https://www.fpcgil.it/2026/04/09/manifestazione-nazionale-contro-il-blocco-a-cuba/

11 aprile, Roma, ore 15
Partenza da Colosseo e arrivo a Porta San Paolo (Piramide)
Cuba sta precipitando in una crisi umanitaria a causa delle ulteriori restrizioni imposte dagli Stati Uniti.

La mancanza di energia minaccia il funzionamento di servizi essenziali come gli ospedali e le scuole. Tale situazione rischia, nel brevissimo periodo, di trasformarsi in un collasso umanitario.

#Cuba #USA

US accused of pressuring Latin America to cut ties with Cuban doctors program | Cuba | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/us-cuban-doctors-program

"Cuba accuses US of ‘extorting’ countries in pushing them to axe deals with Havana to send doctors on medical missions"

#Cuba #AmericanEmpire

#Protest text/graphic for tshirts, posters, etc

I came up with the design using the #LibreOffice word processor and sent it to a vendor on Etsy to make a 2-sided #tshirt.

Here is a link to a PNG file on WikiMedia Commons if anyone wants to use it.
https://w.wiki/Kzuj

#DefendFreeSpeech
#AbolishICE
#StopGovernmenttCutbacks
#TaxTheRich
#LetCubaLive
#NoArmsToIsrael
#EndWarWithIran
#politics #GraphicDesign
#Iran #Cuba #Israel #Palestine #ICE #USpol

Mendoza con Cuba invita a una noche de canciones urgentes

https://comecuco.org/mendoza-con-cuba-invita-a-una-noche-de-canciones-urgentes/
#CancionesUrgentes #Cuba #Cultura #SilvioRodríguez

#recetas #cocina #cuba #recipes #cooking
Tambor de coditos, sándwich y frita cubanos

http://www.cubadebate.cu/especiales/2026/04/09/sabor-y-tradicion-sandwich-y-frita-cubanos-y-tambor-de-coditos/

NBC News ‘Meet The Press’ Moderator Kristen Welker Lands Interview With Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel
#News #Politics #Cuba #KristenWelker #MeetThePress #MiguelDíazCanel #NBCNews

https://deadline.com/2026/04/kristen-welker-cuba-president-interview-meet-the-press-1236785827/

#Cuba #Canada #Mexico

The people of Cuba are facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis due to the United States government’s energy blockade of the island nation. Although a Russian oil tanker recently passed through the blockade to deliver much-needed fuel, daily life remains precarious for ordinary Cubans, who are facing unemployment and shortages of food and other necessities.

https://theconversation.com/canada-and-mexico-must-work-together-to-help-cuba-survive-its-dire-humanitarian-crisis-279542

Book Review: Old Rosa by Reinaldo Arenas

Around the World for a Good Book selection for Cuba

Author: Reinaldo Arenas
Title: Old Rosa
Publication Info: New York : Grove Press, 1994, c1989.
Summary/Review:

Old Rosa  is a short book with two related stories.  The title story is about a woman, abandoned by her husband, who runs a farm and raises her children on her own.  When the Cuban Revolution comes she refuses to surrender the farm with tragic consequences.  The second story, “The Brightest Star,”is set some years later when Rosa’s youngest son labors on a prison farm for men arrested for homosexuality. The stories are as grim as you can imagine and Arenas’ evocative writing captures the  point of view of these distinct characters.
Rating: ***1/2