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Americans visiting Cuba witness the referendum for the new Family Code

The North American delegation of the International Committee of the organization "Democratic Socialists of America", which is in Cuba, began its program of activities on the island with a visit to the electoral college that is located in the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP). ), where the voting process for the New Family Code takes place.

The members of this group received information about how the election process is developing in Cuba, where the people have the right to freely and democratically choose their laws.

Source: Siempre con Cuba

Cuban Embassy celebrates sports tournament in tribute to Families Code and the CDR

Today, Saturday, September 24, members of the Embassy of Cuba in the United States held a sports tournament in tribute to the 62nd Anniversary of the creation of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), which will be celebrated throughout Cuba on September 28, as well as the referendum on the new Families Code, to be held on September 25.

The activity included a baseball game between teams made up of Cuban Mission officials and workers, along with their families. In parallel, recreational activities for children took place.

Cuban Embassy attends "Cuba vive" concert, by Nachito Herrera

The Deputy Chief of Mission of the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C., Alejandro García del Toro attended a concert by the Cuban pianist Nachito Herrera, at the Ordway Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the presentation of the “Cuba Vive” Gala, produced by Nachito and his wife Aurora González and with the participation of the Habana Jazz All Stars band.

This band is made up of prominent Cuban musicians Daymar Calvario, Igort Rivas, Luis Ernesto Beltran and German Velazco. Among the pieces performed were “Esperanza”, “Puerto Padre”, “My Way and "Silencio”.

Foreign Minister attends solidarity event in Harlem

United Nations, September 25

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Sunday praised a public event in support of Cuba and Venezuela in the New York community of Harlem, in the United States, organized by friends of the two countries.

On his Twitter account, the head of Cuban diplomacy pointed out that during the rally, which took place on Saturday, “the hypocrisy of bourgeois democracy and the aggression of imperialism against the peoples of the world were denounced,” including the US blockade against Cuba.

Somerville City Council Passes Resolution Against the Blockade

On September 22, the Somerville City Council, in the state of Massachusetts, approved a resolution in which they urge the US government to remove Cuba from the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism and to put an end to the current sanctions including travel restrictions.

The text also advocates developing collaborative actions between the two countries in the biotechnological field.

This is the thirty-eighth time that a resolution has been adopted in the US calling for the end of the blockade and the improvement of relations with Cuba.

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