This month's protests began July 11 when thousands of Cubans marched along the Malecon, a seaside roadway in Havana, and elsewhere to protest food and medicine shortages, power outages and some calling for political change. Lily Delgado, 56, of Port St. Lucie, said the current Cuban regime is an extension of late dictator Fidel Castro. She wants to see regime change in the country, though she didn't know who would fill the void. Many demonstrating Saturday in Port St. Lucie said the lack of food and vaccines is a microcosm of the issues in the nation. "I would like to make it clear that we Cubans are not asking for food or medicine, we Cubans are asking for freedom and democracy in our country," said Claudia Sanchez, 30, a Cuban immigrant who has lived in Port St. Lucie for seven years. "Hunger and misery were triggers, but it was not the slogan of the demonstration. The slogan of the demonstration was freedom."