More than eight months into an effective oil blockade on the island, the Cuban medical system is still a beating heart. Undergoing hardship after hardship and slander from the American government, the belief that everyone deserves healthcare lives on in Cuba, its medical institutions and its people.
On June 28, representatives of ¡Estamos con Cuba!, People for Peace and LACASA (Latin America – Canada Solidarity Association) had the opportunity to meet with the Consul General for Cuba in Toronto, Victor Manuel Garcia Sanchez, in downtown London restaurant Casa Latina. Garcia Sanchez shared reflections and answered questions regarding the present situation of the Caribbean island nation as it now survives its eighth month amidst an effective oil blockade by the United States of America, under the presidential administration of Donald Trump. Garcia Sanchez, consul for Cuba in Toronto since October, 2025, was introduced by Western University linguistics professor…
This Friday, Casa Latina will hold a fundraiser, ¡Estamos Con Cuba!: A Fundraiser for the Cuban People, at 7pm. It will be filled with live music, silent auctions, video-recorded greetings from Cuba solidarity groups and Cubans living under the intensified blockade, and a dance party that may stretch late into the night. Performances will feature London-based Chilean duo SUYAI, made of folk musicians Viviana and Mauricio, and local choir Accento Latino. Journalist and writer Ruth Taylor will read an excerpt from her debut novel Even the Birds – which chronicles three generations of Guatemalan women seeking peace and purpose. The…
