Category: US Blockade
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CNC STATEMENT: The Nationwide Power Outage Experienced During Cuba’s Energy Crisis
The Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC) expresses its full solidarity with the people of Cuba as they confront the challenges posed by the recent island-wide electrical blackout. This outage, as well as the shortages that Cuba experiences of other essential services and supplies, are a direct and intentional result of the U.S. blockade against Cuba,…
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the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, on the Helms-Burton Act
I thank you all for your presence and for accepting the invitation of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the UN to discuss a topic of great importance to Cuba, for international relations and for bilateral relations between Cuba and the US. On several occasions, we have said that it is not possible to conceive a…
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CUBA’S REPORT TO United Nations General Assembly
Read: CUBA’S REPORT Under United Nations General Assembly resolution 78/7 entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” The US Blockade Against Cuba in Figures THE COST OF 25 DAYS OF BLOCKADEIs equivalent to the financing necessary to meet the requirements of the country’s…
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Petition campaign to lift blockade on Cuba – sign before October 16!
From People’s Voice: Bloc Québécois MP Gabriel Ste-Marie is sponsoring a Parliamentary e-petition calling on the Canadian government to take action to end the US blockade of Cuba. Petition e-5014 (available here) notes that the international community has repeatedly shown its support for the Cuban people and its opposition to the blockade, particularly through votes at…
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petition against the U.S. War on and Economic Blockade of Cuba
The parliamentary petition (e-5014) against the U.S. War on and Economic Blockade of Cuba is now open for signatures. The petition initiated is sponsored by Gabriel Ste-Marie, a member of Canada’s parliament for the constituency of Joliette in Quebec. Emphasising the profound ties between the people of Quebec and Canada with the people of Cuba, the petition calls on the Government…
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STATEMENT RE: THE INCLUSION OF CUBA ON THE U.S. TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
The Canadian Network on Cuba denounces the United States cynically maintaining Cuba on its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. For decades, Cuba has sent tens of thousands of its medical professionals abroad to work in countries where natural disasters or poverty have left people without healthcare. In prior years, Cuban doctors on medical missions were…
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On Recent events in cuba by isaac saney
Recent events in Cuba illustrate how intense the imperial pressures on the island nation are. It always bears underscoring that every effort to defy imperialism’s dictate and build a new society has faced unrelenting western destabilisation and sabotage: from the Haitian Revolution to numerous African, Asian, and Latin American national liberation and revolutionary projects. The…
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CNC Podcast Episode 1
The entire episode can be viewed on our Facebook page, or in parts on our Youtube channel. And you can now stream audio of the episode on our brand new Soundcloud page. Please stay tuned as we create new ways to access this content in the future! PART 1: • CNC Podcast Episode 1: Part 1 PART 2: • CNC Podcast Episode 1: Part 2 PART 3:…
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STATEMENT RE: UN General Assembly Vote to Condemn the U.S. Blockade Against Cuba
In the coming days, Cuba will present a resolution against the blockade imposed upon it by the United States government to the United Nations General Assembly. And, for the 31st consecutive year, this resolution will be overwhelmingly voted in favour of by the vast majority of the 193 member states. The 61-year-old economic, commercial, and…