cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47836549

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[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Victor Coronado is a U.S. activist with the Hands Off Cuba Committee who traveled to the island in solidarity with the Cuban people.

After visiting the island, he says many people in the U.S. have been given a distorted image of the country. What he found instead, he says, was an organized society where people were respectful, professional and where he felt safe.

According to Coronado, Cuba’s biggest obstacle is the U.S.-imposed blockade.

He argues that sanctions and new restrictions have cut Cuba off from markets, technology, capital and oil, making economic recovery far more difficult. “You can’t run a society without oil,” he says.

U.S. Voices Against the Blockade is a series featuring U.S. citizens who oppose U.S. sanctions on Cuba.

Watch Episode 4 and stay tuned for more voices challenging the U.S. government’s economic war on Cuba.