As the Israeli state intensifies its bombing of the Gaza Strip, including targeting hospitals and civilians fleeing its genocidal attack, Cubans reaffirmed their solidarity with the Palestinian people, reports Susan Price.
Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)
Iv谩n Barreto Lopez聽and Marianniz D铆az Hern谩ndez spoke to students and staff at the University of Sydney about Cuba's remarkable achievements in spite of聽the punishing US blockade. Rachel Evans reports.
鈥淐ubans want a socialist country, a developed country, and support for the Cuban Revolution remains strong,鈥 Leima Martinez Freire told a public meeting in Sydney on April 4.
More than 80 people packed into a lecture theatre at Sydney University on March 31 for a public forum entitled: "Increasing Aboriginal literacy: The Cuban 'Yes I Can!' literacy campaign in Australia". The forum was organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society (ACFS).
Publicity from the ACFS asked: "Why has a Cuba-inspired campaign achieved outstanding success where government schooling and adult courses have largely failed?
Kenia Serrano, president of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and a member of Cuba's National Assembly, attended the recent national consultation of the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society. 麻豆传媒 Weekly's Denis Rogatyuk spoke with her about recent developments of the Cuban Revolution.
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Cuba has just been removed from the list of state-sponsors of terrorism. How do you think this will affect Cuba鈥檚 relations with the United States?