The purpose of the meeting, held at La Yaguara field in the city of Caracas, was to draw attention, through sporting exchanges, to the struggle of Cubans against the unjust blockade of more than 60 years, supported by different administrations of the United States became .
With this action, the indigenous people of the Caribbean island joined the global campaign of the Cuban emigrant and northern resident Carlos Lazo with his Bridges of Love project, which this Sunday once again called on different cities around the world to join this fight label #PuentesSiBloqueoNo .
In exclusive statements to Prensa Latina, the President of Accreven in the Capital District, Daniel Alberto Acosta, explained that the unification is a project born from the idea of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, to work in the unification of the nation and their emigration.
He stressed that the original idea is kept alive through sporting events like today’s, aimed at counteracting the same obstacles faced by the Cuban people, subjected to this bloody and illegal blockade that has been intact for more than six decades is.
When asked about the Sixth Regional Meeting of Cubans in Latin America and the Caribbean, scheduled to take place between June 16 and 18 in La Guaira State, Venezuela, Acosta pointed out that one of the central themes of the debate will be denunciation this illegal policy.
He announced that delegates from Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and the Dominican Republic have already been confirmed and the presence of other compatriots residing in the region is expected.
The social networks manager of the Federation of Cuban Men and Women in Venezuela, Indira Darias, also in the capital, commented that the sports meeting held this Sunday was another step on the way to promoting unity between the nation and its expats.
For Luis Lima, founder of Accreven, like many other activists around the world, they joined the Puentes de Amor project, in a context where all good Cuban emigrants come together, assuming that the most important task is to “to make our lives happy”. in which they play an important part.
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