This works for us. Inspiring proof that life can be better. With a leadership team made up largely of women of color, we traveled to Cuba to see for ourselves the achievements of the 1959 revolution and the impact of the decades-long U.S. blockade against it. Our experiences made us keenly aware of the freedoms and equality Cubans enjoy because of their nationalized economy, which eliminates the profit motive and prioritizes human needs and growth. In Matanzas, at the Tamara Bunke health clinic, we learned that exercise programs for grandmothers and house calls by doctors and dentists are part of the comprehensive medical system.
Embargo produces daily hardship.
The FMC magazine Mujeres, which has helped significantly to redefine women's role in society, temporarily had to suspend publication due to lack of paper. Drawing closer to defend Cuba. Our understanding of Cuba deepened at a solidarity conference sponsored by the FMC and RW in Havana on September 26 and 27. In frank, often passionate discussions, more than 100 participants talked about gay liberation, the nuclear family, the rise in prostitution in Cuba, sectarianism in the solidarity movement, and the interconnections of race, sex and class. The highlight was passage of an action-oriented resolution that condemns U.S. imperialism and explains why Cuba's fate is crucial to the world working class.