Toronto Meeting Rallies Support for Cuba
On March 21, Toronto Forum on Cuba hosted a lively meeting at the Wildseed Centre for Arts and Activism in downtown Toronto under the banner, Unblock Cuba: Cuba Resisting, Fighting and Winning Under Option Zero.
Adorned with slogans, No to U.S. Blockade -- Cuba Si! and Patria O Muerte, as well as flags of Cuba, Venezuela, Palestine and Iran, the crowded room resounded with words and music of resistance.
Both host Morteza Gorgzadeh and emcee Juan Carranza condemned the brutal all-sided genocidal U.S. blockade against the Cuban people and extolled Cuba's historic resistance and resilience in defence of its sovereignty and independence. They emphasized that Cuba is not alone as the world's people stand in solidarity and are organizing practical support at this critical moment as the Trump administration is ramping up efforts to isolate and effect regime change in Cuba.
Guest speaker Víctor Manuel García Sánchez, Consul General of Cuba in Toronto, expressed his warm appreciation for the people of Toronto and across Canada and Quebec who are working tirelessly to provide vital material assistance to Cuba, expressing their solidarity with Cuba through their deeds. He assured everyone that despite suggestions from the likes of Trump that the Cuban people might negotiate away or abandon their chosen path of true sovereignty and independence this will never happen, regardless of the pressure. Patria o muerte! Viva Cuba! rang out from the audience in response.
A spokesperson for the Palestinian Youth Movement spoke passionately of the common struggles of the Palestinian and Cuban peoples today and over many decades in defence of humanity and resistance to imperialist aggression. He talked of the incalculable selfless assistance that Cuba has provided to other countries and peoples over the last more than 60 years, a model of internationalism which the peoples admire and support.
The program was interspersed with songs of revolution and resistance with performances by the Common Thread in the Streets Choir and a rendition of Jose Marti's world famous poem Guantanamera set to music.
The organizers of the event pledged to continue their efforts and invited everyone to join in.
This article was published in
Volume 56 Number 3 - March-April, 2026
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