Human Rights Week of Actions: Protest Sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Palestine December 1-15: Social media blitz. December 9-15: Week of local actions. Tuesday, December 10: Americas Without Sanctions Forum on Human Rights in Palestine, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. December 11: Advocacy Day, Petition Delivery & Rally for Cuba. Americas Without Sanctions petition
Mondoweiss: House passes dangerous bill that targets nonprofits, pro-Palestine groups for supporting “terrorism” The House has passed H.R. 9495, a bill that would allow the Treasury Secretary to strip tax-exempt status from nonprofits. Since Cuba is designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism, all Cuba solidarity groups and non-profits associated with them can be targets. Many view the draconian legislation as an attempt to crack down on the Palestine movement. “I voted against HR 9495 because it gives any administration—including the incoming Trump administration—a tool to weaponize the federal government against civil society organizations, from unions to groups that support health care, protect immigration, and promote civil rights,” said Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-IL). “I just voted NO on HR 9495 — legislation that would give Donald Trump unfettered power to punish civil society groups, news outlets, hospitals, and universities with zero due process,” tweeted Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Progressive Caucus.
Organizational Sign-on Letter to Defend Samidoun’s Charlotte Kates Sign on to International Association of Democratic Lawyers statement condemning the police raid targeting the home of human rights activist Charlotte Kates. This raid came a month after designating Samidoun, an organization that Charlotte was previously affiliated with, as a “terrorist organization.” Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is an international coalition of activists dedicated to supporting Palestinian prisoners in their fight for freedom, stemming from the 2011 hunger strike of prisoners in Israeli jails.
Granma: The current president wants to end his days in the White House by creating irreversible conditions for a new global conflagration to break out All indications are that the world is in the presence of a US president – Joe Biden – who is prepared, “at the last minute,” to set the planet Earth on fire, with all its inhabitants inside, before leaving office. His latest decision – irresponsible, defiant and dangerous – was made when he authorized, for the first time, Ukraine to “attack the interior of Russian territory with long-range missiles supplied by the United States,” according to The New York Times. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that “the anonymous men in ties who are currently directing US foreign policy seem to want to start World War III before they leave the White House.”
TeleSur: The U.S. Imperialism Has Entered a Phase of Madness: President Maduro “The governments of the United States, France, and Great Britain —the holy alliance of evil— have just approved the criminal Nazi Zelensky to use his long-range missiles to attack our sister Russia…This is a defining moment. U.S. imperialism has entered a phase of madness… I used to tell the high military command not to let their guard down. Today, I ask them to raise their guard to safeguard peace across the country’s territory….All military forces, popular forces, and the people must protect the nation against the delirious madness of the gringo empire.”
Orinoco Tribune: White House Proclaims Edmundo González ‘President-Elect’ of Venezuela The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has announced that his government recognizes the former far-right Venezuelan opposition candidate, Edmundo González, as so-called “president-elect of Venezuela,” in their insistence to repeat a script that failed and now seeks to impose a new Juan Guaidó.
Venezuelanalysis: Venezuela Denounces BOLIVAR Act and US Recognition of González as ‘President-Elect’ The Venezuelan government has strongly condemned the BOLIVAR Act, a new bipartisan legislation approved by the US House of Representatives aimed at tightening economic sanctions against the country. The HR 825 bill will prohibit US federal agencies from contracting “the procurement of goods or services with any person that engages in significant business operations” with the Maduro government or any successor that is not recognized as “legitimate” by the White House. The legislation was passed November 18 by the US House with bipartisan support from both Republicans and Democrats. It was introduced by Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and will now move to the US Senate. Waltz, picked as a national security advisor for the incoming Trump administration, stated in a press release that the bill “sends a powerful message to Maduro that there will be no appeasement.”
Venezuelanalysis: Venezuelans Debate Plan for Popular Democracy in Historic Bloc Congress President Maduro called to “shake the foundations of the Venezuelan bourgeois state and build a communal, democratic state of the people.” More than 6,000 representatives from popular and political movements across Venezuela gathered in Caracas for the “Bolivarian Historic Bloc Congress for the 21st Century” between November 14-16. The delegates debated hundreds of proposals collected in over 100,000 nationwide assemblies that took place in the previous months.
Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 10: Hurtado Camacho; The Yoruba Prison; Ariel Hernandez; Pedro Pagés; Lazaro Veliz; Diosdado Suárez, the Guajiro; Lockdowns; The typewriter; The shakedowns One of the Cuban 5 writes of his life as a US political prisoner.
Internationalist360: Bolivia -Three Women, Three Perspectives on the Division in MAS In Bolivia, everywhere the population wonders about the depth and state of the division within the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS). Three influential women, two of them former MAS government officials, give their point of views. The first is Susana Bejarano, a well-known journalist who is a supporter of the Process of Change. The second is Ariana Campero, former Minister of Health and former diplomat in the administration of Evo Morales. The third is Verónica Navia, until a few months ago responsible for the Labor, Employment and Social Welfare portfolio.
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Donate:
The People’s Forum: Let Cuba Live! Donate
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Events:
November 21. 23; December 5, 15, 16: Events to Defend the Uhuru 3A series of webinars and events, leading to the Court case December 16 to oppose and end their frame-up.
November 25: 21st Century Socialism – On Cuba with Vijay Prashad Luisa Martinez will be in conversation with Vijay Prashad about his recently co-authored book with Noam Chomsky titled “On Cuba.”
November 25 (Toronto): Fidel Castro Ruz: Life and Legacy, with Consul of Cuba in Toronto
November 25: The World Condemns US Policy Towards Cuba Merriam Ansara has been working for peace and justice for Cuba for 55 years. She has lived and worked in Cuba, and for 20 years ran Common Ground Education & Travel which sent universities, museums, environmental organizations, etc to Cuba.She has worked with and/or started various Cuba solidarity and policy organizations, including Two Wings/Dos Alas, The Cuba Working Group, ACERE, Massachusetts Peace Action and others.
November 26: Stand with Venezuela This webinar explains how a stratum of US-based intellectuals make false ‘left’ critiques that deliberately obscure the permanent siege against the country. With Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner.
Human Rights Week of Actions: Protest Sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and PalestineDecember 1-15: Social media blitz. December 9-15: Week of local actions. Tuesday, December 10: Americas Without Sanctions Forum on Human Rights in Palestine, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. December 11: Advocacy Day, Petition Delivery & Rally for Cuba. Americas Without Sanctions petition
December 9: Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition monthly zoom meeting, 2:30 PM ET. Email NicaraguaSolidarityCoalition@gmail.com in advance to request Zoom access.
December 12, 3pm ET Webinar Trump, Hands off Latin America, No to Racism and Intervention Rodolfo Pastor, Former Secretary of the Presidency, Honduras;Alex Main, Director of International Policy at the Center for Economic & Policy Research; Francisco Dominguez (VSC & NSCAG); Claudia Turbet-Delof (Bolivia);Bernard Regan (CSC); Maria Perez Ramos (Mexico) & more tba including guests from Argentina & Brazil.
January 28-31: Havana, Cuba: VI International Conference For World Balance This conference cultivates partnerships and formulates actionable strategies to propel us towards a more equitable and just global community. Organized by the Office of the Martí Program and co-sponsored by UNESCO and Soka Gakkai International.
February 8, London: Latin America Conference This will be the 19th annual Latin America Adelante! Conference.
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Delegations to Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua:
Bolivia
Feb 8 – Feb 17, 2025: Bolivia, 20 Years of Popular Democracy and Indigenous Self-Determination
Cuba
January 4-11: Travel to Cuba with Code Pink
January 26 -February 4: Visit Cuba with the Center for Global Justice
April 17-May 3: Puerto Rico Brigada Juan Ruiz Rivera to Cuba
April 26- May 3: The Nation: Havana and Trinidad
April 27-May 9: May Day Delegation Itinerary Draft
Different Brigades and Solidarity Trips to Cuba
Witness for Peace delegations to Cuba
Friendly Planet delegations to Cuba
Nicaragua
Casa Ben Linder Email casabenjaminlinder@gmail.com to apply:
20 February – 1 March 2025: The Bird Brigade: Birding in Solentiname Arquipelago
6-16 March 2025: Power & Protagonism: Women in Nicaragua
May 2025: Co-ops and Communities: Cooperative Movement in Nicaragua
June 2025: Global Health: Family and Community Health in Nicaragua
July 2025: Solidarity in Action: Nicaragua’s Popular Revolution
November 2025: Salud & Solidaridad: Hands-On Healthcare in Nicaragua
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