End the Blockade on Cuba
As a Cuban American traveling with a recent aid convoy, I witnessed the daily hardship sanctions produce. Washington must lift its devastating blockade.
As a Cuban American, I went to Cuba with an aid convoy and saw what US policy looks like up close: blackouts, avoidable hardships, and a country being squeezed by its massive neighbor. (Yuri Cortez / AFP via Getty Images)
This past weekend, I traveled to Cuba with the Nuestra América Convoy alongside a delegation of Cuban Americans to deliver aid and stand in solidarity with our fellow Cubans as a US-driven fuel blockade pushes the island deeper into crisis.
We brought critical medical supplies to Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras, one of Cuba’s most important hospitals, where doctors and nurses continue to perform miracles with dwindling resources. We delivered food directly to families in Parque Maceo, where shortages have made even basic necessities difficult to secure. And we partnered with Cuban LGBTQ organizers to distribute aid.
These moments of connection and care are what stay with you. But so does the reality that makes them necessary.
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