{"id":10099,"date":"2026-02-17T23:28:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/?p=10099"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T03:28:29","slug":"call-to-artists-and-intellectuals-of-the-world-to-mobilize-for-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/call-to-artists-and-intellectuals-of-the-world-to-mobilize-for-cuba-17022026\/","title":{"rendered":"Call to artists and intellectuals of the world to mobilize for Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) released a call on Monday, February 16, to artists and intellectuals of the world to mobilize in defense of the Cuban cause. Due to its importance, we reproduce the text in its entirety:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCuba has fought for centuries, first to achieve its independence and then to defend it fiercely. Such immense resistance against the most powerful and predatory empire in human history has been achieved through the immense sacrifice of its people. The conscious resistance of those of us who live on the archipelago stems from convictions and reasons learned long ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed, the great poet and patriot, defined our noble destiny in 1894: \u2018In the heart of America lie the The Antilles, which, if enslaved, would be mere pontoons in the war of an imperial republic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCuba\u2019s greatest wealth lies in its people. We do not possess oil reserves or other highly coveted natural resources, but we have developed a human capital capable of shaping resilience through creativity and knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCuba does not foster terrorism, although we have been victims of it. We cherish peace, inextricably linked to our independence. We have always aspired to build a just and equitable society. We have eradicated illiteracy and reduced infant and maternal mortality to levels comparable to those of the developed world. We send doctors and teachers to other nations when others only drop bombs. We create vaccines that are distributed free of charge. We promote sports as a right of the people and are the Spanish-speaking country that has won the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201d \u201cWe have a comprehensive, free system of art schools, where dancers, actors, painters, filmmakers, musicians\u2014many from humble backgrounds\u2014have been trained, generating a powerful and internationally recognized artistic movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince the revolutionary triumph of 1959, we have aspired to achieve the highest cultural level for our people. Fidel showed us that illiteracy could be eliminated and that we must fight to eradicate racism and discrimination in all its forms through a framework of laws and active vigilance. We have made progress in the integration and defense of the rights of our women, who are now members of parliament, executives, and professionals on equal footing with men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe approved a progressive Family Code that protects love in its diverse forms of expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States since 1962, which has been successively intensified, culminating in the suffocation implemented by the current U.S. government, we do not renounce our dreams of prosperity, justice, and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u201d \u201cResistance comes at a high price and imposes great sacrifices on our people every day, requiring us to stoically face the cruelty of the extraterritorial measures of the U.S. government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe empire says that Cuba represents a threat to its national security, which is ridiculous and implausible. It has decreed an oil blockade, with the consequent paralysis of hospitals, schools, industries, and transportation. They are trying to prevent our doctors from saving lives; they are trying to paralyze our free and universal education system, to plunge us into famine, into a lack of energy to guarantee access to drinking water and cooking food; in short, they intend to slowly and cruelly extinguish a country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201d \u201cCuba resists and will continue to resist this inhumane aggression, but it has the active solidarity of all honest, humanist, and well-intentioned men and women of the world. The aim is to prevent a genocidal act and save a heroic people whose only \u2018crime and threat\u2019 has been defending their sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCuba has never attacked any nation. Cuba practices international solidarity even under conditions of extreme blockade. To stand with Cuba today is to defend peace and the right of all peoples, however small, to the full exercise of their sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201d \u201cThe UNEAC (National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba) calls upon all intellectuals and creators worldwide to mobilize in defense of the Cuban cause, as Mart\u00ed defined it in 1895 when writing about our duty in America: \u2018Whoever rises up for Cuba today, rises up for all time.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signatories to date of publication of this appeal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Miguel Barnet Lanza, writer, poet, and ethnologist; Honorary President of the UNEAC, National Literature and Heritage Prize winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Marta Bonet de la Cruz, President of the UNEAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Nancy Morej\u00f3n, writer and poet, National Literature Prize winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Lesbia Vent Dumois, National Prize for Visual Arts winner, Vice President of the UNEAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Abel Prieto Jim\u00e9nez, writer, president of Casa de las Am\u00e9ricas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Pedro Pablo Rodr\u00edguez, researcher, historian, National Prize for Social Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Virgilio L\u00f3pez Lemus, writer, poet, National Prize for Literature<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Waldo Leyva, National Prize for Literature<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Francisca L\u00f3pez Civeira, researcher, National Prize for Social Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Rafael Acosta de Arriba, writer, National Prize for Cultural Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Ren\u00e9 Fern\u00e1ndez, National Prize for Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Miriam Mu\u00f1oz, National Prize for Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Zenen Calero, National Prize for Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Viengsay Vald\u00e9s, National Prize for Dance, director of the National Ballet of Cuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Jos\u00e9 Oriol, National Prize for Community Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Jos\u00e9 Men\u00e9ndez Sigarroa (Pepe Men\u00e9ndez), designer, National Prize for Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Jos\u00e9 Villa Sober\u00f3n, sculptor, National Prize for the Arts Visual Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Eduardo Roca \u201cChoco\u201d, National Visual Arts Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Margarita Ruiz, researcher, National Cultural Heritage Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Flora Fong, National Visual Arts Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. Ar\u00edstides Hern\u00e1ndez \u201cARES\u201d, graphic humorist, caricaturist, National Humor Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. F\u00e1tima Patterson, National Theater Award, Director of Macuba Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Juan Pi\u00f1era Infante, composer, National Radio and Artistic Education Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. Digna Guerra, choral director, National Music Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. Josefa Bracero Torres, radio broadcaster, National Radio Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26. Ram\u00f3n Espigull, radio broadcaster, National Radio Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27. Eslinda N\u00fa\u00f1ez, actress, National Film Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28. Roberto Ferguson, audiovisual director, National Television Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29. Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Artigas, audiovisual director, National Television Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30. Jos\u00e9 Loyola, musician, National Prize for Artistic Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31. Roberto Valera, musician, National Music Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

32. Guido L\u00f3pez-Gavil\u00e1n, composer, pedagogue, orchestra director and National Music Award winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

33. Ra\u00fal Rodr\u00edguez, radio broadcaster, National Radio Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34. Alex Pausides, National Editing Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

35. Miguel Iglesias, director of Contemporary Dance of Cuba, National Dance Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

36. Santiago Alfonso, choreographer, National Dance Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

37. Rub\u00e9n Dar\u00edo Salazar, actor, director of Teatro Las Estaciones, National Theater Award winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

38. Marta Bonet de la Cruz, musicologist, President of UNEAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

39. Magda Resik Aguirre, journalist, First Vice President of UNEAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

40. Yuris N\u00f3rido Ruiz Cabrera, journalist, Vice President of UNEAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

41. Alberto Marrero, writer, poet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

42. Ernesto Limia D\u00edaz, historian, researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43. Abel Enrique Gonz\u00e1lez Santamar\u00eda, historian, researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

44. Viv\u00edan Mart\u00ednez Tabares, director of the Theater Department at Casa de las Am\u00e9ricas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

45. Isabel Cristina L\u00f3pez Hamze, professor at the University of the Arts (ISA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

46. Olga Teresa P\u00e9rez Berra, theater scholar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

47. Juan Alberto Ante, director of Alas Teatro, First Vice President of UNEAC in Granma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

48. Adis Nubia, actress with Teatro Andante<\/p>\n\n\n\n

49. Julio C\u00e9sar Ram\u00edrez, director of Teatro D Dos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50. Lourdes Cajigal, director of Compa\u00f1\u00eda As\u00ed Somos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51. Vladimir Peraza, critic and researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

52. Octavio Fraga, journalist and essayist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

53. Graciela Chailloux, writer and professor at the University of Havana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

54. Kenia Rodr\u00edguez, representative of ASSITEJ Cuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n

55. Dennis Ramos, actor and professor at the Corina Mestre National Theater School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

56. Ernesto Planas, actor, mime artist, and professor at the University of the Arts (ISA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

57. Leivan Garc\u00eda, dancer and choreographer, director of the National Folkloric Ensemble<\/p>\n\n\n\n

58. Nereida L\u00f3pez, director of the National Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

59. Marvis Yaquis, designer and director of the National Council of Performing Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

60. Miguel Ca\u00f1ellas, director of the Tom\u00e1s Terry Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

61. Jorge Mederos, director of the Theater Center Havana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

62. Mercedes Borges, professor at the ISA University of the Arts and director of the Cuba Escena website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

63. Jos\u00e9 Omar Arteaga, professor at the ISA University of the Arts and editor of the Cuba Escena website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

64. Eduardo Vald\u00e9s Rivero, artistic director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

65. Valia Vald\u00e9s, actress and journalist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

66. Elvia P\u00e9rez, storyteller, director of Puente de Palabras<\/p>\n\n\n\n

67. Maribel L\u00f3pez, actress with the Guant\u00e1namo Puppet Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

68. Jorge Brooks, manager and researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

69. Uri Rodr\u00edguez, actor and director of Teatro La Bar\u00e7a, President of the UNEAC in Guant\u00e1namo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

70. Migdalia Tamayo, art critic and researcher, First Vice President of the UNEAC in Guant\u00e1namo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

71. Jes\u00fas Lozada, physician and writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

72. Juan Gonz\u00e1lez Fiffe, director of Teatro Andante and recipient of the Maestro de Juventudes Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

73. Raquel Gonz\u00e1lez, actress and television director<\/p>\n\n\n\n

74. Mar\u00eda del Carmen Mena, Professor at the University of the Arts ISA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

75. Yuliet Montes, actress with Teatro de la Utop\u00eda, Professor at the University of the Arts ISA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

76. Jaime G\u00f3mez Triana, researcher and writer, Vice President of Casa de las Am\u00e9ricas, Professor at the University of the Arts ISA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

77. Reinaldo Le\u00f3n, director of Teatro de la Utop\u00eda, professor at the Universidad de las Artes ISA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

78. Luis Enrique Amador Qui\u00f1ones, actor and Rector of the Universidad de las Artes ISA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

79. Marilyn Garbey, researcher and writer, president of the Association of Performing Artists of the UNEAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

80. Roxana Pineda, actress and director of Teatro La Rosa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

81. Norma G\u00e1lvez, director of the publishing house Envivo and professor at the Universidad de las Artes ISA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

82. Jos\u00e9 Omar Torres Lopez, painter and printmaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

83. Diana Balboa, painter and printmaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

84. Humberto Mayol Viton, photographer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

85. Ever Fonseca, painter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

86. Liliam Chac\u00f3n, dean of the Faculty of Dance Arts at the ISA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

87. Ra\u00fal Torres, troubadour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

88. Mabel Castillo, musicologist, president of the Association of Musicians of the UNEAC (National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

89. Lourdes de los Santos, documentary filmmaker, President of the Film, Radio, and Television Association of the UNEAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

90. Manuel Herrera, filmmaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

91. Orieta Cordeiro, radio broadcaster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

92. Sahily Tabares, writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

93. Jorge Alonso Padilla, television producer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

94. Irene Borges, director of Espacio Teatral Aldaba (Aldaba Theater Space)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

95. Victor Fowler, writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

96. Rosa Miriam Elizalde, journalist and writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

97. Omar Gonz\u00e1lez, journalist and writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

98. Regina Balaguer, director of the Camag\u00fcey Ballet and first vice president of the UNEAC in Camag\u00fcey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

99. Armando P\u00e9rez Padr\u00f3n, audiovisual producer and writer, president of the UNEAC in Camag\u00fcey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

100. Jos\u00e9 Manuel Espino, writer, poet, president of the UNEAC in Matanzas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

101. Yasel Toledo 101. Garnache, journalist, president of the Hermanos Saiz Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

102. Janette Brossard, visual artist and president of the Visual Artists Association of the UNEAC (National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

103. Ricardo River\u00f3n Rojas, writer, president of the UNEAC in Villa Clara<\/p>\n\n\n\n

104. Carlos Figueroa, radio broadcaster, president of the UNEAC in Sancti Sp\u00edritus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

105. Gerardo Houdayer, radio broadcaster, president of the UNEAC in Santiago de Cuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n

106. Faculty of the Fernando Alonso National Ballet School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

107. Dani Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez Acosta, Principal Dancer and Director of the National Ballet of Cuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n

108. Mar\u00eda Mercedes Garc\u00eda Vega, Vice Director of the National Ballet of Cuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n

109. Enrique Ubieta, researcher and writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

110. Ana Irma P\u00e9rez Perey\u00f3, musician, vice president of the Hermanos Saiz Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

111. Santa Massiel Rueda, singer-songwriter, vice president of the Hermanos Saiz Association Saiz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

112. Nelson Vald\u00e9s Viera, troubadour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

113. Marcos David Fern\u00e1ndez (El Kikiri de Cisneros), improvisational poet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

114. Dazra Novak, writer, President of the Writers\u2019 Association of the UNEAC (National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

115. Karel Leyva, poet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

116. Marta Campos, troubadour, Vice President of the Musicians\u2019 Association of the UNEAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

117. Orlando Valle \u201cMaraca\u201d, flautist and First Vice President of the Musicians\u2019 Association of the UNEAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

118. S\u00e1ndor Gonz\u00e1lez Vilar, visual artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

119. L\u00e1zaro Dagoberto Gonz\u00e1lez, violinist, educator, composer, and orchestra conductor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

120. Beatriz Corona Rodr\u00edguez, composer and choral director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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