Prensa Latina learned that the event received strong popular support for the call made by Euskal Herria-Ekimena, the Basque Country-Cuba friendship association, and the internationalist platform Hegoak, which brings together Basque unions, political parties, and NGOs.

The demonstration “Kuba: Genozidioa Gelditu” (Cuba: Stop the Genocide) served as the culmination of the campaign “Against the Blockade, Energy for Cuba!”, which raised €244,000 from 1,255 donations for the Caribbean island.

With these funds, in collaboration with the Swiss-based NGO Medicuba-Europa, the purchase of supplies for two large solar energy installations has already begun for the William Soler Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Havana, which treats 140,000 children annually.

On the one hand, its Polyclinic and, on the other, its Hospitalization Area will be completely energy-sufficient, without dependence on electricity or fuel for its generators.

The campaign received the support of leading intellectuals and artists from Basque culture, many of whom attended this solidarity event with Cuba, where the blockade and the threat of military intervention looming over the island were denounced.

The event also served to The international online petition campaign in support of the Cuban people and their sovereignty, “I Sign for Cuba,” launched by the labor movement and announced during the International Solidarity Conference held in Havana on May 2nd.

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