Workers of the world return to Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución
Solidarity activists and friends of the Revolution will join the Cuban people May 1, to celebrate International Workers’ Day with a march to the historic Havana plaza, the first since 2019, following two years of pandemic restrictions on public events

Author: Nuria Barbosa León | internet@granma.cu
april 26, 2022 10:04:07

 

 

 

 

 

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Solidarity activists and friends of the Revolution will join the Cuban people May 1, to celebrate International Workers’ Day, and will complete a full agenda including visits to workplaces, theoretical debates and the May Day march to Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución.

Ismael Drullet Pérez, a member of the Federation of Cuban Workers (CTC) Secretariat, described a series of activities planned for the more than 1,000 visitors, April 30 through May 2.

“The activities will be dedicated to the historical leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, as a great symbol of international solidarity, to the 64th anniversary of the Revolution and the birth of our National Hero José Martí,” the union leader reported, noting that our friends will be able to observe Cuba’s reality firsthand and see how our people are struggling against the United States blockade.

“The activities will begin on the 30th with visits to workplaces in sectors and branches of the Cuban economy that are the most representative of society, where they will learn about the blockade’s impact,” Drullet stated. “At every workplace, a union meeting will be held to express opinions about imperialist aggression,” he added. Neighborhood visits are scheduled April 30, where the visitors will be welcomed by Committees for the Defense of the Revolution and enjoy community artistic talent. The next day they will participate in the May Day march to José Martí Plaza de la Revolución, and May 2, a solidarity conference will be held at the Convention Center, where Political Bureau member and CTC general secretary Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento will speak, and the impact of the blockade, in Cuba and beyond, discussed. Also included on the conference agenda are the consequences of the multidimensional global crisis, exacerbated by covid-19 and neoliberal policies; solidarity among the world’s peoples facing escalating aggression by the U.S. government and Western powers; slander campaigns directed against Cuba’s international medical collaboration programs; as well as peace and the sovereignty of peoples. The event will conclude with the approval of a Declaration of Solidarity with Cuba and proposals by participants on plans to join forces in the struggle against imperialism and the advancement of progressive change in the world.