Oakland - Santiago de Cuba Sister City

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~~~ CUBA NEEDS YOUR HELP! ~~~

To all our Fraternal and Friend Union Organizations of the World.

The Cuban people lives the most cruel and genocide economic, commercial and financing blockade of the history of mankind that has been imposed for almost 50 years against Cuba by the North American government in its eagerness to defeat the Revolution and erase Cuban example on the face of the earth.

The practice of this genocide and criminal policy in these very crucial moments to our country, after being submitted to the violence of Gustav and Ike hurricanes, shows the empire’s double standards pretending not to hear its own people pleading for a transitory flexibility of the blockade for credit facilities to buy food and construction materials, among others; but intending to give a conditioned humanitarian aid, refusing to recognize our people’s capacity not only to evaluate damages, but also to face this situation, hiding its true goal that is to carry out distorted political aims.

It is unacceptable for us to accept a conditioned aid from those who have impeded us to have access to a market, to cultural and exchange researches, the same government that has allocated more than 45 million USD for anti-Cuban groups Miami based to favour counterrevolutionary and terrorist actions against Cuba. Our people and government will never surrender or renounce to its principles. We consider that the best and most important aid is the total and definite blockade raise, what would show a real US government concern for the welfare of thousands of Cuban persons affected by hurricanes and for a whole development of our economy.

We are not opposed to receive an aid coming from those “good will “ organizations and persons that can contribute to make up for damages. There are many other governments in the world, even with economic limitations, giving us their support in solidarity way and without any conditioning.

The Cuban workers together with our people will continue working hard and giving an adequate use of existing material resources to get on from this difficult situation as soon as possible.

Therefore, for the exposed reasons above we request all the fraternal and friend union organizations of the world to join our call in order to refute Washington’s deceitfulness in relation to our government’s position and to demand –as you have been doing along these years - the immediate stop of the economic, commercial and financing blockade imposed in a genocide way to our country.

CUBAN WORKERS´ UNION CENTRAL

A las Organizaciones Sindicales y Fraternales del Mundo

El pueblo cubano vive el más cruel y genocida bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero que ha existido en la historia de la humanidad, impuesto por el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos a Cuba, hace ya casi 50 años, en su afán por derrotar la Revolución y borrar su ejemplo de la faz de la tierra

La práctica de esa política genocida y criminal en momentos tan cruciales para nuestro país, después de haber sido sometido a los embates de los huracanes Gustav y Ike, muestra la doble moral del imperio, que hace oídos sordos a su propio pueblo que aboga por la flexibilización transitoria del bloqueo, para dar facilidades crediciticias a la compra de alimentos y materiales de construcción, entre otros, pretendiendo dar una ayuda humanitaria condicionada, desconociendo la preparación y capacidad de nuestro pueblo para evaluar los daños y enfrentar esta situación, con el verdadero fin de utilizar este momento para sus aviesos fines políticos.

Es inadmisible para nosotros aceptar una ayuda condicionada de quienes nos impiden día a día tener acceso a su mercado, investigaciones e intercambio cultural, ese mismo gobierno que ha a destinado más de 45 millones de dólares para las acciones contrarrevolucionarias y terroristas de los grupúsculos anticubanos radicados en Miami. Nuestro pueblo y gobierno jamás se rendirá, ni claudicará en sus principios. Para nosotros la mejor y más importante ayuda será la eliminación total y definitiva del Bloqueo que mostraría un verdadero interés del gobiernos de los Estados Unidos por el bienestar de los miles de cubanos afectados por los huracanes y por el desarrollo integral de la economía de nuestra patria.

No nos oponemos a recibir la ayuda de aquellas organizaciones y personas que de buena voluntad puedan contribuir a resarcir los daños. Existen muchos otros gobiernos del mundo, incluso con limitaciones económicas, que nos están aportando su apoyo de manera solidaria y sin condicionamientos.

Los trabajadores y trabajadoras cubanos junto a nuestro partido y gobierno seguiremos trabajando arduamente, utilizando óptimamente los recursos con que contamos para salir en el más breve plazo posible de esta difícil situación.

Por todo lo antes espuesto solicitamos a todas las organizaciones sindicales y fraternales del mundo, se sumen a nuestro reclamo de desmentir la falacia que desde Washington se maneja sobre la posición de nuestro Gobierno y exigir como lo han venido haciendo durante todos estos años el cese inmediato del bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto de manera genocida contra nuestro país.

CENTRAL DE TRABAJADORES DE CUBA

~~~ Important Announcement from the city of Oakland ~~~

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We are a wide range of residents that want to share the rich cultural and educational opportunities that are so close but are not permitted. We respect the sovereignty of Cuba and believe the more people learn about our sister city, the better they will feel about Cuba. We do not need to fear this country or her people.

Our goal:
To launch an ongoing city wide program to inform every resident about the realities of our neighbor and how we both can be enriched by the exchange of cultural and educational highlights, through local workshops and community programs.

If you have an interest in Cuba, we encourage you to become involved.

To date, the U.S. and Cuba lack normal diplomatic relations. Thus we face unique challenges in our work that other international sister cities do not.

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