Óscar Camps, director of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, visited the headquarters of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) on Tuesday, where he promised to return to premiere a video about the rescue mission they carry out in the Mediterranean.
According to the institution’s Facebook page, Camps and his wife, Marlene Fautsch, were received by Marta Bonet, president of UNEAC, and its vice president, Magda Resik, who thanked them for their visit to Cuba and their solidarity.
The director of Open Arms asserted that their decision to cross the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the Caribbean at a time of year unfavorable for navigation is a response to the United States’ onslaught against Cuba.
They are experiencing a deaf and blind humanitarian crisis, while the world seems to look the other way; but Cuba is not alone, he said.
During the discussion, the coordination achieved by far-right forces worldwide and how they use the media and social networks to further their narrative were addressed; civil society has much to do in the face of this, and Open Arms is proof of that, he affirmed.
The visitors were able to view the poster exhibit commemorating the centenary of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, on display in the Villena Room, as well as the exhibition by Alejandro Gómez Canga in the Villa Manuela Gallery.
Camps arrived on Saturday the 18th aboard the sailboat Astral as part of Operation Cuba, which brought humanitarian aid, including solar energy equipment for the intensive care unit of Havana’s Juan Manuel Márquez Children’s Hospital.
The 50-year-old sailboat has been serving the NGO for a decade, alongside the tugboat Open Arms, which continues its regular operations rescuing migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean to escape war and poverty in Africa.
IMAGE CREDIT: Cultural Desk | Photos: UNEAC Communications Office
[ SOURCE: AGENCIA CUBANA DE NOTICIAS ]
