Image via PCC A CALL TO MAY 1st, 2026 Dear Cuban workers, In the face of growing threats from the U.S. government, heightened by the January 29 executive order adding an energy blockade to the long-standing economic, commercial, and financial restrictions that have been in place for over 65 years simply for our desire to build a dignified, sovereign, and independent nation, nothing is more crucial now than uniting and moving forward together as a country. Amidst this situatio

Image via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish On April 10, 1961, merely a week prior to the mercenary invasion at Playa Girón (the Bay of Pigs), three educational institutions began operating in modest neighborhoods of Havana: Camilo Cienfuegos, Ciro Frías, and Fulgencio Oroz. These were more than just basic nurseries. They were Cuba’s first Children’s Circles, a hallmark of the Revolution that aimed to both free women from domestic confinement and

Image via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish "Attention, Cubans! This is the July 26th Movement calling for the Revolutionary General Strike! Today is the day of freedom... Workers, students, professionals, employers, join the revolutionary general strike from this moment on!" With these words, broadcast from Radio Rebelde and other clandestine stations at 11 am, it began. April 9, 1958, marked one of the most intense days in the insurrection and f

Fidel Castro Bust, V. Telishev artist, USSR 1962 -- Daily LIFT #1931

Vilma Espín Guillois and Fidel Castro during the formation of the Federation of Cuban Women, August 1960 Via Granma and the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish On April 7, dozens of young women were presented with their membership cards for the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC). The presentation event took place in front of the monolith containing the ashes of Vilma Espín Guillois, located in the Mausoleum of the Second Frank Pais Eastern Front, as part of the

Fidel Castro and Yuri Gagarin, painting, Nikolai Grigorevich Petrov, USSR, 1983 -- Daily LIFT #1927

All images via Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish "We know we are the owners of a country that we build and defend every day." Early Thursday morning, Meyvis Estévez Echevarría, a member of the Central Committee of the Party, the Council of State, and First Secretary of the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists (UJC), delivered the main address at the Anti-imperialist Youth Parade “Here, with Fidel” on the Havana Malecón, nea

Fidel Castro receives the Order of Lenin at a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, June 1972 - Daily LIFT #1925

Fidel Castro with Elián González, July 14, 2011, Cárdenas, Cuba -- image via X By Macdonald Stainsby There are so many things about Fidel Castro that jump to mind. For me? The aspect that stands out more than his incredible charisma, the successes of the revolution in medicine and education, or even the battles won in the Bay of Pigs or Southern Africa? His skill and ability to see where a particular political struggle was going to go into the future, and what the long term w

“There can be no clearer example of a violation of human rights than the economic embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.” By Muhemsi Mwakihwelo How can one describe a situation where one country prevents another from establishing friendly relations or engaging in trade with other countries? How can one describe a situation where one country prevents another from buying or selling goods, including essential items such as medicine, spare parts, machinery, and energy

Che and Fidel -- Daily LIFT #1913

CPP Condemns U.S. Imperialist Provocation Against Cuba Hyderabad (Press Release) The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Pakistan strongly condemns the armed infiltration incident near the coast of Villa Clara province in Cuba and describes it as a dangerous and provocative act of U.S. imperialism. According to reports, a Florida-registered speedboat carrying armed Cuban exiles coming from the United States attempted to enter Cuban territorial waters. When Cuban borde

Fidel talking with some farm workers in the countryside, 1960s -- Daily LIFT #1906

Camilo Cienfuegos, Fidel Castro and Che, photo montage 1960s -- Daily LIFT #1903

Fidel during the Sierra Maestra Campaign -- Daily LIFT #1890

Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), translated from the Spanish On March 5, a virtual meeting took place at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. It included 66 representatives from 27 communist parties and left-wing and progressive political groups in Europe. Among the participants were Walter Baier, president of the Party of the European Left, and David Adler, co-general coordinator of the Progressive International. T

Fidel Castro visits with school children, 1980s -- Daily LIFT #1897

Granma veterans, Raul Castro, Juan Almeida, Fidel Castro and Ramiro Valdes -- Daily LIFT #1896

Fidel Castro, May Day, 2005 -- Daily LIFT #1892

By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish February 24, 2026 is commemorated in Cuba as a date loaded with historical symbolism: the anniversary of the Grito de Baire, which in 1895 marked the resumption of the armed struggle for total independence from Spanish colonialism. But this day is not just a memory of the past; it is a common thread that unites generations of resistance, sovereignty and social transformation. From the mountains of the Sierra Maestra to th