The demonstrators gathered in Manhattan to demand that the US government end its hostility against Cuba and emphasize that it has no justification whatsoever for attacking the Caribbean nation.
Willie Cotton, a candidate for the Socialist Party, stated: “As the US government’s attacks against Cuba intensify, it is imperative that the workers and activists of the United States stand in solidarity with the island and affirm its right to decide its own destiny.”
Tarisse (Tee) Iriarte, organizer of the NY NJ Cuba Si coalition, stated that “these criminals in the US government must be held accountable for what they are doing to the Cuban people,” and she also rejected the Justice Department’s accusations against Cuban leader Raul Castro.
Despite this escalation, broad sectors of the U.S. population continue to raise their voices to say: “We don’t want war with Cuba!” detailed the statement sent to Prensa Latina.
This drive is part of the national campaign “NO WAR ON CUBA,” a nationwide initiative that aims to use all available means to stop the military aggression planned by the United States against the island.
Likewise, members of the patriotic emigre community residing in Miami, Florida, protested at the International Airport, facing the aggression of a small group of anti-Cubans, but drowned out by voices shouting “Peace for Cuba,” “No to the oil blockade,” “Cuba yes, Blockade no,” and “Long live Cuba without the blockade.”
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