CSC Director Rob Miller takes part in TV debate on Cuba
CSC news_ CSC Director Rob Miller takes part in TV debate on...
Read MoreApr 24, 2018 | Breaking News |
CSC news_ CSC Director Rob Miller takes part in TV debate on...
Read MoreApr 24, 2018 | Breaking News |
President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the new period would be characterised by “modernization of the economic and social model.” Cuba’s new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, began his term on Thursday with a promise to defend the socialist revolution led by the Castro brothers since 1959, giving a sober speech that also emphasised the need to modernize the island’s economy. A stalwart of the ruling Communist Party, Diaz-Canel was sworn in to replace Raul Castro by the National Assembly in a carefully managed new chapter for the Caribbean island, aimed at preserving the political system. “The mandate given by the people to...
Read MoreApr 15, 2018 | Events |
BRIGHTON CUBA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN invites you to an event on WEDNESDAY May 30th 7 30pm Friends Meeting House Ship Street Brighton US-Cuba Relations: Back to the future with Donald Trump? Arnold August 2018 Tour Canadian author and Cuba specialist, Arnold August is on a speaking tour of Britain in May/June 2018. He will visit CSC local groups to speak on Cuba – US relations from Obama through to Trump, and Cuba’s future post Raúl Castro, who is standing down as president following the March 2018 Cuban general election. In December 2014 Obama and Raul Castro announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the US after more than 5 decades. As historic as this decision was, it did not mean that the path was towards normalisation of relations. Since US foreign policy is inherently interventionist, striving for the imperialist world hegemony of capitalism, can one expect miracles from its Cuba policy? Guantanamo remains open, funding for CIA democratisation programmes increased and the extra territorial application of the blockade reached record levels of fines totalling $14 billion US dollars for trading with Cuba. What now under Trump? ...
Read MoreApr 15, 2018 | Solidarity with Latin America |
Reproduced below is an open letter signed by 100 prominent figures from across British society demanding justice for Marielle Franco, a prominent Brazilian progressive leader and rights advocate who was assassinated on March 14. Across Brazil, and the world, people have been outraged at this tragedy and pledged their solidarity with those struggling for justice for Marielle –here in Britain we must do all we can to further raise awareness of this case and build the international pressure for justice and for an end to the deepening criminalisation of activists, government opponents and low-income people in Brazil. Letter: “On...
Read MoreApr 15, 2018 | Solidarity with Latin America |
E-bulletin April 2018 Dear Supporters, Here is an update of some recent news from Colombia and JFC. New JFC Website We recently launched our new website, where we will be providing up-to-date news from Colombia and on all JFC-related issues. Please pay us a visit and share round your networks to help us reach as many people as...
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