Organizers also called for Biden to put an end to the 60-plus-year US blockade against Cuba, and an end to US sanctions against sovereign nations worldwide.
The majority of the protestors came from the cities on the East Coast including New York, Boston Philadelphia, Baltimore, Virginia, South Carolina and a delegation from Puentes de Amor from Florida.
The activities were called by the National Network on Cuba (NNOC), an organization that has been in existence since 1991 and is made up of 57 groups advocating for an end to Washington’s hostility towards Cuba.
The Amazon Labor Union made a strong showing at the rally, coming off the heels of participating in a brigade to Cuba in May. Chris Smalls, who visited the White House when ALU successfully organized the first Amazon union in the country, openly denounced Biden’s policy against Cuba.
“I was invited to the White House this past Tuesday, for Juneteenth. I was supposed to be right here on the other side of the wall, celebrating the ending of slavery,” Smalls said. “But I declined that. Matter of fact, I’m here today to let them know… Do not invite me to the White House anymore until you end the blockade!”
Info from peoplesdispatch.org & resumen-english.org
