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Messages of thanks from Cuban cancer hospital
Cuba Vive aid supports Cuban cancer hospital In May, CSC director Rob Miller visited Havana’s Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology, one of the hospitals that has benefited from the Cuba Vive appeal, and spoke to staff and patients about how the medical aid was helping their work and treatment. You can watch their messages here.
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Rob Miller CSC director with staff at Jacob’s Well packing the third consignment of medical aid for CubaMore medical aid en route to Cuba
With your help, the Cuba Vive appeal hopes to raise over £200,000 by the end of the year Eighteen months after its launch, the Cuba Vive Medical Appeal for Cuba has raised more than £190,000 and will hopefully surpass £200,000 by the end of the year. Thanks to the generosity of CSC members, affiliates and…
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Derbyshire fundraising walk
Cromford Canal Visitor Centre, Matlock, DE4 5HN Saturday, 26 July 2025, 11:30am Join Derbyshire CSC on a fundraising Walk for the Cuba Vive Medical Aid Appeal on Sat 26 July. It will be a 4 mile walk starting at 11.30am from Cromford Canal Visitor Centre. For more details please contact Adrian who is coordinating 07757…
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Life-saving medical aid arrives in Cuba
Rob Miller, CSC director, reports on the latest delivery of Cuba Vive medical aid, and plans for future shipments Two consignments of Cuba Vive medical aid have now arrived in Cuba. An emergency delivery of urgent paediatric supplies, which was sent by plane in January, is already in use in hospitals across the island. A…
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Warwick NEU social and fundraiser
On 15 March NEU Warwickshire District organised a fantastic evening of politics, live music, dancing, food and heaps of solidarity with the Cuban people that raised £904 for the Cuba Vive appeal. We were delighted to have three inspiring guest speakers. Lauren Ekins – primary school teacher, NEU rep from Southend, and participant in the…
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Solidarity from the South West
On 24 and 25 January, Cuban ambassador Ismara Vargas Walter and CSC Campaigns and Communications Manager Natasha Hickman spoke at a cross-union fringe meeting in Exeter organised by South West UNISON, and the next morning addressed UNISON’s Regional Council meeting to raise awareness of the Cuba Vive appeal. At the fringe, films were shown to…
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First two consignments of Cuba Vive medical aid ready to ship
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign is delighted to announce that the first two consignments of life-saving medical aid are ready to ship, and are due to arrive in Cuba in just a few weeks’ time. Thanks to the generous and ongoing support of Cuba Vive appeal donors, these are the first of several consignments planned for…
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Cuba Vive raises more than £129,000 for medical aid
After just ten months of fundraising the Cuba Vive medical aid appeal has raised more than £129,000 and is on course to match the £150,000 that CSC supporters raised for emergency aid during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuba Solidarity Campaign is incredibly grateful to all our members, local groups, trade union affiliates and supporters who…
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Welcoming new key union sponsors
CSC is delighted that the number of UNISON regions sponsoring the appeal has now risen to nine: Eastern, Greater London, North West, Northern, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South West, Wales, and West Midlands. In addition Unite South West, FBU North West, and ASLEF, CWU, FBU, NEU, POA, RMT and Unite national unions have all either made…
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North West Cuba Vive Rally
To celebrate reaching £100,000, CSC held a Cuba Vive rally during Labour Party Conference at the Casa in Liverpool in September. More than 150 people came to support the event which aimed to raise funds for the appeal and celebrate Cuba’s internationalism and solidarity with Palestine. Opening the speeches, Richard Burgon MP praised the work…