Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press Published Thursday, November 1, 2018 1:19AM EDT
Last Updated Thursday, November 1, 2018 6:33PM EDT
In a slap to the United States, the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday condemning the American economic embargo of Cuba and rejected proposed U.S. amendments strongly criticizing the lack of human rights in the island country.
Resolutions adopted by the 193-member world body are unenforceable, but they reflect world opinion and the vote has given Cuba an annual stage for the last 27 years to demonstrate the isolation of the U.S. on the embargo.
It was imposed in 1960 following the revolution led by Fidel Castro and the nationalization of properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations, and two years later it was strengthened. More.
Below: October 31 protest of U.S. blockade at the Minneapolis district courthouse.
5:00 pm, Saturday, November 10
4200 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis
Speaker Steve Ellner is on a national tour to help the anti-war and the Latin America solidarity movement learn about the realities on the ground in Venezuela.
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October 19-23, 2018
- Miguel Fraga, First Secretary, Cuban Embassy, visits Minnesota
- National Network on Cuba annual meeting
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Urge the City of
St. Paul to adopt a resolution against the blockade
Minneapolis
has already adopted a resolution
against
the US embargo as have seven other cities in the US. We think St.
Paul should do the same. Besides the importance such a resolution
would have for the people of Cuba - and of Minnesota - St. Paul has
deep connections with Cuba that go back to the 19th century. This
history is part of the Minnesota Cuba Committee's proposed resolution.
Councilmembers
Jane Prince and Rebecca Noecker have both agreed to sponsor a
resolution and Councilmember Prince was able to meet with Miguel
Fraga, First Secretary of the Cuban Embassy, recently to discuss
it.
If you are one of their constituents, let them know that
you appreciate their willingness to step forward on this issue. If
you live in other wards of St. Paul, please ask your council member
and Mayor Melvin Carter to do the same.
You can find
contact information for councilmembers here
and
for the mayor here.
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Videos
- Socialism and Black Liberation in Cuba, report back from a panel of Black women who traveled to Cuba in July, October 15, 2018
- Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel at Riverside Church in Harlem, September 26, 2018
- The Purposeful Invisibility of Haiti, September 15, 2018, Facebook or YouTube
- Let's go to Cuba! Why we went, what we learned, how to get there. Report back on recent trips to Cuba, June 7, 2018
- How do we end the blockade of Cuba? Cuban religious leaders speak at Westminster Presbyterian Church, May 16, 2018.
- The Recent Cuban Elections and U.S.-Cuba Relations, April 17, 2018, presentation by Professors Luis Hierro Sánchez and August Nimtz, Minneapolis. YouTube, Facebook
- People's Power Democracy and the Historic 2018 Elections in Cuba, March 16, 2018, presentation by Professor Luis Hierro Sánchez, Minneapolis. YouTube, Facebook
- Women in Cuba, our achievements and continuing struggles, Griselda Aguilera Cabrera, Chicago Cuba Solidarity Coalition, January 15, 2018
- Minnesota Swedes Raising Cane in Cuba, East Side Freedom Library, January 4, 2018
- U.S.-Cuba relations, Ernesto Dominguez Lopez, University of Havana, University of Minnesota, December 7, 2017
- Cuba responds to the Hurricanes: Irma, Maria and Trump, Minneapolis panel, November 9, 2017, video
- National Network on Cuba annual meeting, October 20-22, videos
- June 17, 2017, webinar, What I Learned about Cuba by Going to Havana on May Day
- The March 19 webinar Guantanamo, More than a Prison is archived here. (A free Dropbox subscription may be required).
- Two films from the 2017 Minnesota Cuban Film Festival: Community Doctors (English or Spanish) and Memories of Overdevelopment.
- Por Siempre, Fidel, Forever, panel discussion on the death of Fidel Castro, Minneapolis, December 15, 2016, video
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Next Minnesota Cuba Committee meeting: 6:00 pm, Sunday, November 18, Boneshaker Books. Anyone interested is invited to attend.
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Check our Travel page for information about travel to Cuba in the wake of the Trump changes. |
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Mailing address: Minnesota Cuba Committee
c/o Franklin Curbelo · 400 E. Lake St. · Minneapolis, MN 55408
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