The event, held in the commune of Puente Alto, featured the participation of journalist and master’s degree holder in International Relations, Florencia Lagos.

Fidel was a man of great sensitivity, a humanist, who was capable of transforming the life of his country, Lagos remembered.

The analyst highlighted among his great legacies his internationalism, embodied in the struggle to end the apartheid regime in South Africa and his support for the cause of liberation in Vietnam, among other countries.

She also referred to his anti-imperialist thinking, which is still very relevant today following the United States’ military deployment in the Caribbean, the intention to use the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Venezuelan territory, and its attacks on vessels.

Fidel Castro was one of the first within the Non-Aligned Movement to denounce Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people, Lagos expressed.

At the meeting, Martina Olivares discussed the history of the December 2 Collective, created nine years ago, first in solidarity with Cuba and then also to support the Chilean people.

“We began to carry out activities in the communities, working with neighborhood associations, conducting medical operations with graduates in Cuba,” she recalled.

Meanwhile, Pedro Pinto, a member of that organization, highlighted the numerous campaigns in support of the island in which they have participated, including the shipment of syringes for COVID-19 vaccinations and Un granito de Amor por Cuba.

More recently, they attended the “Un abrazo por Cuba” (A Hug for Cuba) event, held at the Pedro Aguirre Cerda Stadium, to raise funds to send a medical team and supplies to the Miguel Enríiquez Hospital in Havana.

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