Moncada Anniversary Cultural Celebration
Campaign News | Saturday, 17 July 2021
Marking the 68th anniversary of the Moncada attack with films, music and speakers
A joint cultural celebration to mark the 68th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks, the event which gave birth to the 26th July Movement and the beginning of the armed struggle against the Batista dictatorship. We join the Cuban Embassy and Cuban musicians in the UK to mark the date with live music, films and speakers.
A bilingual event in Spanish and English hosted by the Cuban Embassy and the Cuba Solidarity Campaign.
Hosted in Spanish and English by Michel Rodríguez Alonso, Cultural and Scientific Attache, Embassy of Cuba UK
Eralys Fernandez, Cuban pianist
Miriam Palacios-Callender, Cubans in the UK
Films on the history of the Moncada attack and the importance and legacy of the 26 July Movement today
Bernard Regan, National Secretary Cuba Solidarity Campaign
In the presence of Bárbara Montalvo Álvarez, Cuban Ambassador to UK