In Spain, the city of Gijón, Asturias, will host the 18th Solidarity Gathering with Cuba from July 3 to 5, 2026, event organizers confirmed on Monday.
The State Movement of Solidarity with Cuba (MESC) and the Lázaro Cárdenas Association—which are sponsoring the event—highlighted that it will take place in a particularly symbolic year, marking the centenary of the birth of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.
Furthermore, the gathering seeks to relaunch and strengthen solidarity with the Island amidst a context of intensified blockade measures and a media war.
Denouncing the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade, combating disinformation campaigns, and promoting cooperation projects will serve as the three main pillars of the gathering.
Likewise, the event will serve to pay tribute to the enduring relevance of Fidel Castro’s thought, integrating his agenda into the commemorative events for the anniversary of the Assault on the Moncada Barracks and the tribute held in Láncara (Galicia).
In a statement, the MESC issued a call to political, trade union, and social organizations—as well as to all individuals committed to international justice—to participate in this pluralistic and activist forum to renew their commitment to the Cuban Revolution.
In late February, Spain’s Congress of Deputies took a stand in support of Cuba—through its Foreign Affairs Committee—by approving an initiative rejecting the intensification of the U.S. blockade.
Driven by the *Sumar* movement—led by *Izquierda Unida* (IU)—and backed by EH Bildu, ERC, Podemos, and *Coalición Canaria*, a non-legislative motion was adopted, having been amended by the Socialists of the PSOE (the majority party in the government). A step that consolidates recent interventions by various parliamentarians who repudiated the decree issued by the Donald Trump administration—a measure seeking to suffocate Cuba through a stranglehold designed to prevent the acquisition of oil, while simultaneously intensifying the economic blockade against the island.
[ SOURCE: PRENSA LATINA ]
