Mexico City, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) Very close to the tents erected in the emblematic Zócalo of the capital to celebrate the Day of Love and Friendship, the people of Mexico once again demonstrated today how much they carry Cuba in their hearts.
Among flags of both nations and images of the historical leader of the Revolution on the island, Fidel Castro, and the Argentine-Cuban guerrilla Ernesto (Che) Guevara, the space set up to receive supplies destined for the largest of the Antilles experienced a constant hustle and bustle.
The continuous flow of people arriving with large or small packages, containing everything from food to medicine and other supplies, was complemented by the counting and organization of the products into larger boxes for later shipment to the Caribbean nation.
Organized by the Militant Solidarity Collective Va por Cuba and the José Martí Association of Cuban Residents in Mexico, the campaign “From town to town, let’s end the blockade” aims to make it clear that the island, besieged by the United States, is not alone.
“We have seen the massive response from the Mexican people. Long before the tent opened, there were already people lined up with their donations,” Olivia Garza, vice president of the Association, told Prensa Latina, describing the turnout as impressive.
“It’s so full that we’ve had to ask two trucks to take away boxes, because otherwise we wouldn’t fit in the tent, and we still have a lot to collect,” he commented when there were still three hours left before the end of the first day of the initiative.
Regarding the message this reaction from the Mexican people sends to US President Donald Trump, Garza maintained that Washington’s aggressive policy “will not be able to defeat the people of Cuba, nor block international solidarity.”
The campaign comes after Trump signed an executive order in January declaring a purported national emergency and establishing a process for imposing tariffs on goods from countries that supply crude oil to the Caribbean nation.
Organizations have warned that depriving the country of access to oil would paralyze it, as it affects such sensitive areas as electricity generation, the operation of hospitals, food production and distribution, and water pumping.
Amid the tightening of the embargo imposed by Washington on the island for more than six decades, Jocabeth Garay, of the Mexican Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, assured that everything possible is being done “to break this criminal blockade” that “tries to strangle” the population.
“Mexicans have always been supportive, and Cubans are a brother nation that has always been in our hearts,” he said.
Acts like this add to other tangible displays of solidarity emanating from the country, such as the arrival at the port of Havana last Thursday of 814 tons of aid sent by the government and the decision of President Claudia Sheinbaum to make more shipments.
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