The Trump administration has tightened the blockade on Cuba, even going so far as pirating fuel laden vessels returning with their cargo to the island. This has resulted in rolling blackouts, food spoiling faster, hospitals losing power, trash pickup becoming more difficult or impossible, etc. The Let Cuba Live project is raising funds to be able to ship solar panels to Cuba to be able to help alleviate their suffering at this critical moment. Please donate to the Let Cuba Live project and sign on. You can even leave messages of love and solidarity for the Cuban people.

Please reboost!

#Cuba #EndTheBlockade
https://www.letcubalive.info/

Donate to buy solar panels for #Cuba:

https://www.letcubalive.info/donate

#LetCubaLive #EndTheBlockade #Solidarity

Statement by Arturo O'Farrill on #Trump's oil blockade on Cuba (from Facebook)

My name is Arturo O’Farrill. I am a composer, pianist and educator. I am also the founder of Belongó, formerly known as the #Afro #Latin Jazz Alliance, a non-profit which is breaking ground in the next few weeks on a Culture Hub in Harlem called Casa Belongó. I am the Bill Evans fellow at the New School for #Jazz and Contemporary Studies. I am the recipient of 6 #Grammy awards and 2 Latin Grammies. I have an Honoris Causa, an Honorary Doctorate from Tufts University and have served as Distinguished Faculty and Associate Dean for The University of California Los Angeles.

I speak out today in support of the sovereignty of #Cuba. The president of the #UnitedStates and his administration are reinforcing a cruel decades-old economic #blockade and have extended this cruelty to block #oil supplies for the island. [continues]

Full statement PDF: https://drive.proton.me/urls/W9BKBZDED0#70vsqpufgIuf

#news #politics #EndTheBlockade

#GlobalSumud Flotilla Announces Spring Mission to ‘Break the #IllegalBlockade of #Gaza’

Organizers say they’re “mobilizing thousands from over 100 countries in a coordinated, nonviolent response to #genocide, siege, mass #starvation, and the destruction of civilian life in Gaza.”

Brett Wilkins
Feb 05, 2026

Excerpt: "Organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla—the largest-ever activist effort to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza by sea—said Thursday that they will launch a new and bigger mission next month to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian exclave, whose people have suffered from 28 months of genocidal Israeli war and siege.

"Global Sumud Flotilla called its spring 2026 mission, which is scheduled to depart from Barcelona on March 29, 'a historic escalation in civilian-led maritime action to break the illegal blockade of Gaza.'

" 'We are sailing again this year. This time, we’re sailing with more boats, and more activists... and we are determined to break this illegal siege on Gaza and show the world that the peace talks are not really peace talks, but the further colonization of Palestinian territories,' organizer Yasmin Acar told South African Broadcasting Corporation News Radio. 'We will not stop until the siege is broken.' "

Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-sumud-flotilla-2026

#WorldPol #GlobalSumudFlotilla #GazaGenocide #EndTheBlockade #IsraeliWarCrimes

US Oil Blockade of #Venezuela Pushes #Cuba Toward Collapse
The #Communist-ruled island was already suffering from food shortages, blackouts and an exodus of people; now it faces the loss of cheap oil from Nicolás Maduro

from Wall Street Journal
Dec. 21, 2025

https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/46177

[WSJ is a sworn enemy of the Cuban Revolution, but article still has many important facts worth reading.]

Cubans are going hungry, suffering from spreading disease and sleeping outdoors with no electricity to power fans through the sweltering nights. A quarter of the population has fled during the island’s most prolonged economic crisis.

And it’s about to get worse.

The #US is ratcheting up pressure on Havana’s key benefactor, Venezuelan strongman #NicolásMaduro’s regime, which has kept the Communist-ruled nation afloat with cheap oil. Now Venezuelan oil exports are at risk thanks to a partial blockade targeting sanctioned tankers...

#HandsOffVenezuela
#EndTheBlockade
#news #politics #USpol

Solidarity Reception with Cuba - Richmond, VA - Sat., December 20, 2025

Missing Pages of History Inc, / MPH Inc, invites you to Meet & Greet our sister and brother Gabriel Castillo, diplomat from the Embassy of the Republic of #Cuba and Dr. Carlos R Tamayo Chaveco, an #AfroCuban #doctor from Havana, Cuba, and resides in both nations.

This event (A Solidarity Reception with Cuba! – Cuba, #Africa & #US Relations) will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 12:00 Noon EST, at the Richmond Public Library, 101 East Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219. We thank you!
For more detailed information please view the flyer below and share.

Special Note - humanitarian aid can include medical supplies and medicines, for Oncological Pediatrics, thermometers, anti-febriles, acetaminophen, pens, pencils, powder milk, pain relief meds, note pads, aspirins, alcohol pads, gauzes, medical tapes, etc.

#EndTheBlockade
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#politics #BlackMastodon
@cuba

"...no deaths were tallied in Cuba, more than 735,000 evacuated residents slowly returned home as the military helped to rescue people in isolated communities."

Cuba has for years done an excellent job in protecting people from hurricanes. But the impacts will still be a huge challenge to the besieged island. #EndTheBlockade!
Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba take stock after Hurricane Melissa destruction | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/30/jamaica-haiti-and-cuba-take-stock-after-hurricane-melissa-destruction?traffic_source=rss

The Crushing Cost of U.S. Sanctions on Cuba

[from Cuba In Context - weekly newsletter of the #BellyOfTheBeast news/video collective]

Cuba has released its annual report on the impact of U.S. sanctions on the island's economy. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the damages amount to $7.5 billion, the single biggest loss in a year since #Cuba began issuing these reports.

Also:

• Farm near Havana pioneers #agroecology
• Cuba wins gold at the Tokyo #Athletics World Championships
• Almost 1,000 same-sex marriages in Cuba last year
• Cuban reggaeton artist returns home after emigrating to #US
• Cuba extends tax exemptions on medicine and food imports
• Millions of Cubans struggle to get water

https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/43380

#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList #LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol #sports @cuba

A Palestinian Story: Grief and Resistance

Meet Jenen — a Palestinian med student in Cuba, unable to return home. For two years, she’s lived in exile, as Gaza is devastated by the Israeli genocide.

[A video about #Cuba, hosted on the #PeerTube server #CuddlyTube, from the #video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

[#Arabic #AR with English subtitles]

https://cuddly.tube/w/2FjJexoJz5cwdgkGJQgLwS

#Palestine #Gaza #MedicalStudent #FreePalestine #VoicesFromGaza #GazaUnderAttack #StudentVoices #EndTheOccupation
#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#news #politics
@cuba

@palestine