To people of good will:
From the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) we call on all regions to join in the Day for Peace, against the Blockade and Terrorism that will take place from September 4 until the vote in the United Nations General Assembly on the draft resolution on the need to end the US blockade against Cuba.
At a time when the defense of peace is urgent, facing what seems to be a favorable scenario for a new world conflagration, this day is an opportunity to unite around fundamental principles that govern our humanity: justice, equity and mutual respect.
We have special motivations in this call. The most urgent is, without a doubt, the immediate cessation of the genocide that the Zionist state of Israel is committing against the brother people of Palestine, with the complicity of its Western partners.
Just as urgent is the need to end the US blockade against Cuba, which for more than six decades has caused incalculable suffering to our people, and which continues to suffocate our possibilities of development and limit our free enjoyment of human rights.
The blockade is in itself an act of war and terror. However, with the cynicism that characterizes it, in the eagerness to subdue our people, the United States has unilaterally designated our country as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, placing an extra burden on the suffocating framework of measures that impede the normal functioning of our nation. We Cubans have suffered first-hand the pain of state terrorism driven by imperial hatred. Such a designation is a vile lie that seeks to discredit the prestige that the Revolution has earned by demonstrating its commitment to peace and international cooperation.
With these three reasons we call for solidarity, to join in the most varied awareness-raising actions in physical and virtual spaces, demonstrations, debate forums, cultural activities, and whatever initiative we can promote. Every action counts, every voice is important. Together we can contribute to building a more just world, where respect for human rights and the dignity of all peoples prevails.
The struggle for peace is universal, and together we can echo our voice in favor of a future without blockade or terrorism.
For a Free Palestine!
For a Cuba without a blockade!
For a future of peace and sovereignty!
Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)
(Cubaminrex-ICAP)