#endsanctionsagainstcuba — Public Fediverse posts

Video - Inside the Cuban Café Where People With Autism and Down Syndrome Work
https://peertube.world/w/696hHN82o8to8pzQcaG5DE
Duration - 4:40

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

When a mother couldn’t find a place willing to employ her son Liván, who has #DownSyndrome, she decided to create one.

Liva Café in Havana employs people with intellectual disabilities and #autism, with support from specialists in #psychology and #SpecialEducation. For workers like Livan, Karel and Richard, it’s a place to earn experience, build relationships and show what they can do.

Cuba has long had policies aimed at integrating people with #disabilities into the workspace. But as the people in Liva’s story explain, significant barriers remain — particularly when it comes to finding employers willing to give them an opportunity.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#CubaNoEstáSola #CubaSí

Video - Cuba Foreign Minister: U.S War Doesn’t Hurt the Government, it PUNISHES THE PEOPLE
https://peertube.world/w/8kPdfNvjkaMRfXLfABptif
Duration - 2:40 

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on Monday denounced the U.S. war on Cuba as collective punishment. He said the blockade punished the people, not the government, and cost the country $8 billion in the last year.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol

US Economic War Can’t Stop Cuba’s First Day of School
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/u-s-economic-war-can-t-stop-cuba-s-first-day-of-school

Sept. 3, 2026
[weekly newsletter about #Cuba from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]

Nearly 1.4 million Cuban students returned to school Tuesday after a long, sweltering summer.

Parents rose before dawn, packed lunches and ironed school uniforms while navigating shortages and hours-long blackouts caused by the #Trump administration’s oil blockade.

This week, we take you inside Cuba’s first day of school-and the extraordinary effort families and teachers are making to keep children learning.

Also:

• Portraits of Life in a Country Under #Blockade
• #Bahamas Won't Renew Contracts of 31 Cuban Teachers
• Expedia Beats Another Title III Lawsuit
• Cuba Says There Are No Talks With #US

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#politics #USpol #USA

Video - How Does Cuba Keep Its Schools Open Under an Oil Blockade?
https://peertube.world/w/vt96Xys3xa9gGf78Nh9vnu
Duration - 2:45

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Despite a U.S. #oil #blockade and #sanctions, 1.4 million Cuban students returned to school this week after a long, sweltering summer.

Families rose before dawn, prepared uniforms and packed school bags while navigating hours-long blackouts and shortages.

We take you inside Cuba’s first day of school — and the extraordinary effort families and teachers make to keep children learning.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

CUBA UNDER SIEGE: A Roundtable Discussion
Sunday 6 September, at 12:00 pm Central Time (1:00 pm ET, 6:00 pm UK time)
Join Helen Yaffe and three other speakers (Reed Lindsey from Belly Of The Beast, Justine Medina, from Cuban Americans for Cuba and analyst and author Peter Kornbluh) for this panel, #Cuba Under Siege, at the Haymarket Socialist Conference in #Chicago, #Illinois, #USA.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hEGZs63wRAW284LNLt74dw#/registration

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol #US #BellyOfTheBeast #CubanAmericansForCuba
@cuba

Video - U.S. Sabotages Cuba’s Hospitals — Then Calls Universal Healthcare a Failure
https://peertube.world/w/vNxwt6wKcW8FqzTVMApdh3
Duration - 1:47

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-FL) says Cuba’s healthcare system “sucks” and “doesn’t work,” pointing to hospitals without #medicine and deteriorating conditions.

But this criticism leaves out a major part of the story: the policies Giménez has championed are the reason why Cuba’s #hospitals are collapsing. #US #EconomicWarfare has restricted Cuba’s ability to obtain medicines, #medical equipment, fuel and other resources needed to keep its #healthcare system running.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol #USA

Video - Cuba Can’t Keep the Lights On. Rubio Says It’s a Superpower
https://peertube.world/w/fJgfR2tiGPiBjtpGBeAGo6
Duration - 1:30

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

In an interview with Lara Trump, U.S. Secretary of State #MarcoRubio called Cuba a “superpower” and a threat to the #UnitedStates. Lara Trump said Cuba is trying to wipe the U.S. from the face of the earth.

So how does an island struggling with blackouts, fuel shortages and a deep economic crisis pose an existential threat to the world’s most powerful country?

Journalist Yohan Rodríguez breaks down the farcical claims by #Trump and #Rubio, which are used to justify current #US policy.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

Video - The Contradiction Of U.S. Aid To Cuba
https://peertube.world/w/dag96EYQD3cJ96UttAmBAf
Duration - 0:47 

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

The #US is sending humanitarian aid to vulnerable Cuban families while its policies continue to deepen the crisis affecting them. We went to Bejucal to see what happened when the aid arrived.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

Video-In Havana, Garbage Trucks Replaced by Solar-Powered Tricycles
https://peertube.world/w/8wp9YbnSA1SJdcztWJERpi
Duration - 3:02

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

#Havana has a garbage problem. El Rampeño has a #SolarPowered solution.

Meet the Cuban initiative using #RenewableEnergy to collect garbage with tricycles in the face of fuel shortages caused by the #US #oil #blockade.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #politics #USpol
#solar #SustainableEnergy

Goodwill or Good Marketing? The Contradiction Of U.S. Aid To Cuba
https://peertube.world/w/rWJbEPAx1eMn65mGQYNmku
Duration - 12:08

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

The #US announced $100 million in humanitarian aid to Cuba, some of which is now being distributed to vulnerable families through the CatholicChurch.

So we went to #Bejucal, one of the towns where the aid first arrived.

In a town of 22,000 people, the Church delivered 380 boxes of aid. Those who received it expressed their gratitude. But there is a stark contradiction at the heart of the US aid effort: Washington is offering relief from a crisis its own policies have brought about.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #Caritas
#politics #USpol

Video - The Ship Bringing Aid to Power Cuba’s Hospital
https://peertube.world/w/f7yyMHzPmBWqjbv1U9bhXe
Duration - 3:27

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Open Arms @openarmsong set sail across the Atlantic carrying seven tons of #SolarPanels, batteries and #medical supplies bound for a children’s #hospital thousands of miles away.

This hospital, which treats children with cancer, neurological conditions and severe burns, is facing its biggest challenge: a lack of electricity.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #SolarPower
#SustainableEnergy #RenewableEnergy
#news #politics #USpol #USA

Video - After Visiting Cuba, Gustavo Petro Had a Message for Washington
https://peertube.world/w/aTFtzJj5uwuygYrJbSByCu
Duration - 1:02 

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

After visiting Cuba, #Colombia’s President #GustavoPetro delivered a message directed at Washington.

What did he ask the #UnitedStates? And why did he say it now?

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol #US #USA

Video - This Russian Spy Base In Cuba Is Spying On You
https://peertube.world/w/cfgLyc5L8UHDdjfd8qtw8P
Duration - 21:31

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Is #Russia operating a spy base in Cuba again?

Donald #Trump, #MarcoRubio and major #US. media outlets like The #NewYorkTimes and The #WallStreetJournal all say so.

But none of them bothered to go to the alleged site of this spy base. We did — and here’s what we found.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #politics #USpol

Video - Inside Cuba’s Fuel Lines: Taxi Drivers Struggle Under U.S. Oil Blockade
https://peertube.world/w/ohzr5SRbJnC1dqDHbgKS3j
Duration - 2:53

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Since January, the U.S. oil blockade has worsened the living conditions of the Cuban people.

Lines of taxis stretch for hours outside Cuba’s gas stations — when fuel is even available.

Even when it is, they struggle to find clients due to the lack of tourists.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol

How a Four-Generation Cuban Family Survives on $60 a Month
The #US #oil #blockade has deepened a humanitarian crisis, forcing Cubans to lean on the island’s long tradition of community #solidarity to provide a cushion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/world/americas/cuba-power-crisis-oil-blockade.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1FA.rwpJ.siCzOfOtEJzI&smid=url-share

from #NewYorkTimes #NYT
[gift article]
July 7, 2026

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#news #politics #USpol #Cuba

Video - How Camila Guevara Milanés Is Making Her Own Legacy in Music
https://peertube.world/w/69VA3eZMZQ5NtxuScGXBTw
Duration - 2:56

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Camila Guevara Milanés carries two legendary last names. But she wants to be known for her #music. The #Cuban singer-songwriter talks about how she's forging her own #artistic identity.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList

#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba

#culture #art

Video - State Department Makes Case for Repression and Cuba Regime Change
https://peertube.world/w/hqRPXhoJTpDDV5PFGVDPg1
Duration - 1:53

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

The #US State Department just released a 100-page report accusing Cuba of influencing virtually every major progressive movement, organization, protest and activist over the last 65 years.

Amidst a hodgepodge of distorted history and sweeping, conspiratorial conclusions, the #Trump administration uses the report for two purposes: to justify repression at home and regime change in Cuba.

Watch Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández break down what the report says — and what it means.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

Video - Rep. McGovern: Cubans “Screwed Over” by “Arrogant Politicians in Washington”
https://peertube.world/w/a6wv14BSNQTixPLbBBiasp
Duration - 3:45

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) denounced #US #sanctions on Cuba as decades-long “human rights violations.”

Watch his speech in full.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba #CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive #EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList #CubaNoEstáSola #VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba #PetróleoParaCuba
#politics #USpol

'Red Card for U.S. at U.N.!’
Cuba’s Foreign Minister Calls Out Hypocrisy of US Claims Over Blockade
https://world-outlook.com/2026/07/12/red-card-for-u-s-at-u-n/

from #WorldOutlook
July 12, 2026

UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK CITY, July 7, 2026 — In a diplomatic offensive aimed at challenging the #US economic war against #Cuba, Cuba’s foreign minister #BrunoRodríguezParilla requested a session of the #UNGeneralAssembly to re-open debate on ending the US blockade of the island. US secretary of state #MarcoRubio actively and aggressively opposed the proposal. But an overwhelming majority of #UN member states approved Cuba’s request to hold the debate. 136 voted in favor, 9 against, and 30 abstained. A win for Cuba! This is an eyewitness report on the debate that followed.

#NoWarOnCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive #EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #CubaNoEstáSola
#AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba #PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #news #politics #USpol

Video - #Trump’s #Sanctions Disrupt #UNICEF Aid for Newborns and Mothers
https://peertube.world/w/41pXGpeygccjfHSAatyJse
Duration - 2:56

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

UNICEF has $630,000 in #humanitarianAid that can’t reach Cuba. Emergency #medical kits, newborn supplies, and nutrition support for pregnant #women are stuck as shipping companies and banks avoid doing business with the island. #UN Resident Coordinator in Cuba Francisco Pichón explains why.

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

Video - U.S. “Pressure, Blackmail and Threats” to Stop UN Debate on Embargo
https://peertube.world/w/33gSt2eZUrZ5pokqmarVcW
Duration - 1:20

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Cuba’s Foreign Minister #BrunoRodríguez accused the U.S. State Department of carrying out “pressure, blackmail and threats” to derail a debate about the U.S. blockade at the #UnitedNations General Assembly on July 7.

According to Rodríguez, the #US State Department is pressuring governments to prevent the session from taking place. He also claimed that Washington is circulating documents urging countries not to support Cuba at the #UN.

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

Video - Cuba’s Green Solution to the U.S. Oil Blockade: #SolarPowered Electric Tricycles
https://peertube.world/w/ghzAPXvGNjjy2M36YTk4pE
Duration - 2:44

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Electric tricycles have exploded across Cuba as the country faces extreme fuel shortages due to the #US-imposed #oil #blockade. But blackouts now last so long — 20 or more hours a day — there isn’t enough electricity to charge them.

So drivers are now installing #SolarPanels on top of their tricycles.

“As long as the sun is out, it’s charging the battery,” says Evanys Peréz. “Now we can travel up to 90 miles.”

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics
#sanctions #embargo #SustainableEnergy
#Sustainability

National Nurses United in #USA demands end to the US blockade of fuel entering Cuba

from #NationalNursesUnited (on FB)

#Nurses save lives! That's why we're in D.C. demanding the #US end the #blockade of fuel entering #Cuba. This is fuel that powers water pumps and #hospitals that 11 million people depend on. Surgeries postponed. Essential #medicines gone. Infant mortality doubled. Enough!

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol
@cuba

Video - The Cuban #Medical School Training Doctors for the World
https://peertube.world/w/4Ub3YH4q3LfL7xHNyR3HrD
Duration - 2:44

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

For decades, Cuba’s #LatinAmericanSchoolOfMedicine (#ELAM) has trained doctors from around the world — including the #US — with a vision of #healthcare as a human right. Samira Addrey and Abeeku Ricks are among hundreds of ELAM graduates from the United States.

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#CubanMedicalSolidarity
#OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol #PublicHealth #health #medicine

Video - "We Can Do Terrorism — Just Don't Say It In Public"
https://peertube.world/w/1QmQZT2a3Kv3GXfNsjqEsF
Duration - 2:51

[a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

#RaúlCastro was indicted for the shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes 30 years ago. The group’s leader was a former #CIA #terrorist who claimed to have renounced violence, but never did according to former #Cuban intelligence agent René González.

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

#BlackLiberation Activist Assata Shakur Dies in Cuba ['Cuba in Context' - weekly newsletter]

[from Cuba In Context - weekly newsletter of the #BellyOfTheBeast news/video collective]

#AntiRacist icon #AssataShakur, who lived in exile in Cuba for decades, has died at the age of 78. We hear from three #AfroCuban women who knew her and were inspired by her life and legacy.

Also in this week's newsletter:

• Watch how #Cuba's organic urban gardens feed neighborhoods
• Miami artists targeted over Cuba trip
• Inside our latest film screening in New York City
• Cuba wins second straight Youth "Baseball5" World Championship
• #US says blockade is a lie – while it ramps up sanctions
• #Trump to send more money for regime change in Cuba?

https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/44385

#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity #AntiRacist
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #sports
#news #politics #USpol #BlackMastodon

Airbnb & Expedia Leave Cuba | How Sanctions Destroyed Cuban Tourism

[A #video on #PeerTube about #Cuba from the video collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Countless #Cuban families once relied on #tourism for their livelihoods. Not long after #Obama’s opening with #Cuba in 2014, Cuba was welcoming over 4 million visitors per year. That number has been cut in half.

Cuban B&B’s (or casas particulares, as they’re known in Cuba) sustain communities, create local jobs, and offer travelers an authentic cultural experience. But the business has been decimated by US #sanctions.

#Trump’s sanctions banned cruise ships, restricted flights, and placed Cuba back on the US ”State sponsors of terrorism” blacklist, changing everything. #Airbnb stopped paying Cuban hosts without international accounts, and #Expedia was forced to halt its operations.

https://cuddly.tube/w/fRGQXnWS8c5MgJWH4urmam

#LetCubaLive #CubaSolidarity
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#news #politics #USPol #US #BedAndBreakfast
@cuba @cubainfo