Month: August 2022

In a new report spearheaded by Yale Law School, the number of prisoners subjected to “restrictive housing”, as solitary is officially known, stood at between 41,000 and 48,000 in the summer of 2021. They were being held alone in cells the size of parking spaces, for 22 hours a day on average and for at […]

Join Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas (AMED) Studies and The People’s Forum in an open classroom to call for the lifting of the blockade of Cuba and Gaza/Palestine

The new Cuban Family Code project was released in the official Gazette of the Island. Read morehttp://www.telesurenglish.net

If approved by Cuban voters next month, the country’s new Family Code will stand as a social revolution, enshrining the right of all people to form a family regardless of sex or gender identity and recognizing a variety of family forms. Read morehttp://www.peoplesworld.org

When a catastrophic fire in Matanzas threatened Cuba’s fuel supply, other countries rushed to help. What did the world’s most powerful country offer Cuba? A phone call. The lack of U.S. support has sparked outrage. And its crushing sanctions have limited Cuba’s ability to respond. The IFCO team heads to Miami to pack aid for […]

DONATE NOW FOR RELIEF IN MATANZAS, CUBA On Friday, August 5th, a major oil storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba, 65 miles east of Havana, was hit by lightning. Since then, an enormous fire has been raging. This tremendous explosion and hard-to-control fire have left several people… Read moreletcubalive.info The IFCO team heads to Miami to […]

Register for the Zoom meeting here: tinyurl.com/Freedom-Meeting This every-other-Thursday meeting is an organizing tool to free our movement elders – all of whom were targeted, as young activists for their participation in human rights struggles and for being outspoken against racism and imperialism. The U.S. has kept them in prison for many years, subjecting them […]