🇨🇺 If you're at @The_TUC Congress next week, come along to our fringe on Monday evening. 📅 Mon 8 Sep 🕝 5.45pm/end of session 📌 Room 1d, Brighton Centre W/ @IsmaraWalter, @FranHeathcote, Steve Gillan, @MarielaInt, @cyclingkev, @sarahwoolley01 & more. See you there!

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the First Declaration of Havana. Delivered by Fidel Castro in Revolution Square, the speech was a response to US aggression against Cuba and condemned US imperialism across Latin America. Read Fidel's speech in full. cuba-solidarity.org.uk/news/article...

Join the Cuba Cycle Experience this November and see the country as you never have before. Cycle an exhilarating 326 km route in the west of the island, through a limestone valley and lush forests, ending the trip in Havana. cuba-solidarity.org.uk/tours/article/…

Fidel Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, was born on this day in 1926. For more than 66 years the Cuban Revolution has been an inspiration to people around the world for its achievements in health, education, and internationalism . Hasta Siempre, Comandante

🥾🥾🇨🇺🇨🇺🥾🥾🇨🇺🇨🇺🥾🥾 🙏🙏 Thank you to everyone who took part in the Derbyshire Walk for Cuba on 26 July. The sponsored event, which coincided with Moncada Day in Cuba raised more than £1,300 for life-saving medical aid. Visit cubavive.org.uk for more info

🇨🇺Dr Alejandro Perez Fontenor from Cuba’s Oncology Institute with some of the supplies delivered in early 2025 as part of the Cuba Vive Medical Aid Appeal. 2 consignments of medical are already being used in Cuban hospitals and another two containers are on their way, due to arrive in late September

🇨🇺❤️🖤2️⃣ 6️⃣JULY❤️🖤🇨🇺 CSC groups celebrate the anniversary of the storming of the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba this weekend. Walk in Derbyshire, garden parties in Oxford/Brighton, picnic in Sheffield, curry or fundraiser in Glasgow & films in Aberystwyth 👉🏼 bit.ly/4kY6BHP

🇨🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @GlasgowBranchCP are hosting a social this Saturday at @unitybookshop to commemorate the storming of the Moncada Barracks and raise funds for medical aid for Cuba. All welcome, sign up here: forms.gle/3HkAhvudkZsYBF…

🥾🥾🇨🇺🇨🇺🥾🥾 Derbyshire walk for Cuba Vive Medical Appeal 📌 Cromford Canal Visitor Centre, Matlock, DE4 5HN 🕰️ Sat 26 July 11:30am Walk with Derbyshire CSC + raise funds for medical aid 🥾🥪4 mile walk from Canal Visitor Centre at 11.30am followed by picnic at 2pm

This week at #undc25 delegates called for an end to the US blockade and celebrated the Cuba Vive Medical Aid Appeal passing £180,000. UNISON General Secretary Christina McAnea + hundreds of delegates took part in an ‘End the blockade on health’ photo call in the conference hall🪡

International guests to #UNDC25 visit the CSC stall Maria Esneida Laverde General Secretary of ANTHOC the Colombian health workers union @NacionalAnthoc Ayfer Kocak and Osman Isci of KESK public services unions @kesk_int @unison_global

‼️🇨🇺 Today All delegates and visitors to #UNDC25 are invited to the Cuba Solidarity fringe meeting 📍Hall 2F ⏰ 5.15-6.15pm 🗣️@IsmaraWalter Kerry Baigent @KimJohnsonMP @NelsonKevan @NorthWestUNISON @YoungUNISON @UNISON_global

Today, 14 June, marks what would have been Ernesto "Che" Guevara's 97th birthday. Happy Birthday Che ✊ “If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.” ― Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, 14 June 1928 - 9 October 1967

Today‼️ Sneak preview of new Belly of the Beast documentary at the CSC AGM 🎥Teresita’s Dream: Cuba’s battle against Alzheimer’s 🎟️ Free entry/all welcome 🗣️Followed by a discussion with the director Daniel Montero, direct from Havana 📌Hamilton House, Mabledon Pl, WC1H 9BB ➡️ bit.ly/CAGM25

👋 🇨🇺 We’re at @GMB_union Congress this week. Find us in the exhibition hall to join, affiliate your branch and find out more about our work. And see you at our fringe at lunchtime today!

🇨🇺Sat 14 June ‼️ UK premiere at the CSC AGM 🎥Teresita’s Dream: Cuba’s battle against Alzheimer’s 🎟️ Free entry/all welcome 🗣️Followed by a discussion with the director Daniel Montero, direct from Havana 📌Hamilton House, Mabledon Pl, WC1H 9BB ➡️ bit.ly/CAGM25

Dr Lauren Collins @cubasolidarity.bsky.social reports on the positive results coming from new drugs that the world hears little about because they are developed in Cuba. The story is a case study of the impacts of the blockade and of Cuba's medical internationalism.

Garden Party for Cuba Omar Puente & Raices Cubanas Eddie Dempsey @RMTunion @IsmaraWalter @BellRibeiroAddy @johnmcdonnellMP Wed 11 June, 6.30 – 10.30pm Maritime House, Clapham, SW4 0JW Tickets £20 includes food + 2 free drinks bit.ly/RMTCuba25

Niurka Gonzalez's speech was met with a standing ovation at the Cuba Solidarity Campaign: Education under blockade meeting at the #NEU2025 conference in Harrogate. Apply for the November 2025 Cuba delegation here: neu.org.uk/latest/deleg... @cubasolidarity.bsky.social @neunion.bsky.social

Sarah Kilpatrick's speech at the Cuba Solidarity Campaign: Education under blockade meeting at the #NEU2025 conference in Harrogate. Read the report of the 2024 NEU delegation to Cuba here: neu.org.uk/latest/libra... @sairskay.bsky.social @cubasolidarity.bsky.social

TODAY at 2pm 🇨🇺🩺

Today marks 65 years since the 6 April 1960 secret US State Department memorandum which laid down the blueprint for the blockade and future policy towards Cuba - economic warfare, to create shortages and suffering and “bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” ⬇️

A second consignment of medical aid has arrived in Havana as part of the Cuba Vive Appeal. Working with UK charity Jacob’s Well, a container of bought and donated items is being checked and distributed to healthcare facilities around the island. Donate ➡️ bit.ly/4gg7wlM

Join CLS and 🇨🇺Ambassador @IsmaraWalter for an online meeting - 🩺Defend Cuban Medical Missions from Marco Rubio ⏲️Sun 6 April, 2pm Responding to US gvt demands that Caribbean + other countries refuse the services of Cuban medical teams ✍️Register bit.ly/4jemA40

Members of the House of Lords have urged the Government to ratify an agreement signed between Cuba and the UK, and raised concerns about the extraterritorial impact of the blockade in Parliament. bit.ly/4hQzOCZ

Members of the House of Lords have urged the Government to ratify an agreement signed between Cuba and the UK, and raised concerns about the extraterritorial impact of the blockade in Parliament.

CUBA knew it would be in for a gruelling four years when Donald Trump was elected for a second term, but the speed with which his new administration escalated US economic warfare against the island was unprecedented. bit.ly/41RVSqV

110,000 Cubans and over 400,000 Venezuelans, Nicaraguans and Haitians are at risk of deportation from the US as the Trump administration revokes their legal status and temporary visas issued under the Biden administration’s humanitarian parole programme bbc.in/41RDoa0

📺Watch and share last night's excellent Solidarity Series session with @cubasolidarity.bsky.social's @cyclingkev.bsky.social & @gawainlittle.bsky.social: youtu.be/z9pmNv6yuGM?... #Education #TradeUnion #Cuba #InternationalSolidarity #UnionEducation #Solidarity

On this day in 1957, an unsuccessful attack on the Presidential Palace in Havana was carried out by university students with the aim of killing dictator Fulgencio Batista. Batista escaped using a secret passage in the presidential palace and most of the attackers were killed by police.

Folks in Oxford, the Cuba Solidarity Campaign are screening two Cuban films at the Ultimate Picture Palace for their Screen Cuba event Memories of Underdevelopment (1968) 23 March 3pm Portrait of Teresa (1979) 24 March 6pm uppcinema.com/show_type/sc... #SceeenCuba @cubasolidarity.bsky.social

🇨🇺❤️ Cuba Vive Fundraiser! ❤️🇨🇺 📆 Saturday 15 March, 7-11pm 📍Warwick Arms Hotel, 17 High Street, CV34 4AT 🪇 Live Band Sabor a Cuba 🥙Food🍹Drinks 🎟️Raffle 🗣️Kevin Courtney, Bernard Regan, NEU Delegation to Cuba 🎟️ Pay what you can £5-£25 ➡️ bit.ly/3FfC897

Happy International Women’s Day Solidarity to all women fighting for a better world today. Cuba’s ‘revolution within the Revolution’ has led to women representing the majority of doctors, judges, scientists, lawyers and MP’s in the country. #iwd2025

ONE of the highlights of this year’s ScreenCuba festival is Conducta (Behaviour, 2014), a thought-provoking film about challenges within the education system. Read a review by Prof @HelenColley37 + catch it on 26 Mar, 6.30pm, Garden Cinema, Soho. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/free...

On this day in 1960, Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took the famous picture of Che Guevara, 'Guerrillero Heroico'. It was taken during a memorial service in Havana for the victims of the La Coubre explosion. 1/3

65 years ago today (4 March 1960), the French ship, La Coubre, suspiciously exploded in Havana harbour killing 100 + injuring 200. Che Guevara (a trained doctor) was working nearby and gave medical attention to the victims at the site. Cuba blamed the US for the act of sabotage.

✊ Interested in learning more about the @cubasolidarity.bsky.social? This is your chance to engage with a vital topic that connects local activism with international efforts. Join us for an enlightening online session led by Kevin Courtney - gftuet.org.uk/courses/soli... #GFTUET #Solidarity

🇨🇺 ✊ Ten years ago today, the Miami Five were awarded the titles of Heroes of the Republic of Cuba. The Five were arrested in Miami in 1998 and unjustly condemned to severe sentences for gathering information on US-based groups planning terrorist attacks against Cuba.

Juan Almeida Bosque, a hero of the Cuban Revolution was born 98 years ago today on 17 February 1927. He participated in the attack on Moncada Barracks 1953, was imprisoned on the Isle of Juventud and later exiled to Mexico, and returned to Cuba on the ‘Granma’ yacht in 1956 to launch the Revolution.

🇨🇺 ♥️ Happy Day of Love and Friendship! February 14 in Cuba is not just a day for couples, but a day where bonds of friendship, solidarity and love are celebrated throughout the country. Felicidades and gracias to all our friends and supporters. #DiaDelAmorYlaAmistad

🇨🇺🇦🇴🇿🇦🇳🇦Marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Carlota, our first panel at #LatAmerica2025 celebrates Cuba’s immense contribution to liberation struggles in Southern Africa and the dismantling of apartheid.

Packed opening plenary for#LatAmerica25

‼️Tonight in Liverpool‼️ 🇨🇺✊🏽🇵🇸 Aleida Guevara, Omar Barghouti & others @pscupdates.bsky.social

🇨🇺 On this day in 1962, US President John F Kennedy imposed, by Presidential Proclamation 3447, a blockade on all trade with Cuba, prohibiting the “importation into the United States of all goods of Cuban origin and goods imported from or through Cuba” & “all exports from the United States to Cuba”.

The highly popular Latin America conference has sold out. Don’t miss next year, join CSC to get advance notice ➡️ bit.ly/CSCJoin If you missed out on tickets but would like to see Aleida Guevara speak, details of her other meetings are here ➡️ bit.ly/4h95l3m

My piece about being a unite representative on the @cubasolidarity.bsky.social brigade last May Day is out on @tribunemagazine.bsky.social . I discuss my time there, 60 years of solidarity tours and how the Cuban revolution is still an inspiration to us all tribunemag.co.uk/2025/01/soli...

📢 LONDON: Join @pscupdates.bsky.social and @cubasolidarity.bsky.social to hear the legendary Aleida Guevara and Omar Barghouti in conversation. 🕐 6.30pm, Tuesday 4th February 👉 Book your tickets here: eventbrite.ca/e/cuba-and-p...

Cubans marching in Havana last night to mark the 172nd anniversary of the birth of writer and national independence hero Jose Martí

“I come from all places and to all places go.” Today marks the 172nd anniversary of the birth of writer, poet and Cuban national hero José Martí. On this anniversary, read about Martí's legacy and his importance to the Cuban Revolution. bit.ly/3WDxlEa

📢 LONDON: Join @PSCupdates and @CubaSolidarity to hear the legendary Aleida Guevara and Omar Barghouti in conversation. 🕐 6.30pm, Tuesday 4th February ➡️ Book tickets bit.ly/4aGcPZq