It has been a week since the September 24th terrorist attack on the Cuban embassy. This recent act of violence, which involved two molotov cocktails being hurled at the building, was the second in the last three years – the last involving an individual shooting thirty automatic rifle rounds at the embassy in 2020. The […]
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Qué hermosa es Cuba. A photo essay.
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VB 46: A Photo Essay
1.) I oppose and fully disagree with the Travel ban the United States has against Cuba – I believe that people have the freedom to pursue travel to any place on this earth and should not be restricted, limited nor hindered by forces outside their own connections. Especially not by the government in which they […]
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35th Anniversary Retrospective
In 1969, a coalition of young people formed the Venceremos (We Shall Overcome) Brigade, as a means of showing solidarity with the Cuban Revolution by working side by side with Cuban workers and challenging U.S. policies towards Cuba, including the economic blockade and our government’s ban on travel to the island. The first Brigades participated […]
The 34th Anniversary Contingent of the Venceremos Brigade was organized as a Travel Challenge, along with Pastors for Peace/IFCO Caravan, as a protest to the recent increase in travel restrictions enacted by President George Bush Jr and his administration. Before the Brigade traveled to Cuba, the Bush Administration eliminated the second largest category of “licensed” […]
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Venceremos Brigade 