Cuba Solidarity Campaign is a British organisation founded in 1962 that campaigns against the
US embargo of Cuba, for an end to the US occupation of Cuban land at
Guantánamo Bay
Guantánamo Bay (, ) is a bay in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off from its immediate hint ...
, and against foreign intervention in Cuba.
Activities
The Campaign operates travel tours to Cuba.
Supporters
Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (; born 26 May 1949) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington North (UK Parliament constituency), Islington North since 1983. Now an Independent ...
,
Labour MP for
Islington North
Islington North is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency in Greater London established for 1885 United Kingdom general election, the 1885 general election. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of C ...
and Leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2020,
is a long-time supporter of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign.
Other supporters include:
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Richard Burgon, Labour MP for
Leeds East (2015–)
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Grahame Morris
Grahame Mark Morris (born 13 March 1961) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Easington since 2010.
Morris briefly served on the Opposition frontbench of Jeremy Corbyn in 2016, and now remains ...
, Labour MP for
Easington (2010–)
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Paul Maskey,
Sinn Féin
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The History of Sinn Féin, original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffit ...
MP for
Belfast West (2011–)
*Father Geoff Bottoms, Catholic Priest
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Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her roles as Twinkle in ''Dinnerladies (TV series), dinnerladies'', a sitcom on BBC One (1998–2000), as List of Shameless (British TV series) characters#Vero ...
, Actor
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Andy de la Tour, actor
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Chris Williamson, Labour MP for
Derby North (2010–15, 2017–19)
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Cathy Jamieson, Labour MP for
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (2010–15)
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Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is an English former politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was Local Government Act 1985, abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of Londo ...
, Former Labour mayor of London
Affiliates
The following trade unions are affiliated to the campaign:
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Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
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Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union
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Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
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Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
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Communication Workers Union
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Fire Brigades Union
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GMB Union
The GMB is a general trade union in the United Kingdom which has more than 560,000 members. Its members work in nearly all industrial sectors, in retail, security, schools, distribution, the utilities, social care, the National Health Service (N ...
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Musicians' Union
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NAPO
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National Union of Journalists
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a trade union supporting journalists in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The NUJ was founded in 1907 and has 20,693 members. It is a member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Trades ...
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National Union of Mineworkers
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National Education Union
The National Education Union (NEU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom for school teachers, further education lecturers, education support staff and teaching assistants. It was formed by the amalgamation of the National Union of Teachers ...
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Public and Commercial Services Union
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Prison Officers Association
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National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (commonly known as the RMT) is a British trade union covering the transport sector. Its current President is George Welch and its current General Secretary is Eddie Dempsey.
The RMT ...
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Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) is a trade union for workers in the transport and travel industries in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Its head office is in London, and it has regional offices in Bristol, ...
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Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union center, national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions that collectively represent most unionised workers in England and Wales. There are 48 affiliated unions with a total of ...
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University and College Union
The University and College Union (UCU) is a British trade union in further and higher education representing over 120,000 academics and support staff.
UCU is a vertical union representing casualised researchers and teaching staff, "permanent" ...
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UNISON
Unison (stylised as UNISON) is a Great Britain, British trade union. Along with Unite the Union, Unite, Unison is one of the two largest trade unions in the United Kingdom, with over 1.2 million members who work predominantly in public servic ...
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Unite the Union
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See also
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Norwegian Cuba Association
References
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Aftermath of the Cuban Revolution
Political organisations based in London
Cuba–United Kingdom relations
Political advocacy groups in the United Kingdom
Cuba solidarity groups