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DESCRIPTION:San Francisco Caravan: End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba - U.S. Hands off 
 Cuba!\n\nWhen: Sunday July 25 @ 11:30am\n\nWhere: Gathering at 1875 Marin 
 Street, San Francisco\n\nHosted by: ANSWER Coalition - Bay Area, Cuba and 
 Venezuela Solidarity Committee, Bay Area Saving Lives Campaign + Venceremos 
 Brigade - Bay Area\n\nWe hope your organization can endorse and take part 
 in this important mobilization. For endorsements and any questions you can 
 email answer@answersf.org or call 415-821-6545\n\nWe ask that you also help 
 us publicize the caravan. We will have plenty of signs to share. You are 
 welcome to bring your own as well.\n\nFor 60 plus years, Cuba has remained 
 under the criminal blockade of the United States government. The world sees 
 the U.S. blockade of Cuba for what it is: an unjust and criminal attack on 
 the sovereignty and rights of the Cuban people.  \n\nOn Sunday, July 25, 
 Cuban-American anti-blockade travelers and supporters who are trekking 
 1,300 miles from Miami to Washington D.C. will rally in front of the White 
 House at Lafayette Park  to deliver demands and a petition signed by over 
 25,000 people to the Biden administration. Solidarity caravans and other 
 actions will take place in many U.S. cities in support of this effort. 
 \n\nThe impact of the blockade on Cuba is immense—immeasurable in many 
 ways. The economic, financial, and commercial blockading of Cuba impacts 
 all aspects of life for the Cuban people and poses many limitations for 
 Cuban society from being able to reach its maximum potential. Access to 
 building materials, technology, devices, and treatments is severely 
 restricted. In 2020 alone, an estimated $5 billion is estimated in losses 
 because of the blockade.\n\nThe impact of the blockade has especially been 
 brutal during the pandemic for Cuba. In a period of global health crisis 
 that necessitates cooperation and solidarity, the U.S. government has 
 maintained its policy of isolation and sanctions on Cuba. Despite the 
 blockade, Cuba has secured and guarantees free healthcare to all its 
 residents. Cuba has independently produced five vaccines, but the blockade 
 prevents access to equipment for vaccine and food production creating 
 shortages and scarcity. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla 
 said during the U.N. General Assembly in June, “like the virus, the 
 blockade asphyxiates and kills.”\n\nA large majority of the people in the 
 United States support the lifting of the blockade of Cuba and support the 
 normalization of relations and friendship between the two neighboring 
 countries.\n\nThe movement inside the United States to demand the U.S. 
 government end the blockade continues to grow. For this movement to 
 succeed, it will require the active support, solidarity, and participation 
 of all progressive people.\n\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/07/13/18843707.php
SUMMARY:San Francisco Caravan: End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba - U.S. Hands Off Cuba!
LOCATION:Gather at 1875 Marin Street, SF
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/07/13/18843707.php
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