In a growing and active gesture of friendship with the people of the island, funds and materials are being collected in several Argentine cities, an action coordinated by the Argentine Movement of Solidarity with Cuba (MASCuba), in addition to parallel initiatives by various groups.
Buenos Aires, Rosario, and Cordoba are the epicenters of this humanitarian initiative, with the support of groups in other cities. Alberto Mas, a member of the board of directors of the Casa de la Amistad (House of Friendship), based in Buenos Aires, told Prensa Latina that in just five days since launching the appeal last Wednesday, they have already received more than nine million pesos (US$6,122) for the purchase of the proposed aid. “And the count continues to grow,” he said.
In Cordoba, at the initiative of professionals who graduated from the Latin American School of Medicine, members of the Mil por Cuba (One Thousand for Cuba) group and other supporters of the island will meet to analyze the serious crisis facing the Cuban people due to the US blockade and threats of military aggression.
Among other points, they will propose solidarity measures that can and should be implemented for Cuba from Cordoba, political commentator Sergio Ortiz, leader of the Liberation Party, told Prensa Latina.
From Rosario, the main city in the province of Santa Fe, Norberto Galiotti informed Prensa Latina that they are boosting, along with the Continental Network of Solidarity with Cuba and Just Causes, an initiative to acquire and send solar panels and medical supplies.
Galiotti, who is the coordinator of the Continental Network in Argentina, assured that all Latin American countries have joined the solidarity campaign to purchase solar panels for healthcare facilities, such as operating rooms, intensive care units, neonatal units, and schools.
“This act of solidarity has mobilized many people,” said Galiotti, who stated that he had contacted electrical engineers from several countries who will join the campaign, and cited the support of the Electrical Energy Union of Barranquilla, Colombia.
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