Portland, Oregon At Portland State University amid the bustling farmers’ market, roughly 50 people gathered to call for Cuba to be removed from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism list. The event was organized by the Portland End the Blockade Committee. Cuba has never sponsored a terror attack against anyone,…
Portland, Oregon May 23 – Carlos Lazo, a teacher and outspoken Cuban American activist, drove from his home in Seattle to join the Portland End the Blockade of Cuba Committee in their monthly rally. Last July, Lazo was one of six Cuban Americans who walked 1,300 miles from Miami to…
Portland, Oregon The Portland End the Blockade of Cuba Committee met Jan. 30 at Pioneer Courthouse Square to rally in solidarity against the blockade. Workers World Party Portland branch comrades were joined by members of the Industrial Workers of the World, Democratic Socialists of America, Women’s International League for Peace…
For 60 years, the United States has enacted and enforced a massive embargo on Cuba, essentially cutting the island off from all and any outside resources. The country’s docks are typically empty, with cruise ships, cultural exchanges and educational delegations banned by the United States. All rem