MIAMI, United States. – The representation of the Cuban regime in the US and that of its Venezuelan ally organized and celebrated the event “Latin America Speaks: Solidarity vs Empire” (Latin America Speaks: Solidarity Against Empire) on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the Apollo Theater in New York.
Among the main speakers of the event were the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Cuban regime, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla; and the chancellor of the Venezuelan dictatorship, Yván Gil Pinto, who took advantage of the space to promote their “anti-imperialist” narrative.
At the event, representatives of the Cuban and Venezuelan regimes presented their government models as alternatives to US policies. According to the organizersthe conference aimed to contrast the “solidarity” of these countries against “coups d’état, invasions and sanctions” that, according to them, are promoted by Washington.
The event also highlighted a supposed development model based on cooperation and mutual aid that, according to the organizers, Cuba and Venezuela. They mentioned as examples the sending of doctors abroad and the offering of scholarships to the poor in the global south, but they did not allude to the accusations of “modern slavery” that weigh on the so-called Cuban medical missions. “Latin America offers a light of hope through solidarity,” the event promoters stated in a statement.
In addition, the day included the special presentation of the Cuban children’s company The Colmenitaknown for its role in disseminating the ideology of the Cuban regime through artistic presentations. In one of the videos of the event, broadcast by Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios, general director of Press, Communication and Image of MINREX, you hear to the members of La Colmenita to ask for “a noise for Palestine.”
In his profile on the social network X, Rodríguez Parrilla thanked to the director of La Colmenita, Tin Cremata, for the “noble work that magnifies the social work of the Cuban Revolution.” “The love and vibrant performance of the Cuban children from La Colmenita flooded the Apollo Theater in Harlem, full of friends in solidarity with the just causes of the people of the South,” the official added.
The activity was organized by the Committee for Normalization of US-Cuba Relations and The People’s Forum, along with other movements that openly support the Cuban and Venezuelan regimes, and had the purpose of strengthening ties between organizations in the US. . and Latin America that share an anti-imperialist vision. According to organizers, proceeds raised will be donated to the Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance, an organization that provides humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The other organizations that supported and participated in the event were the New York-New Jersey Cuba Sí Coalition, the National Network On Cuba, the Canadian Network on Cuba and the Table de concertation et de solidarité Québec – Cuba.
