From: Fred B. Moseley (fmoseley@MTHOLYOKE.EDU)
Date: Sun May 18 2003 - 18:13:51 EDT
On Sun, 18 May 2003, Allin Cottrell wrote: > On Sat, 17 May 2003, Fred B. Moseley wrote: > > > I think our main responsibility - those of us in the US - with > > regard to Cuba at the present time is to STOP THE US ECONOMIC > > AGGRESSION AGAINST CUBA, and of course to fight against a military > > invasion if that materializes. I am convinced that if the blockade > > were lifted, and especially if US tourists were allowed to travel > > freely to Cuba, the Cuban economy would improve dramatically. This > > would demonstrate even more clearly what is possible for the rest of > > humanity. And I also think that the greater economic prosperity > > would also make possible a movement toward more free and democratic > > political structures at the national level. > > > > Our main task right now is not to criticize Cuba for its lack of > > democracy at the national level (there will be time for this > > important topic later), but rather to defend Cuba, and the gains its > > people have made, against US aggression. > > > > I intend to work hard on this task, and I urge others to do so as > > well. > > As another who attended the recent Marx conference in Cuba, I couldn't > agree more. I plan to try to establish some sort of Cuba solidarity > campaign at my university. I would be interested to hear from others > doing this sort of thing (not necessarily on OPE-L) about which > tactics work well and which do not. > > Allin Cottrell. Allin, a wealth of information, including local contacts, can be found at www.cubasolidarity.com, and related links. Please let me (and others) know if you find some good stuff. Fred
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