Tag: Hurricane Melissa

Maria Mirabel's children and niece are some of the innocent bystanders threatened with starvation because of the US government's 65-year blockade as well as Trump and Rubio's complete ban on oil to the island since January. End the US taxpayer sponsored blockade on Cuba! 

Brenda Lopez is cofounder of Cuba Si, Bloqueo No! to end the 65-year-old US blockade that was supposed to strangle Cuba to death. Thanks to grassroots support around the world, Cuba still stands strong.

Maria cooks for her family in remnants of what was her family's home prior to October's Hurricane Melissa in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Hurricane Melissa was bigger than Katrina. Compounded by a US-sponsored blockade, it's impossible for Cuba to even get the meager aid that is currently being offered by the international community to Jamaica.

Maria Mirabel is in Old Havana helping the Mumia Freedom organizers teach the youth in the streets about Black Panther political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal. 

For 30 years now we have seen the rest of the world side with Cuba. Most of the world sees the US for what it really is, and it has mostly isolated itself in order to try to continue to be at the top of the world.

Hurricane Melissa has had a devastating impact on eastern Cuba. Cuba has found creative ways to survive and move forward despite enormous obstacles and just got overwhelming support from the UN to end the US blockade.