A wave of Italian solidarity is arriving in Cuba these days, with political, social and youth delegations who, under the slogan “100 Years with Fidel Castro,” are helping the Cuban people and will celebrate the centennial of the Cuban leader’s birth.
In several waves, members of the Network of Communists, the People’s Power party, the left-wing youth organizations Cambiare Rotta and Alternative Student Opposition, as well as activists from the Let Cuba Breathe campaign and representatives of many other groups, are departing for the island.
They are all united by the common goal of supporting the Cuban government and people at a time when it is more important than ever to break down the wall of the U.S. blockade, which is attempting to strangle the economy and life in that country, and to demonstrate to the world that “Cuba is not alone,” reaffirms a report published by the newspaper Il Faro di Roma.
“Once again, we are heading to Cuba with the convoy organized as part of the Fidel Castro centennial celebrations. With us, we are carrying the medicines collected over these past months and our full support for the Cuban government, people, and revolutionary process,” states a message posted on social media by Poder al Pueblo (Power to the People).
“Following Fidel’s example, we respond to imperialism with solidarity and struggle, for the construction of the socialist alternative against a world of barbarism,” adds the statement, which refers to the upcoming commemoration on March 13th of the centennial of the birth of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution.
Internationalist solidarity is arriving in the Caribbean nation “as a concrete sign,” while the US blockade “continues to strengthen its control over the Cuban economy, worsening the daily difficulties of the population and making access to essential goods increasingly complex,” reports Il Faro di Roma.
The humanitarian aid collected in Italy in recent weeks in support of Cuba “is the result of a mobilization that continues unabated” and will be delivered in the coming days by members of These delegations, “who will participate in the initiatives organized for the centennial of Fidel’s birth,” it adds.
“The celebrations for Fidel Castro’s centennial will also offer a space for international discussion on the historical significance of the Cuban Revolution and on the challenges the country faces today in a profoundly changed geopolitical context, marked by strong tensions,” the text states.
“Remembering Fidel does not mean cultivating nostalgia, but rather reaffirming the relevance of national sovereignty, social justice, and internationalism,” said academic Luciano Vasapollo, leader of the Network of Communists, in statements to that newspaper shortly before departing for Cuba.
“When the purchase of medicines, medical technologies, spare parts, or essential tools for food production is prevented, it is not a government that is attacked, but children, the elderly, hospitals, schools, and families that are attacked,” he emphasized.
“Internationalist solidarity is not charity; it is a political option that affirms the right of peoples to live free from economic warfare,” he added. Vasapollo.
[ SOURCE: PRENSA LATINA ]
