Friends of Cuba and Cubans living in Melbourne gather to reject the blockade and raise funds for Cuba.
Melbourne, Victoria, 9 November 2024. The Australia-Cuba Friendship Society and Cubans living in that Australian city gathered at the headquarters of the Australian Maritime Union to hold an event to promote Cuban culture and demand an end to the blockade of Cuba.
The occasion was an opportunity to continue the fundraising efforts of the ACFS for projects in Cuba.
During the event a message of thanks from the Cuban Ambassador to Australia was conveyed.
Cuban artist's photography on display in Canberra's Latin American Square
Canberra, 4 November 2024. During the annual event held by the Australian Capital Territory authorities in Canberra's Latin American Square, a solo exhibition of the 15 Latin American countries that have accredited Embassies in Australia was held.
ACFS in Canberra celebrates the victory of the Cuban people at the United Nations
Canberra, 2 November 2024. The ACFS Canberra branch today celebrated the victory of the Cuban people at the UN and held a fundraising event to support the Agrovivo project in the community of Cienága de Zapata.
The Cuban Ambassador to Australia and members of the Cuban Diplomatic Mission in Australia were present at the event. The Cuban diplomat thanked the support of the solidarity movement for the struggle of the Cuban people against the blockade.
Cuban film “Strawberry and Chocolate" on the opening of LAFF in Sydney
Sydney, November 1, 2024. The Cuban Ambassador to Australia inaugurated today the 19th edition of the Latin America Film Festival at the Cervantes Institute headquarters in that Australian city.
The film that opened the event was “Strawberry and Chocolate in a tribute to the 30th anniversary of this iconic work of Cuban cinema”. The Cuban diplomat thanked those present, in particular the Cervantes Institute and COALAR for supporting the cultural event, which has become an expression of the bilateral relationship between Latin America and Australia.
Book on Cuba presented at Australian National University
Canberra, October 31, 2024. The book “On Cuba. Reflexion on 70 Years on Revolution and struggle” by Vijai Prashad and Noam Chomsky, with a prologue by Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez.
The event sponsored by the collective “Las hormigas rojas”, the ACFS and the Cuban Embassy in Australia, was attended by one of its authors Vijai Prashad and the Cuban Ambassador in Australia.