Today, people across the world are giving to help make a difference in the world. #GivingTuesday began in 2012 as a simple idea, to dedicate one day of the year to live more generously. It sparked a global movement that unites people by the millions with the principle of radical generosity, "the idea that the suffering of others should be as intolerable to us as our own suffering."
The Center for a Free Cuba (CFC) was founded in 1997 to reject the normalization of the suffering of Cubans in the island by a decades old dictatorship by supporting the inalienable right of Cubans to their own rights, urging persons of goodwill to amplify the voices of the Cuban people, and mobilize democratic governments around the world to institute policies that encourage genuine reforms in Cuba.
Thanks to the support of people like you it was possible for CFC in 2021 to send medicines to church groups to provide medicines to families of jailed dissidents; provide needed smartphones, and laptops; and provide internet access to keep information flowing in and out of the island.
CFC was also able to denounce the crackdown on Cubans peacefully assembling for their rights; demand a humanitarian channel be opened to get assistance directly to the Cuban people without regime interference; highlight cases of jailed journalists and human rights defenders; expose the internal blockade imposed by the Cuban dictatorship that places obstacles on Cubans from fishing for their supper, bringing their food to market, or investing in their own country.
We hope that on this #GivingTuesday you will support the continuing mission and goal of CFC to promote a nonviolent transition to a Cuba that respects human rights and political and economic freedoms.
- Contribute via PayPal on our website.
- Or send a check in the name of Center for a Free Cuba to:
Center for a Free Cuba,
417 West Broad Street, Suite 204
Falls Church, VA 22046
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