Public meeting - "Cuba - 50 years of revolution"

7.30pm Weds Jan 21

Scotchman & His Pack (upstairs), St Michael's Hill

A discussion covering the history of Cuba, it's achievements over the last 50 years and what we can learn from their ongoing revolutionary struggle, led by Katherine Cremer (from Bristol solidarity with venezuela) with plenty of opportunity for all to contribute.

In 1959 Cuba threw off the shackles of the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista backed by US imperialism. Over the subsequent five decades Cuban socialism has continued to advance, providing security and independence for its people. In spite of constant US antagonism, economic blockade and subversive attacks, Cuba provides free healthcare and education to its entire population, has eradicated homelessness and sends troops of trained medical staff to 68
countries across the world. This is in comparison to what we, in the western world, are faced with under capitalism. In the current economic climate where houses are being repossessed by their thousands in the US and Britain, where the NHS is being dismantled day
by day and education in the imperialist heartlands comes at a price, Cuba stands as a defiant example of the alternative to capitalism.

Hasta la victoria siempre!