniversary of the Human Genome Project April was the 20th anniversary of the official completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP). This was an international collaboration to identify all the DNA sequences comprising […]

A drag show In Havana

May 15, 2023 Gregory E. Williams

May 13, Havana — Almost the moment we arrived at the corner next to the state-owned club, Cabaret Las Vegas, a car with one of our friends from the National Center for Sex Education […]

‘First on the Fifth’: Marching with Cuba’s Cenesex on a historic May Day

May 12, 2023 Melinda Butterfield

Havana — May Day in Cuba. Nothing quite like it – even if it takes place a little later than expected. Havana is renowned for its huge, colorful, and powerful marches every May 1, […]

LGBTIQ activists from Cuba and U.S. exchange on struggles and challenges

May 12, 2023 SEMlac Cuba

Defending their rights and denouncing religious and political fundamentalisms are common goals shared by LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queer) activists from Cuba and the United States. Representatives of the TransCuba Network, the […]

U.S. LGBTQ+ delegation travels to Cuba to learn about new Families Code

May 10, 2023 Gregory E. Williams

On May 8, the U.S. Friends Against Homophobia and Transphobia delegation, led by Women in Struggle – Mujeres en Lucha, met with Cuban activists at the National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) headquarters in […]

NNOC brigadistas detained and harassed

May 8, 2023 National Network on Cuba

From: National Network on Cuba Several of our May Day brigadistas were detained, harassed, threatened with jail time & had electronics taken by U.S. Customs/Border Patrol on return from Cuba today. In face of persecution, […]

Cuba holds impressive May Day demonstrations on their own terms

May 7, 2023 Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell

It was pitch dark at 4:30 as we started out to find that already thousands were taking over the streets chanting, Viva Fidel! Viva Raul! And Viva Diaz Canel! Moving with purpose past the Plaza […]

Returning Cuba solidarity activists harassed by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol

May 5, 2023 Bill Hackwell

Havana, May 4 — This year marked the largest delegation of people from the U.S. in decades to be in Cuba for the events around the International Day of Workers. Over 350 people from the […]

Cuban president meets with over 300 enthusiastic U.S. supporters pledging to end the blockade

May 4, 2023 Bill Hackwell

Havana, May 1 — This morning, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received at the Palace of the Revolution 300 friends of Cuba coming from the United States to demand an end to the blockade. Brigades, groups, […]

Help send a LGBTQ+ delegation to Cuba

April 13, 2023 Bob McCubbin

Dear friend, We are asking for your help to send an important LGBTQ+ delegation to Cuba this May to learn about the inclusive new Families Code and the impact of the U.S. blockade. We’re all […]