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Photo: San Francisco protest
In a resounding rejection of the corporate media’s non-stop propaganda campaign, people in cities all across the United States participated in demonstrations July 24-26 to demand an end to the blockade of Cuba and all U.S. intervention. Organizers of the demonstrations argued that the hardships experienced by the Cuban people are the result of the six-decade-long economic war being waged on the country by the United States. They rejected the lie that the Cuban government is oppressive towards its people and expressed support for the Cuban revolution.
The actions coincided with the annual July 26 holiday, which commemorates the 1953 raid on the Moncada barracks led by Fidel Castro that sparked the revolution.
Cuban Americans remain hopeful, despite complicated political climate
Lloyd Sowers reports
TAMPA, Fla. - In 2016 in Cuba, the Tampa Bay Rays played baseball against a Cuban team with President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro in attendance.
Tampa resident Mario Nunez traveled to the game and remembers the hope it brought to Cuban people in and outside of the country. I’ve never seen a more hopeful group of people, says Nunez, the grandson of Cuban cigar workers of immigrated to Tampa. There was love everywhere.
Back then, Nunez believed the decades-old Cuban embargo would soon end, but his view now is much different.
People in West Palm Beach are showing solidarity for the people of Cuba by praying for the country’s citizens and celebrating Cuban culture.Cuba Connect is a new, weekly event at Jose Marti Park in Downtown West Palm Beach. Organizers said they want to not only pray for a free Cuba, but get together and share stories about what it means to be Cuban. On Sunday, the event featured food donated by Havana Restaurant and people enjoyed playing games of dominoes. We want to get people together and share happy stories and share stories of what Cuba could be, said Bobby Gonzalez, a co-organizer of Cuba Connect. It’s kind of just an event to get together and have a moment of solidarity and have a moment of peace and a moment of calm and to pray for those in Cuba. During Sunday s Cuba Connect event, Rick Gonzalez, one of the speakers, called for President Joe Biden to establish internet connectivity for the people of Cuba immediately. He also said the new sanctions that were impose