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The people of Caracas reaffirm support for Constituent Assembly

VENEZUELA

The people of Caracas reaffirm support for Constituent Assembly
Venezuela is attacked because it has oil, gold, water, and gas… but also because it has a dignified people, said ANC deputy Diosdado Cabello speaking to a massive demonstration of support for the Constituent Assembly August 7

Author: AVN | internet@granma.cu
august 8, 2017 15:08:24

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CARACAS.— Diverse political and social movements, and organized popular power bodies, marched on August 7 from Caracas’ Plaza Morelos to the Federal Legislative Palace, to reaffirm their support for the National Constituent Assembly (ANC), installed on August 4.

Speaking before the crowds of men and women who mobilized in a demonstration of support for President Nicolás Maduro and the Assembly, ANC deputy Diosdado Cabello affirmed that since the very emergence of the Bolivarian Revolution in 1999, Venezuela has become the target of imperialist attacks and of governments responding to the interests of those powers.

Cabello explained that the excessive onslaught of the U.S. and its supporters in the region, together with the actions of the domestic right wing, are an attempt to return to the past and rob Venezuelans of their dignity, in order to seize the country’s wealth.

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Cuban Revolution

CELEBRATION OF THE MONCADA ATTACK THE EVENT THAT LAUNCHED THE CUBAN REVOLUTION

                        SATURDAY, JULY 29

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NEW YORK – NEW JERSEY

ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE MONCADA ATTACK

THE EVENT THAT LAUNCHED THE CUBAN REVOLUTION

DINNER – RECEPTION 6:00 PM

PROGRAM 7:00 PM

REPRESENTATIVES FROM CUBA, VENEZUELA

MUSICIAN JUDY GORMAN

DJ VERSETI

LOCATION NYSNA 131 WEST 33RD STREET, 2ND FLOOR

(BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES IN MANHATTAN, TWO BLOCKS FROM PENN STATION)

SUGGESTED DONATION: $10, NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS

SPONSORED BY: CUBA SI, JULY 26 COALITION, CASA DE LAS AMERICAS

Cuba / US Relations

State Department drops Cuba entirely from annual detail of terrorist activity

 

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Students march carrying Cuban flags during a march against terrorism in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. Youths marched today through downtown Havana in protest against the United States policy towards the island nation and demanding the that U.S. free three Cuban agents imprisoned there.

Students march carrying Cuban flags during a march against terrorism in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. Youths marched today through downtown Havana in protest against the United States policy towards the island nation and demanding the that U.S. free three Cuban agents imprisoned there. Ramon Espinosa AP
WORLD
JULY 19, 2017 3:07 PM
State Department drops Cuba entirely from annual detail of terrorist activity
BY TERESA WELSH
twelsh@mcclatchy.com

After spending 33 years designated a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. government, Cuba no longer has any activity that even merits its own report in the State Department’s annual review of terrorist threats around the world.

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Cuba EU

Cuba and EU Approve First-Ever Trade Deal

Cuba and EU seize opportunity from Trump and approve first-ever trade deal
Progreso Weekly
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In an apparent snub to U.S. President Donald Trump, the European Parliament has approved a pact with Cuba that would expand trade and dialogue channels with the island nation.
The Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement was approved in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday (July 6), by 567 votes to 65, with 31 abstentions. A provisional implementation of the deal is expected to begin within months.
The European Union’s website said that the pact “will help expand bilateral trade, promote dialogue and economic cooperation and provide for joint action on the world scene.”
The EU’s statement goes on to say that “without clearly mentioning the U.S. embargo, [the parliamentarians] are opposed to ‘laws and measures with extraterritorial effect,’ given that they are ‘harmful to the Cuban population.’ The EU-Cuba deal should contribute to improving the living conditions and social rights of Cuban citizens, [the parliamentarians] add.”
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