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Corona, Queens (NYC), says yes to Cuba

September 28, 2022 Stephen Millies

Sept. 25 — A rally in Corona Plaza, Queens, New York, today protested the inhuman U.S. economic blockade of Cuba. As the No. 7 elevated train rumbled overhead, speakers pointed out how the U.S. blockade […]

Cuba says yes to the Code of Families!

September 26, 2022 Alejandra Garcia

September 26, 2022, from Havana Cuba dawned today with great expectation for the long-awaited news: The Family Code will be law after the majority of Cubans supported the document during the popular Referendum held on […]

Punishing Cuba: the self-serving ‘State Sponsors of Terror’ list

September 24, 2022 Cheryl LaBash

On Sept. 25 car and bike caravans in many U.S. cities are rightly demanding that Cuba be taken off the U.S. State Department’s “State Sponsors of Terrorism” list. Didn’t know there was such a thing? […]

Cuba Codigo Familias Family Code referendum

Cuba prepares for referendum on progressive Family Code

September 18, 2022 Peoples Dispatch

The new Family Code, drafted in consultation with the general public, is considered to be the world’s most inclusive and progressive code Cuba is set to hold a popular referendum on its new Family Code, […]

Did you know? There are no homeless people in Cuba. No landlords, foreclosures, or evictions

September 4, 2022 Sharon Black

You heard that right. No one in Cuba is living in the streets, in tents, or sleeping in cars at Walmart parking lots — scraping by without health care, regular showers, clean water, food, or even […]

Fidel’s guidance in all of Cuba’s struggles

August 13, 2022 Alejandra Garcia

Havana, Aug. 11 — These days Cuba is recovering from an unprecedented fire, which has kept Matanzas, the whole island, and especially rescuers, firefighters, and authorities on full alert since the night of August 5. […]

Sanctions fuel the fire at Cuba’s Matanzas oil storage

August 10, 2022 Vijay Prashad and Manolo De Los Santos

On August 5, a major oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, 65 miles east of Havana, was hit by lightning. A tank that contained 25,000 cubic meters of crude oil caught fire after being struck. Since then, […]

Diaz-Canel calls for unity among communist parties around the world

August 5, 2022 Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Miguel Díaz-Canel, described unity among the world’s communist groups as necessary and urgent, Granma newspaper reported on its website on […]

The Cuban people will not be defeated

July 31, 2022 Peoples Dispatch

A gathering was held at the People’s Forum in New York City on July 26, the anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks in Cuba in 1953, also known as National Rebellion Day. This […]

The legacy of Pastors for Peace support for Cuba continues

July 26, 2022 Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell

For the 32nd time in 30 years a Pastors for Peace caravan is in Cuba bringing close to 100 people including many young people who are experiencing the reality of Cuba for the first time; seeing […]