On 22 November, the Cuban Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, visited the city of Birmingham to participate in a day of activities that strengthened the ties of friendship and solidarity between the two nations.
Manchester, 16 November - The Cuban Ambassador to the UK, Ismara Vargas Walter, participated in an important event of solidarity with Cuba organised by UNISON North West at the historic Mechanics' Institute in Manchester. The event was attended by four UNISON regions, each presenting their projects in support of the Cuban people.
London, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) A new edition of the film festival Screen Cuba: Films to Change the World is in the works in the United Kingdom and promises to showcase part of the Caribbean island’s extensive cinematographic production.
The event will screen films that are part of the best of Cuban cinema from the 1960s to date, according to Cuban diplomatic sources.
London, November 9, Cuba's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ismara Vargas Walter, participated in an emotional celebration of the anniversary of the Great October Revolution organized by the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB-ML). This event commemorated one of the most important moments in the history of socialist and communist movements worldwide, whose influence has been transcendental for humanity and for the development of liberation struggles in Latin America, including the Cuban Revolution.
London, 31 October 2024. British academics from the Nottingham University Parvathi Kumaraswami and Antoni Kapcia, who study and disseminate Cuba's historical and cultural memory, were awarded Cuba’s Distinction for National Culture at the 30th edition of the Fiesta de la Cubanía in Bayamo, in the province of Granma. Their outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation of Cuban history and culture was, therefore, recognized.
Just when there are just a few days left for the international community to once again speak out almost unanimously against the blockade that the United States imposed on Cuba for more than six decades, voices of denunciation and rejection of this cruel politics raised from Saint Kitts and Nevis.
London, October 20 - The Revolutionary Communist Group (RCG) and its Cuba solidarity project, Rock Around the Blockade, condemned the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba at the "Struggle for Socialism" event held in the Bolivar Hall of the Venezuelan Consulate General.
(Posted by Morning Star)
(Article by UK Member of Parliament Kim Johnson posted at Morning Star)
On September 23, I’m delighted to be speaking at a the north-west Cuba Vive Rally at the Casa in my home constituency of Liverpool Riverside.
Alongside the Cuban ambassador, parliamentary colleagues Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Richard Burgon and trade union leaders, I will be helping to raise awareness and funds to send life-saving medical aid to Cuba.
Brighton, 9 September.- Ambassador Ismara Vargas Walter addressed at a fringe
meeting dedicated to solidarity with Cuba during the 156th Annual Conference of the
British Trades Union Congress (TUC). At the meeting, held on 9 September 2024 in
Brighton, the Ambassador reiterated her deep gratitude to the TUC and British trade
unions for their support and solidarity with the Cuban people and workers. In particular,
she expressed his gratitude for the efforts and support of solidarity in the UK towards
