Viewing All News from May 2025
New documentary to premiere at AGM in June
Campaign News | Friday, 9 May 2025
CSC is delighted that the 2025 AGM will be followed by the UK premiere of a new documentary by Belly of the Beast. This year’s AGM takes place on Saturday 14 June from 10am-1pm at the NEU headquarters at Mabledon Place, London. Cuban Ambassador Ismara Vargas Walter and special guests will ... read more
Cuba stands defiant, but the Trump menace is growing
Campaign News | Sunday, 4 May 2025
ON MAY Day over one million Cubans demonstrated in Havana in the Plaza de la Revolucion led by the trade union movement. The event was a positive reaffirmation of the values of the revolution and an expression of Cuba’s determination to resist the pressures of the blockade imposed on the island ... read more
Cuba’s commitment to education continues to inspire
Campaign News | Thursday, 24 April 2025
In the face of unrelenting attacks from the United States, which sees its teachers and students facing shortages and daily difficulties, Cuba and its commitment to education as a human right for all continues to inspire National Education Union (NEU) members. Niurka González Orbera, General Secretary of Cuba’s National Union ... read more
Life-saving medical aid arrives in Cuba
News from Cuba | Thursday, 24 April 2025
Rob Miller, CSC director, reports on the latest delivery of Cuba Vive medical aid, and plans for future shipments Two consignments of Cuba Vive medical aid have now arrived in Cuba. An emergency delivery of urgent paediatric supplies, which was sent by plane in January, is already in use in ... read more
RMT Garden Party for Cuba - tickets on sale
Campaign News | Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Featuring the legendary salsa beats ofOmar Puente and Raices Cubanas with Eddie Dempsey, RMT General Secretary Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Cuban ambassador to UK Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP John McDonnell MPDave Ward, CWU General Secretary (tbc)RMT Young Member, 2025 May Day Brigade Wednesday 11 June, 6.30 – 10.30pmMaritime House, Clapham Old Town, London, SW4 0JW £20 includes ... read more
Cuban ambassador brings socialist education to Oxford
Campaign News | Tuesday, 22 April 2025
EDUCATION is one of the pillars of the Cuban revolution. In spite of all the hardships caused by the illegal unilateral blockade imposed by the US, Cuba continues to prioritise free education and healthcare from the cradle to the grave to all of its citizens. Half the budget of Cuba is ... read more
Trump’s first 100 days see unprecedented attacks against Cuba
Campaign News | Thursday, 17 April 2025
Cuba knew it would be in for a gruelling four years when Trump was elected for a second term, but the speed with which his new administration has escalated US economic warfare against the island is unprecedented. In his first term, just as he was leaving office, Trump designated ... read more
Naval blockade of Cuba
News from Cuba | Monday, 14 April 2025
No shipping company was willing to make the direct voyage to the port of Mariel in Cuba for fear of US sanctions, according to a report published by the daily Granma which addressed specific examples of the US blockade of the island. A test container was sent to evaluate the ... read more
Despite appearances, the defunding of USAID is no help to Cuba
News from Cuba | Monday, 14 April 2025
Interviewed on March 2, Cuban Vice-Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío reacted to the Trump administration’s move to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He granted that “some of these [USAID] programs do benefit some countries … [but the agency] has been employed [also] to foment a fake opposition, ... read more
Warwick NEU social and fundraiser
Campaign News | Saturday, 5 April 2025
On 15 March NEU Warwickshire District organised a fantastic evening of politics, live music, dancing, food and heaps of solidarity with the Cuban people that raised £904 for the Cuba Vive appeal. We were delighted to have three inspiring guest speakers. Lauren Ekins – primary school teacher, NEU rep from ... read more
