Cuban Artist and Designer Rolando Pulido Dies at 58

14ymedio, Havana, 16 January 2021 — Cuban designer and artist Rolando Pulido died this Friday in New York at the age of 58. The artist, who decorated emblematic cultural spaces and was a great promoter of the cause of democracy on the island, died in a hospital in the Bronx, in the city where he lived. … Continue reading “Cuban Artist and Designer Rolando Pulido Dies at 58”

Project Varela / Rolando Pulido and Rosa Maria Paya

But Cubans are tired, Cubans want changes. More than ten years ago, more than 25,000 Cubans proposed a project of legal reform called the Varela Project, to hold a plebiscite and ask the people whether or not they want free elections. The Cuban constitution establishes that if more tan 10,000 people support a legal proposal, … Continue reading “Project Varela / Rolando Pulido and Rosa Maria Paya”

Cubans Want Changes / Rosa Maria Paya, Rolando Pulido

“But Cubans are tired, Cubans want changes. More than 10 years ago, more than 25,000 Cubans supported a project of legal reform, called the Varela Project, to hold a plebiscite and ask the people whether or not they wanted free elections. The Cuban Constitution establishes that if more than 10,000 people support a legal proposal, … Continue reading “Cubans Want Changes / Rosa Maria Paya, Rolando Pulido”

Don’t Be Like Che: Say No to the Death Penalty / Rolando Pulido

SAY NO TO THE DEATH PENALTY Che Guevara speaking at the United Nations: 11 December 1964 “We have to say here what is a well-known truth that we have always expressed before the world: firing squads, yes, we have executed; we execute and we will continue executing as long as necessary. Our fight is a … Continue reading “Don’t Be Like Che: Say No to the Death Penalty / Rolando Pulido”

Hunger Strikers Marcelino Abreu and Roilan Alvarez in Danger / Rolando Pulido

We Demand Their Release Now! Marclino Abreu Bonora: 56 days on hunger strike. Currently admitted to intensive care in Santa Clara and reported in very serious condition. Roilan Álvarez Rensoler: 43 days on hunger strike. Activist in the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU). Has not been taken to a hospital; still remains in prison. 15 … Continue reading “Hunger Strikers Marcelino Abreu and Roilan Alvarez in Danger / Rolando Pulido”