Photo: Taken from Ahora

Holguin Students Show Solidarity with Venezuela

Students in Holguin are showing solidarity with the just cause of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Demanding the release of legitimate President Nicolás Maduro Moros and his wife, Congresswoman Cilia Flores.

As a demonstration of this solidarity, a special morning assembly was held at the Amistad con los Pueblos (Friendship with the Peoples) Educational Institution. Present were Joel Queipo Ruíz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in Holguin. Lupe Isabel Fernández Ramírez, delegate of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) in the province. Other authorities and community representatives, including parents, teachers, and students.

The ICAP delegate stated that the United States government violated international law and the Charter of the United Nations with this aggression. In which left approximately one hundred dead among Venezuelans and Cubans. Following a threatening naval deployment near the coast of the Latin American nation.

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ICAP Delegate in Holguin. Photo: Arnaldo Vargas

Fernández Ramírez reported that solidarity activities are being held throughout the education sector. Because, as Fidel Castro taught us, solidarity is a way of reciprocating the support the Cuban Revolution has received. Coincidentally, this coincides with the centennial celebrations.

Professor Eugenia Naranjo Lores, visibly moved, shared her experiences fulfilling a sports mission in sister nation Venezuela. Also she witnessed the shock of that nation following the death of the Revolution’s historic leader.

At the gathering, the First Secretary of the PCC in the province acknowledged the emotional nature of the event and the quality of the various artistic and oratorical expressions of solidarity with Venezuela.

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Pioneers from the Magic of Dreams project sang for peace. Photo: Arnaldo Vargas

These days, various displays of solidarity are taking place in different spaces throughout Holguin. Because, as Fidel Castro declared: “The world has shown solidarity with Cuba. That is why Cuba feels more and more in solidarity with all the peoples of the world.”