Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee
Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee
On Saturday, November 26th, people gathered outside of the Cuban Embassy in Washington DC to celebrate Fidel’s life. Here are some clips of the gathering from social media: Happening now in DC: Cuban flag flies at half mast at the Embassy, people come to pay tribute to Fidel Castro #VivaFidel #FidelCastro #Cuba pic.twitter.com/H36HtFFew2 — PSL – Socialism (@pslweb) November 26,
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On the occasion of the demise of the Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba declares nine days of National Mourning, as from the 06:00 hrs. of November 26th, until the 12:00 hrs. of December 4th, 2016. For as long as the National Mourning is in place, public
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A giant of a man, great revolutionary leader of Cuba and the world, Fidel Castro has died. His long life was testament to his determination to struggle, surviving hundreds of U.S. assassination attempts because they so feared his example. Fidel fought without letup for his people, for revolution, for socialism. His legacy will endure because he leaves a strong country
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Desirée Cabrera: Mother of 19-month-old baby when her child was in a day care center in her government office building, that was attacked and burned by violent right-wing demonstrators. 89 babies were in that center. Luis Durán: Luis Durán – Father of Elvis Rafael Durán, 29 year old worker who died on Feb. 21, 2014, beheaded by galvanized
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Watch this short documentary about the violent protests of 2014, led by the right-wing after Venezuela’s municipal elections, which caused the deaths of 43 people and injured hundreds. These attacks, called “guarimbas”, tried to overthrow the democratically-elected government of President Nicólas Maduro. A guarimba consists of blocking public roads with barricades made of barbed wire, tires, mattresses, and hanging galvanized
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In their latest attempt to topple the democratically elected government of Venezuela, right-wing forces are mobilizing to revoke President Nicholas Maduro’s presidential mandate. Rallying behind far right politicians and sworn enemies of the Bolivarian government, Henrique Capriles and Freddy Guevara, opposition organizers are attempting to gather tens of thousands of signatures to recall Maduro and undo 17 years of revolution.
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