A group of intellectuals and artists from Mexico made a public appeal to their colleagues in the United States to express their solidarity with the peoples of Latin America, especially the Cuban people, amidst the tightening of the economic blockade and the coercive measures implemented by Washington against the island, as well as the revitalization of the Monroe Doctrine, the cornerstone of the White House\u2019s recolonization plan in this region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an open letter addressed to North American artists, academics, and university students, the signatories warned that these are \u201ccrucial moments in the struggle for the survival of the human species in the face of civilizational and environmental collapse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group promoting the initiative stated that they expect a firm and committed stance from their U.S. counterparts, based on their moral authority and the power of their public voice, which translates into concrete actions of solidarity with the peoples of Latin America, particularly with Cuba, which they consider a symbol of Latin American and Caribbean dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The document was released by the Mexican Chapter of the Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity, which endorsed the call from the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) to the global cultural community to denounce the blockade imposed by the United States and the energy embargo against Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cuban organizations have described Washington\u2019s latest actions\u2014labeling Cuba a threat to U.S. security and imposing tariffs on countries that supply oil to the country\u2014as an attempt to suffocate the population and undermine its right to self-determination, violating international law and constituting unilateral aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Members of the Network appealed to the existing critical tradition within the United States and addressed their intended audience as heirs to those who opposed the war of conquest waged against Mexico between 1846 and 1848. Among these figures, they mentioned Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Thomas Corwin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They also invoked thinkers such as Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Samuel Gridley Howe, and Theodore Parker, who firmly denounced that conflict and, in some cases, faced imprisonment for upholding their anti-war convictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, they expressed their support for the ongoing struggles against U.S. interference in the region and denounced Washington\u2019s recent military aggression against Venezuela, as well as the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They maintained that this action constitutes a violation of international law and an attack on the sovereignty of the Latin American peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Underlining their slogan of support for Cuba\u2014with the phrase \u201cWith Cuba, forever\u201d\u2014the letter was endorsed by a broad list of Mexican intellectuals and artists, including Miguel \u00c1lvarez, Alicia Castellanos, Dulce Castro, Tatiana Coll, Polo Castellanos, Ana Esther Cece\u00f1a, Carlos Fazio, Luis Hern\u00e1ndez Navarro, Gilberto L\u00f3pez y Rivas, and many others, who supported the call for international solidarity with the island at this critical moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MAGE CREDIT: The group promoting the initiative considers Cuba a symbol of Latin American and Caribbean dignity. Photo: Correo del Orinoco. Photo: Ismael Francisco\/Cubadebate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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