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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.
U N again denounces U S blockade of Cuba; Biden administration maintains Trump stance
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U N again denounces U S blockade of Cuba; Biden administration maintains Trump stance
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By Steve Warshell February 15, 2021
Militant/Chuck GuerraCaravan participants in Miami Jan. 31 protesting U.S. government embargo of Cuba rally at José Martí monument, above. Car caravans occurred in Seattle, Los Angeles and New York as well.
MIAMI Over 100 cars and more than 25 bicycle riders joined in a spirited caravan protesting the U.S. government’s criminal embargo against Cuba here Jan. 31. Similar actions took place in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and other cities in response to a call for monthly protests by the National Network on Cuba.
The action here was called together by YouTube personality Jorge Medina, widely known as El Protestón Cubano, and was attended by protesters originally from Cuba as well as the U.S. They held signs calling for the end of the U.S. embargo, open travel between the two countries, remittances to relatives in Cuba without U.S. government interference and normal consular rela