Cuba
Jacobin: Interview with Nuestra America Convoy to Cuba coordinator David Adler The Nuestra América Convoy has called for an international solidarity effort to bring humanitarian aid to the island on March 21. One of the organizers is David Adler, co–general coordinator of the Progressive International, and a veteran of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. David Adler: The first aim is to deliver critical aid to the Cuban people that can redress the humanitarian consequences of the January 29 US executive order, which establishes a fuel blockade around the island. It is an historic act of collective punishment.
The Trump administration is both blockading the island and threatening sanctions on third countries that dare to break it. One hope is that people from so many countries, from delegations from so many political forces, parties, unions, and movements all across the world, can advance the idea of a multilateral mechanism to stand up to the Trump administration. Nuestra América is more than a single mission. This is a global movement. We are encouraging delegations from all over the world to do their collection of humanitarian aid.
WSJ: DOJ Official Pushes for Cases Against Cuban Leaders, as Trump Eyes Regime Change A federal prosecutor in Florida is looking to build criminal cases against leaders of Cuba’s government and Communist Party, according to people familiar with the matter, as President Trump has openly suggested the country would be his next target for regime change. Prosecutors are looking for potential crimes related to drugs, immigration and other violations. The involvement of Treasury officials suggest prosecutors could be pursuing charges for sanctions violations.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel: We will fight, we will struggle, we will resist, we will transform, and above all adversity and imperial threats, we will rise and triumph! Exactly half a century ago, on this very day, the Local Bodies of People’s Power were established. It was and remains the most authentic expression of socialist democracy and of the will for citizens, from their communities, to decide the destiny of the nation. For five decades, these bodies have served as the direct link between the aspirations and demands of each neighborhood and state policies.
For too long, we have sometimes confused People’s Power with a mere transmission belt for decisions already made. The 50th Anniversary demands that we take a qualitative leap in this narrow interpretation of a genuine, quintessentially Cuban achievement, one that is greater than ourselves. And we are still held back too much by centralism, the excessive centralization that stifles the creative initiative of individuals, groups, and municipalities.
Belly of the Beast: “You cannot blockade the sun”: how to help Cuba’s green transition Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel told the nation that during daylight hours, 38% of Cuba’s electricity is now generated from solar power. Chinese financing has been key. In 2024, Havana and Beijing signed an agreement to build seven solar parks. That same year, Cuba set a target of installing 92 solar parks by 2028. By October 2025, the island had 32 up and running. The Let Cuba Live! campaign recently launched a fundraising drive to send solar generators and panels to Cuban hospitals.
Contribute to the Global Convoy to Cuba
Medicc: Light for Life: Generating Solar Energy for Cuban Maternity Homes
Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition fundraising campaign for Global Convoy to Cuba
DSA International Committee: Stop the Siege on Cuba
Global Health Partners: Help Send Life Saving Medical Aid to Cuba Now!
Car Caravan for Cuba: Direct Action, Medical Aid, and Solidarity
Let Cuba Live: Urgent: Send Solar Generators and Panels to Cuban Hospitals
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Venezuela
Mobilize for Venezuela President Maduro’s Trial March 26 in Manhattan! Free Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores! We call on all defenders of peace and international law to attend President Maduro and his partner, First Combatant Cilia Flores, trial in NYC March 26. In flagrant violation of international law, the US invaded Venezuela, kidnapped President Maduro and his wife Cilia, and is trying them on fabricated drug trafficking and weapons charges in federal court in Manhattan. The unprecedented significance of President Maduro’s trial is that no International Criminal Court indictment of him exists. Nor is this a trial in international court, as law demands. Rather, the US government is trying the Venezuelan president in US court for alleged violation of US law. A leader of one country cannot be seized, tried, and convicted for violating another country’s laws.
Manolo De Los Santos: Tactical retreats: Why Venezuela’s revolution still standsIn the two months since this act of war, a torrent of speculation has emerged from so-called experts and pundits across the political spectrum. This has followed three main lines, amount to a proclamation that regime change has succeeded in Venezuela. [De Los Santos examines these claims and measures their validity]:
Claim #1: The success of the US operation on January 3 indicated treason at the highest levels of the Bolivarian Revolution. Claim 2: Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and the remaining leadership have abandoned the Bolivarian project, surrendering the country, its economy and its resources to US imperialism. Claim #3: In foreign relations, the Venezuelan leadership has abandoned its historic anti-imperialism.
The revolution has not ended. It has temporarily retreated, regrouped, and is fighting by other means. The breathing space purchased through these negotiations, however costly, provides the conditions for future advances.
Brian Mier: 30 Days in Venezuela This was my 4th trip to Caracas since 2020, and I was happy to see that the quality of life had improved significantly. The crime rate has plummeted, with 2025 registering the lowest homicide rate in recent history: 1.9/100,000, down from 60/100,000 ten years ago. Another positive thing I noticed in Caracas was the near absence of homeless people. I counted a total of 5 homeless people in a city of 3 million. I found grocery prices to be significantly higher than in Brazil, but the residents of poor and working class neighborhoods buy much of their weekly groceries at the government neighborhood markets which sell basic food stables at heavily subsidized prices for residents. When Hugo Chavez took office in 1999, Venezuela imported 80% of its food. Over the last 26 years, the nation has developed food sovereignty, with a record 94% produced nationally in 2025.
On February 3, tens of thousands of people marched through downtown Caracas for the largest free Maduro protest yet. One of the marchers told me, “We are demanding the release of Cilia and Nicolás. Exactly one month before, the US invaded Venezuelan soil, killing over 100 compatriots. We are mobilized, and we will not leave the streets until they return our presidential couple to us. And we reaffirm our support for Acting President Delcy Rodríguez Gómez.” I was pleasantly surprised to see tens of thousands of youth on the streets, demanding freedom for Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores.
My observations of these and other “free Maduro” protests that I witnessed during my month in Venezuela have led me to conclude that the base level support for the Bolivarian transformation to socialism remains strong. For the last month, I have been disappointed to see some analysts on the left repeat the narrative spread by expanded state actors like the New York Times and BBC that acting President Rodriguez has been totally co-opted by the US government, with some pretending it is their own original analysis.
Medea Benjamin: Venezuela After January 3: A Nation Standing in the Storm President Trump publicly praised President Delcy Rodríguez for “doing a good job.” But from the beginning, she has been negotiating with the US with a gun to her head. She was told that any refusal to compromise would result not in the kidnapping of her and her team, but death and the continued bombing of Venezuela. The US military still patrol offshore. Thousands of troops remain nearby. Every statement and decision made by the government is scrutinized. And on February 2, despite Trump’s praise for Delcy Rodríguez, he renewed the 2015 executive order declaring Venezuela an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security.
The United States has overwhelming military dominance, but it was also aware that millions of Venezuelans signed up to be part of the people’s militia. This militia, along with the army that remains loyal to the government, gave Washington pause about launching a prolonged war and attempting to replace Delcy Rodríguez with opposition leader María Corina Machado. The left in Latin America is far weaker than during the days of Hugo Chávez. Progressive regional institutions like CELAC and ALBA have faded, and the vision of Latin American unity that once seemed within reach now feels far more fragile.
TeleSur: Massive Mobilization in Venezuela for Peace and President Maduro’s Freedom Citizens across Venezuela mobilized this Tuesday, March 3, in the streets of Caracas to demand the release of President Nicolas Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores, two months after their kidnapping by U.S. forces, following the imperialist attack against the country. National resistance has been strengthened through mobilizations that transform indignation into collective strength, the demonstrators affirmed.
Orinoco Tribune: Acting President Delcy Rodríguez Welcomes Trump’s Recognition of Venezuela’s Constitutional Government The two countries agreed to resume diplomatic relations. “President Trump, we consider this decision as a recognition of the people of Venezuela and their just cause for the truth about our country,” Rodríguez wrote. Chavista analysts wonder if the US decision will translate into the end of the US recognition for the illegitimate far-right Venezuelan National Assembly of 2015, which still controls PDVSA, CITGO, and several other Venezuelan assets abroad.
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Upcoming Events:
The National Network on Cuba Instagram account lists many of the activities of different Cuba solidarity groups: https://www.instagram.com/nationalnetworkoncuba
March 14-28 World BEYOND War 6th annual virtual film festival
March 14-15 conference (NYC): Cuba under Siege: Stop US Military Intervention in the Americas! Defend Venezuelan Sovereignty! Welcome to the Delegation from Cuba Attending the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
March 15 (webinar): Cuba Defends Humanity, We Must Defend Cuba Ismara Vargas Walter (Cuban ambassador to the UK); Francisco Domínguez (Secretary, Venezuela Solidarity Campaign UK); Arnold August (Author of four books on Cuba); Helen Yaffe (Author, We Are Cuba! How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World);
Isaac Saney (Author, Cuba: A Revolution in Motion); Dan Kovalik, International Human Rights Lawyer, Author of eight books, representative in the US of President Petro; Julio Fonseca, co-chair of the Canadian Network on Cuba and president of the Asociaciones de Cubanos Residentes en Canada; Cheryl LaBash, co-chair National Network on Cuba
March 18 webinar: US Sanctions: A Brutal But Failed Weapon of War with Sara Flounders
Delegations to Cuba, Nicaragua:
Cuba – Video: Yes You can Travel to Cuba
Travel to Cuba with Belly of the Beast, March 14-21 or April 4-11 bellyofthebeastcuba.com
Labor & Youth Activists Delegation, April 23- May 3
Building Relations with Cuban Labor May Day Delegation
NNOC 19th International May Day Brigade
May Day in Santiago de Cuba 2026 (download info doc)
Witness for Peace 2026 delegations to Cuba
Friendly Planet delegations to Cuba
Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade
Nicaragua
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21 May – 2 June 2026 Mayo Ya! Celebrating Afro-Caribbean Culture. Join us in Bluefields for the Mayo Ya celebrations featuring street dances, parades and traditional music to welcome the rainy season. Application deadline March 1st.
July 2026: Solidarity in Action: Nicaragua’s Popular Revolution
October 2026: Salud & Solidaridad: Hands-On Healthcare in Nicaragua
Now offering Spanish classes! Fun and practical language classes at Casa Ben Linder – our
model teaches 1/2 day class & 1/2 day practice in a community setting.
This is available at ChicagoALBASolidarity.org. If you have events to publicize, send them to stansfieldsmith100@gmail.com