Please sign and circulate this petition widely. It has just been created in the wake of the annual UN vote against the embargo and the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy. Millions of people agree with us. Thousands of signatures should be possible.
Here is the link to the petition: http://www.change.org/petitions/president-obama-end-the-united-states-embargo-of-cuba
Here is the text of the petition in English and Spanish:
The United States embargo against Cuba has been in place for over 50 years. On November 13, 2012, the United Nations General Assembly voted against it for the 21st time. Again, the vote was nearly unanimous. Here in the United States, polls show that the majority of the people want to normalize relations with Cuba.
Furthermore, the embargo adds to the suffering of the Cuban people, making it very difficult to get basics like asthma medicine and mammograms. Hurricane Sandy, which devastated large regions of the country, is just the latest example of how the embargo prevents vital aid and materials for reconstruction from arriving where they are desperately needed.
It’s time, Mr. President. The embargo is pointless and cruel. End it now.
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Presidente Obama: Termine el embargo estadounidense de Cuba
El embargo de los Estados Unidos contra Cuba ha estado en lugar durante más de 50 años. El 13 de noviembre de 2012, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas votó contra el embargo para la veintiuna vez. Y otra vez, el voto era casi unánime. Aquà en los Estados Unidos, las encuestas muestran que la mayorÃa de la gente quiere normalizar relaciones con Cuba.
Además, el embargo añade al sufrimiento de la gente cubana, haciéndolo muy difÃcil de conseguir fundamentos como la medicina de asma, y la mamografÃa. El huracán Sandy, que devastó regiones grandes de Cuba, es sólo el último ejemplo de como el embargo previene ayuda vital y materiales para la reconstrucción de llegar donde ellos son desesperadamente necesarios.
Es el tiempo, Sr. presidente. El embargo es inútil y cruel. TermÃnelo ahora.
Es el tiempo, Sr. presidente. El embargo es inútil y cruel. TermÃnelo ahora.
You guys clearly support white supremacy in Cuba with Castro in charge.
Thanks for your comment. I have been to Cuba twice and witnessed people of all races and ethnic groups living together in harmony. I also witnessed people of African descent working as doctors, teachers, nurses and as high government officials and spokespeople for industries. They are also prominent in music, theater and the arts. Although I was told that some of the older reactionary people make snide comments about black people behind their back, this is becoming rarer and rarer as the reactionaries die off. I also witnessed Cuban police interacting with the people on the street in a very friendly and cooperative way, to include playing baseball with them. This is a lot better than the militarized police in this country that shoot black youth or choke black men or crack protesters’ heads.
Maybe you would benefit from taking a trip to Cuba and seeing the reality there. As they say in Cuba, “Cuba is not heaven and it is not hell.”