{"id":234412,"date":"2021-02-10T08:09:21","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T13:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=234412"},"modified":"2021-02-10T08:09:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T13:09:21","slug":"open-letter-to-joe-biden-calls-for-united-states-to-normalize-its-relations-with-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/open-letter-to-joe-biden-calls-for-united-states-to-normalize-its-relations-with-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Open letter to Joe Biden calls for United States to normalize its relations with Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"

That President Biden dismantle the sanctions system that continues to affect the Cuban people in order to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba is the central request that some 37 intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and analysts, mostly Cubans, subscribed to U.S. President Joe Biden 20 days after the start of his administration.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLifting the U.S. embargo\/blockade unconditionally would be a key step and an act of moral courage. Cubans are hoping for it; U.S. citizens would support it, and the international community would embrace the audacity and wisdom of such an initiative,\u201d says the letter published this Tuesday by the <\/span>La Joven Cuba<\/span><\/i><\/a> website.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most recent petition to the U.S. president emphasizes that \u201cthe last four years have been particularly cruel with the Trump administration\u2019s campaign to score political points in Florida,\u201d a circumstance to which the new <\/span>coronavirus<\/span><\/a> pandemic was added, creating a situation of strangulation of the Cuban people in the face of which the community residing in the United States could do little due to the inability to send remittances and medicines.<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter acknowledges that the United States is not solely responsible for the problems the country faces, however, it points out that \u201cthe economic, financial and trade sanctions imposed on Cuba for 59 years makes it difficult to overcome our differences.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the signatories, the names of two Cuban national awards stand out, writer Ant\u00f3n Arrufat and filmmaker Fernando P\u00e9rez, although figures from the artistic sector such as actor Jorge Perugorr\u00eda, poet Alex Fleites Rodr\u00edguez or filmmaker Eduardo del Llano also stand out, while from the academic field the letter has the support of intellectuals such as Rafael Hern\u00e1ndez, Ailynn Torres Santana, Samuel Farber, Carlos Alzugaray and Julio C\u00e9sar Guanche.<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter also argues that the \u201cUnited States does not have to be an ideological ally but can stop being a hostile neighbor. In these times of communications and social mobilization, Cubans are more than capable to defend our rights independently. What we need from the U.S. government and its leaders is to stop interfering in our domestic affairs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It also stresses that Cubans and Americans \u201cshare the common past of being the colony of a foreign empire\u201d and therefore both \u201cunderstand the value of sovereignty.\u201d \u201cBut your history with our country is troublesome. The majority of Cubans respect and admire your people and its achievements, but we feel the U.S. government has missed time and time again the opportunity to do the right thing and correct a history of wrongdoings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was also signed by Arturo L\u00f3pez Levy, Collin Laverty, Harold C\u00e1rdenas Lema, Fernando Ravsberg, Isabel Alfonso, Julio Antonio Fern\u00e1ndez Estrada, Carolina de la Torre, Carlos Lazo, Yunior Garc\u00eda Aguilera and Alan Gross, a U.S. contractor who was imprisoned in Cuba convicted of \u201cacts against the integrity and independence of the Cuban State,\u201d who was part of the <\/span>exchange of prisoners<\/span><\/a> that in December 2014 began the well-known \u201c<\/span>thaw<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This letter was preceded by two others that have also been sent to President Joe Biden with the purpose of demanding the normalization of relations between the United States and Cuba and the elimination of the blockade\/embargo. The <\/span>first<\/span><\/a> was sent by Seattle-based teacher Carlos Lazo, one of the greatest activists for the normalization, and the <\/span>second<\/span><\/a> by a group of Cuban-Americans with a long history in this endeavor.<\/span><\/p>\n

***<\/span><\/p>\n

Open Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.<\/b><\/p>\n

Five years ago, the Cuban people witnessed the president of the United States speak in Havana about hope and shaping a better future. His speech spoke of opening Cuba to the world, stimulating civic values and building new businesses. None of these lasted long, as the Trump administration imposed a series of sanctions on top of the most comprehensive and persistent embargo\/blockade imposed on any nation. There is little that Cubans on the island can do to alleviate the effects of foreign sanctions during a pandemic, but a swift action from you can make a difference during this humanitarian crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

President Biden, we ask you to start dismantling the system of sanctions that continues to hurt the Cuban people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today Cubans are suffering extraordinarily due to economic hardships. We do not say this lightly, as we are known for our resilience and most of us were born and raised in crisis. However, the last four years have been particularly cruel with the Trump administration\u2019s campaign to score political points in Florida. A group of hardliners inflicted much damage to Cuba from their positions of privilege. Even now, during a global pandemic, Cuban-Americans and Cubans with residence in the U.S. are unable to send remittances and medicine to the island. Making a nation hostage to achieve regime change is not a moral thing to do nor has it been effective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cuba is not perfect and neither is the United States. Our history has been one of constant fight to achieve sovereignty, democracy and freedom. Despite the sacrifice of patriots for a fully democratic Cuba we are still far from that objective. Nonetheless, achieving that is our responsibility and not of foreign pressure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The United States does not have to be an ideological ally but can stop being a hostile neighbor. In these times of communications and social mobilization, Cubans are more than capable to defend our rights independently. What we need from the U.S. government and its leaders is to stop interfering in our domestic affairs. We hearken back to former president Barack Obama\u2019s words on March 21st<\/span>t<\/span> 2016 in Havana:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve made it clear that the United States has neither the capacity, nor the intention to impose change on Cuba. What changes come will depend upon the Cuban people. We will not impose our political or economic system on you. We recognize that every country, every people, must chart its own course and shape its own model….\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As the president remarked, we share the common past of being the colony of a foreign empire in the Americas. We are sure that the United States understands the value of sovereignty, but your history with our country is troublesome. The majority of Cubans respect and admire your people and its achievements, but we feel the U.S. government has missed time and time again the opportunity to do the right thing and correct a history of wrongdoings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We know the United States is not the sole responsible of our problems but the economic, financial and trade sanctions imposed on Cuba for 59 years makes it difficult to overcome our differences. The agreement reached by our governments and announced on December 17th 2014 signaled a new period that stimulated our hopes and efforts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We kindly request that the U.S. administration return to that approach with Cuba. We hope that you recognize that it is in the national interest of the United States to start a dialogue with all sectors of Cuban society, including the government, entrepreneurs, and civil society, always on the basis of mutual sovereignty. Advocating for a normalization of relations can benefit both governments, financially, culturally, economically and politically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lifting the U.S. embargo\/blockade unconditionally would be a key step and an act of moral courage. Cubans are hoping for it; U.S. citizens would support it, and the international community would embrace the audacity and wisdom of such an initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

Given the asymmetry of power between the United States and Cuba, it is your responsibility to take the first step. We call on the moral strength and humanitarian values of your administration. We know that there are those who foster hate and division. We ask that you act on your campaign platform of unity and apply it to the relationship with Cuba. We can learn from past mistakes and make it better this time. Don\u2019t let the Obama policy towards Cuba be an exception instead let it be the new normal.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are asking that the U.S. government begin the process of normalization of relations with Cuba. This will benefit our society and provide business opportunities to the United States. We ask for you to personally take executive action to alleviate the sanctions, and thus, provide the Cuban people with an opportunity in our pursuit of happiness.<\/span><\/p>\n

(On the morning of Tuesday, February 9, we sent this letter in <\/span>English<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Spanish<\/span><\/a> to the diplomatic representation of the United States government in Havana and directly to the White House. Whoever wishes to add their signature, can send it to La Joven Cuba on its website\u2019s comments, its channels on social networks or its email jovencuba@gmail.com)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ailynn Torres Santana – Academic and feminist activist<\/span><\/p>\n

Alan Gross \u2013 U.S. Contractor, Retired<\/span><\/p>\n

Alex Fleites Rodr\u00edguez – Cuban-Venezuelan poet and narrator<\/span><\/p>\n

Alexei Padilla Herrera – Cuban researcher, University of Minas Gerais<\/span><\/p>\n

Alina B\u00e1rbara L\u00f3pez Hern\u00e1ndez – Historian and essayist, Coordinator at La Joven Cuba<\/span><\/p>\n

Alina Herrera Fuentes – Lawyer, feminist and anti-racist activist<\/span><\/p>\n

Ant\u00f3n Arrufat – Cuban playwright, novelist and poet<\/span><\/p>\n

Arturo L\u00f3pez Levy – Professor of International Relations and Politics, Holy Names University<\/span><\/p>\n

Camilo Condis – Cuban entrepreneur, podcaster and activist<\/span><\/p>\n

Carlos Alzugaray Treto – Professor and Cuban diplomat<\/span><\/p>\n

Carlos Lazo – Cuban-American teacher and organizer of Puentes de Amor<\/span><\/p>\n

Carolina de la Torre – Cuban researcher and psychologist<\/span><\/p>\n

Collin Laverty – President of Cuba Educational Travel<\/span><\/p>\n

Eduardo del Llano – Cuban writer, filmmaker and screenwriter<\/span><\/p>\n

Fernando P\u00e9rez – Cuban film director and screenwriter<\/span><\/p>\n

Fernando Ravsberg – Uruguayan journalist and professor residing in Cuba<\/span><\/p>\n

Giordan Rodr\u00edguez Milan\u00e9s – Radio and television producer in Cuba<\/span><\/p>\n

Harold Bertot – Cuban professor, jurist and researcher<\/span><\/p>\n

Harold C\u00e1rdenas Lema – Political analyst, Director of La Joven Cuba<\/span><\/p>\n

Isabel Alfonso – Professor and researcher, Cuban Americans for Engagement (CAFE)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ivette Garc\u00eda – Cuban researcher and historian<\/span><\/p>\n

Julio Antonio Fern\u00e1ndez Estrada \u2013 Cuban professor and jurist<\/span><\/p>\n

Jorge Perugorr\u00eda – Cuban actor, plastic artist and film director<\/span><\/p>\n

Julio C\u00e9sar Guanche – Cuban professor, jurist and researcher<\/span><\/p>\n

Luis Carlos Battista – Doctorate, University of Salamanca<\/span><\/p>\n

Mario Juan Vald\u00e9s Navia – Cuban researcher, historian and essayist<\/span><\/p>\n

Niurys Higueras – Cuban entrepreneur, Atelier<\/span><\/p>\n

Omar Everleny P\u00e9rez Villanueva – Cuban economist and professor<\/span><\/p>\n

Rafael Hern\u00e1ndez – Researcher, political analyst and founder of Revista Temas<\/span><\/p>\n

Rafael Santurio – President, District Cuba<\/span><\/p>\n

Ren\u00e9 Fidel Gonz\u00e1lez Garc\u00eda – Cuban professor, jurist and researcher<\/span><\/p>\n

Rodolfo Alp\u00edzar Castillo – Linguist, translator and narrator<\/span><\/p>\n

Samuel Farber – Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Brooklyn College of CUNY<\/span><\/p>\n

Teresa D\u00edaz Canals – Cuban essayist and teacher<\/span><\/p>\n

Yasm\u00edn Portales Machado – Cuban literary researcher and LGBTIQ activist<\/span><\/p>\n

Yunior Garc\u00eda Aguilera – Playwright, founder of Tr\u00e9bol Teatro in Cuba<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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