Viewing from September 2008
Protests in Miami against Cuba travel restrictions
Campaign News | Tuesday, 30 September 2008
More than half a hundred people protested on Monday in Miami against the current Cuba travel restrictions imposed by the Bush Administration.The demonstration was called by the Association of Christian Women in Defense of the Family and other organizations that form the Marti Alliance (Alianza Martiana) and it took place ... read more
Celebrities call for justice for the Miami Five in UK national press adverts
Campaign News | Monday, 29 September 2008
Vivienne Westwood, Jasper Conran, Howard Hodgkin and Carlos Acosta join with nine Nobel Laureates to call for justice for the Miami FiveFull page adverts to appear in national pressOver 100 personalities from the worlds of politics, media, the law and the arts have come together to sign full page adverts ... read more
Miami Five wives at Labour Conference
Campaign News | Friday, 26 September 2008
Packed fringe pledges support for cause and October vigilOlga Salanueva and Adriana Perez addressed a moving and capacity fringe at this years Labour Party conference to mark the 10th year of their husbands arrests and the repeated refusal of the US government to grant them visas.The fringe meeting, on Sunday ... read more
Cuban storms damage 'worst ever'
Campaign News | Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike have between them inflicted the worst storm damage in Cuba's history, the government says.The storms - which hit within two weeks of each other - have caused some $5bn (£2.8bn) of damage, affecting nearly 450,000 homes, officials said.At least 200,000 Cubans lost their homes and crops ... read more
Fidel writes on US hurricane relief offer
Campaign News | Tuesday, 16 September 2008
PLAYING THE GOOD GUY ROLE AT OUR EXPENSE?When the US administration hypocritically offered $100,000 in aid to cope with the catastrophe caused by hurricane Gustav --after an in situ inspection to assess the damages-- the response was that Cuba could not accept any donation from the country blockading it. Also, ... read more
Miami Five and Cuba50 get union and TUC backing
Campaign News | Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Unanimous support for motions at TUCOn Wedneday 10 September, the TUC Congress passed motions of support for the Miami Five and CSC's Cuba50 campaigning and celebratory events.Representing the UK's six million trade union members, the TUC committed to supporting events to mark the 10th anniversary of the arrest of the ... read more
Cuba refuses US disaster aid but asks Washington to ease financing restrictions
Campaign News | Monday, 15 September 2008
Cuba sent a note to the US State Department on Sunday morning refusing an offer of $100,000 for disaster relief saying that it could not accept a donation from a government that imposes a blockade against the Cuban people.However, read the note sent through the Cuban Interest Section in Washington, ... read more
10th anniversary actions for Cuban Five
Campaign News | Monday, 15 September 2008
Actions in solidarity with five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United State continued to take place over the weekend worldwide on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of their arrest.In the UK, delegates at the TUC Congress unanimously passed a motion calling for visiting rights for ... read more
10th Anniversary Actions for Cuban Five
Campaign News | Monday, 15 September 2008
Worldwide supportActions in solidarity with five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters who remain unjustly imprisoned in the United State continued to take place over the weekend worldwide on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of their arrest.In the UK, delegates at the TUC Congress unanimously passed a motion calling for visiting rights ... read more
US blockades credit cards in Cuba
Campaign News | Saturday, 13 September 2008
The Guardian's Rupert Jones warns of a nasty shock in store for many holidaymakers who try to pay by plasticAs if contending with Hurricane Ike wasn't enough, some Brits on holiday in Cuba are finding themselves stranded without cash after discovering that banks, hotels and shops won't accept their credit ... read more
Hurricanes - latest news, photos, videos
Campaign News | Wednesday, 10 September 2008
4 people killedOver a Million Hurricane EvacueesCuban News AgencyHAVANA, Cuba, Sept 8 (acn) Over 1.23 million people have been evacuated in Cuba to protect them from powerful hurricane Ike, said Col. Jose Ernesto Betancourt, from the Civil Defense General Staff on Monday.In his appearance on the evening radio and TV ... read more
TUC delegates pack Cuba fringe meeting
Campaign News | Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Total union support for the Miami FiveCuba Solidarity Campaign meeting packed at TUCOver 250 delegates to the TUC congress packed out the CSC fringe meeting to capacity in Brighton on Monday.The delegates enjoyed a Havana Club Rum reception and a buffet whilst a live Cuban band played them in. They ... read more
Hurricane Gustav - statement from CSC
Campaign News | Tuesday, 9 September 2008
Campaign makes immediate donation and launches relief fundHurricane GustavStatement by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign The Cuba Solidarity Campaign wishes to express its continuing solidarity with the people of Cuba and especially in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Gustav in Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth.The Campaign ... read more
Green Party fringe on Cuba
Campaign News | Tuesday, 9 September 2008
Roberto Perez - Cuban permaculturistCSC fringe meeting at the Green Party ConferenceIt was standing room only at a fringe meeting held by CSC at the Green Party Conference in September to learn about Cuba’s significance to the Green movement.The Green Party delegates enjoyed a rum reception and heard about the ... read more
Fidel Castro statement on Hurricane Ike
Campaign News | Tuesday, 9 September 2008
besieged by hurricanesReflections by comrade FidelBESIEGED BY HURRICANESWe had hardly recovered from the emotional impact and material damages caused by the unexpectedly strong winds of hurricane Gustav on the Isla de la Juventud and Pinar del Rio, when news were received of sea floods caused by Hanna. Then, the worst ... read more
Hurricanes - Cuba calls for US to lift blockade
Campaign News | Tuesday, 9 September 2008
the only correct and ethical actionCuba Urges US to Lift BlockadeHavana, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuba urged the United States government to lift once for all its economic, trade and financial blockade of the island state, claiming that the 50-year-old sanctions have annually caused more damage than Hurricane Gustav.STATEMENT BY ... read more
Hurricane Gustav devastates 90,000 homes
Campaign News | Tuesday, 2 September 2008
BY RONALD SUÁREZ RIVAS for Granma InternationalA single figure illustrates the magnitude of the problem. Hurricane Gustav damaged almost as many homes here as the 14 hurricanes that have hit this province in the last eight years in their totality.Over that period, 102,000 homes in Pinar del Rio - 45% ... read more
Lloyds bank campaign action
Campaign News | Monday, 1 September 2008
Write to Lloyds bank on their decision to end Cuba businessCSC is calling on supporters to write to their local MPs and to Lloyds Bank asking them to clarify their position on customers who trade with Cuba.The Cuba Solidarity Campaign is calling for:1.The UK Government to make urgent and robust ... read more
