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Australia Cuba Friendship Society marks July 26 anniversary

, Issue 1459, News
Jumping Fences performs at the July 26 commemoration
Jumping Fences performs at the July 26 commemoration. Photo: Alex Bainbridge

The Australia-Cuba Friendship Society marked the 73rd anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks — a key episode in the Cuban Revolution — with a Poetry in Motion event on July 26.

The event also promoted the fifth annual “From Australia to Cuba with Love” campaign which aims to raise funds for aid projects in Cuba.

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This year, the funds will provide a solar system for a Community Home for children without parents, in Guantanamo Province. The system will power the home, as energy has become a critical issue across the island due to greater  United States sanctions, that are preventing oil from reaching Cuba.

Performers read poems and played music celebrating the Cuban revolution. Lachlan Hurse from ACFS spoke about the context of the Moncada attack and Sue Monk spoke about the “From Australia to Cuba with Love” campaign.

Musica Rebelde performing at Poetry in Motion, July 26
Musica Rebelde performing at Poetry in Motion, July 26. Photo: Alex Bainbridge
Alex Bainbridge presents "I read those words in a book", about Haydée Santamaría
Alex Bainbridge presents "I read those words in a book", about Haydée Santamaría. Photo: Supplied

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