“Socialism or Death!”: KNE-Odigitis Festival honors Fidel Castro, reaffirms solidarity with socialist Cuba

The revolutionary legacy of Fidel Castro and the struggle to defend socialist Cuba against US imperialist aggression were at the centre of a major political discussion held during the 52nd KNE-Odigitis Festival, organized by the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) in Athens.

The event, marking the centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth, brought together a large audience to discuss the historical significance of the Cuban Revolution, proletarian internationalism and the challenges facing Cuba amid Washington’s escalating economic pressure and imperialist threats.

 

Fidel Castro's position on Perestroika and the Counterrevolution in the USSR

Intervention by Eliseos Vagenas, member of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and head of the Party's International Relations Section, at the 1st International Colloquium “Fidel: Legacy and Future”, which took place in Havana from 10 to 13 August.  Translated from Rizospastis (here in Greek): 

"We thank the organizers for the invitation to participate in the 1st International Symposium “Fidel: Legacy and Future.” From this platform as well, we wish to express the profound solidarity of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), and of all communists in Greece, with the heroic people of Cuba, who for decades have been in the crosshairs of U.S. imperialism.

Fidel Castro at 100: History Has Absolved Him!

By Nikos Mottas 

“Socialism is and will be the hope, the only hope, the only path for the peoples, the oppressed, the exploited, the plundered. Socialism is the only alternative"  — Fidel Castro Ruz

A century after the birth of Fidel Castro Ruz, on 13 August 1926, the hatred directed against him has hardly diminished. Nearly ten years after his death, the same vocabulary is repeated with remarkable persistence: “dictator,” “tyrant,” “totalitarian.” Fidel is vilified, the Cuban Revolution is slandered, its achievements are denied or reduced to inconvenient footnotes, while the Cuba that existed before January 1959 is carefully pushed out of sight.

KKE highlights Fidel Castro's revolutionary and internationalist legacy at Havana Colloquium

The First International Colloquium “Fidel: Legacy and Future” is underway in Havana, bringing together around 1,500 participants from across the world in the run-up to the centenary of the birth of Fidel Castro Ruz on August 13. 

 

The four-day gathering, held from August 10 to 13 at Havana’s Convention Palace, is devoted not simply to commemorating the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, but to examining the continuing relevance of his revolutionary thought and action in the struggles against imperialism, exploitation and capitalist barbarism.

 

Communist and Workers' Parties from across the world gather in Havana for the 24th IMCWP

The 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) begins today, 7 August, in Havana, bringing together communist and workers’ parties from around the world at a particularly difficult moment for Cuba and the international communist movement.

Hosted by the Communist Party of Cuba, the meeting will continue through 9 August under the theme: “We defend and honor the legacy of the Cuban Revolution on the centenary of Fidel Castro; we deepen our solidarity with socialist Cuba; we strengthen our joint actions and unite our forces for peace and against imperialist aggression”.

KKE marks Fidel Castro's centenary with mass rally in support of Cuba

A massive political rally organized by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in the western Athens district of Peristeri sent a clear internationalist message on Monday evening: "Hands off Cuba! Cuba is not alone."

The event, organized by the KKE's Attica Party Organization under the slogan "100 Years Since the Birth of Fidel Castro – We Strengthen Solidarity with Cuba for a World Without Wars and Exploitation, for Socialism", gathered large numbers of workers, youth and supporters who filled the square in front of Peristeri City Hall.