Viewing Campaign News from April 2025
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
Lords urge Government to ratify agreement with Cuba
Campaign News | Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Members of the House of Lords urged the Government to ratify an agreement signed between Cuba and the UK, and raised concerns about the extraterritorial impact of the blockade in Parliament on Tuesday 25 March. A wide ranging discussion on the impact of the US blockade on British business, lessons ... read more
Cuban women’s struggles on screen and behind the camera
Campaign News | Friday, 7 March 2025
Cuban women won many rights and shaped future Cuban society through their participation in the armed struggle which led to the overthrow of Batista in 1959. Their “revolution within the revolution” sought to reverse the inequalities which existed in the country. Spearheading this transformation was the Federation of Cuban Women ... read more
Cymru Cuba North Wales tribute to founder Selwyn Williams
Campaign News | Saturday, 1 March 2025
Cymru Cuba North Wales are deeply saddened to share the news of Selwyn Williams' recent passing. He was a passionate advocate and supporter of Cuban Solidarity for many years. During the peak of Thatcherism in the mid-1980s, he and his longtime friend David Jones established 'Cymru-Cuba', the Wales branch of the ... read more
Screen Cuba tickets on sale now!
Campaign News | Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Tickets have just gone on sale for Screen Cuba: Films to Change the World 2025 which takes place at cinemas in London, Wales, Oxford and other cities next month. This Festival of Cuban cinema will look at the achievements and challenges of Cuban people through the lenses of their filmmakers since ... read more
Latin America Resists: reports and speeches from Adelante:Latin America Conference 2025
Campaign News | Thursday, 13 February 2025
The 20th Latin America conference took place under the shadow of a new Trump administration which had recently deported thousands of people to Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia, imposed trade tariffs on Mexico and renewed threats against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. Hundreds packed in to Hamilton House on 8 February to hear ... read more
Aleida Guevara speaking dates, London, Liverpool, Sheffield
Campaign News | Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Aleida Guevara March, Cuban paediatrician, committed internationalist and daughter of Cuban revolutionaries Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara and Aleida March will be speaking in London, Liverpool and Sheffield next week. Tuesday 4 Feb, LONDON, 6.30pm (doors 6.15pm) Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, WC1H 9BDPlease book tickets in advance here Wednesday 5 Feb, SHEFFIELD, 7pm ... read more
Cuba stands with Palestine
Campaign News | Monday, 27 January 2025
The Cuban and Palestinian people share a common struggle against colonialism and imperialism, and for self-determination and dignity. Cuba has faced a 63-year-long brutal blockade by the US government to strangle its economy and “bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Palestine has suffered 75 years of ethnic cleansing, occupation, and ... read more
The fight is just beginning - CSC statement on Cuba's removal from the US 'State Sponsors of Terrorism' list
Campaign News | Wednesday, 15 January 2025
The Biden administration’s decision to remove Cuba from the US’ State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list is welcome, but it comes four years too late and critically does nothing to end the 63-year blockade – the fundamental cause of shortages and hardship for the Cuban people. In January 2021, Donald Trump ... read more
First two consignments of Cuba Vive medical aid ready to ship
Campaign News | Wednesday, 18 December 2024
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign is delighted to announce that the first two consignments of life-saving medical aid are ready to ship, and are due to arrive in Cuba in just a few weeks’ time. Thanks to the generous and ongoing support of Cuba Vive appeal donors, these are the first ... read more
