Cuba, the agony under perfusion: We need a change

At the first light of day, the sky bathed in a warm orange hue reveals in the distance the magnificent dome of the Capitol, one of the most emblematic buildings in the historic center of Havana. Perched on the roof of the fishing boat renamed GranMa 2.0, an explicit allusion to the boat that transported Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and 80 other revolutionaries from the coasts of Mexico to Cuba in 1956, the approximately 20 members of the Nuestra America flotilla burst with joy at the spectacular view of the Cuban capital.

Among them is Thiago Ávila, a Brazilian environmental activist. “It’s moving to see that this nation has survived US imperialism for over six decades, to observe the international mobilization through various convoys, coming by planes, by sailboats. Cuba has always been one of the leaders of the global South, it’s our turn to help the country,” expresses one of the main organizers and spokesperson of this convoy, draped in a Palestinian keffiyeh.

Four days earlier, known for boarding a similar flotilla bound for Gaza in April 2025, he departed from the port of Progreso in the Yucatán, in eastern Mexico, to deliver 14 tons of food aid, medical supplies, 73 solar panels, and a dozen bicycles to Cuba, collected by various NGOs and by Morena, the political party of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Chartered planes from Europe and Miami, as well as two sailboats briefly lost before their arrival in Havana, complete this convoy of nearly 35 tons of aid.

Context: The article follows the journey of a humanitarian convoy from Mexico to Cuba carrying aid and supplies, with references to historical events and symbolism related to Cuba’s revolutionary past.

Fact Check: The date mentioned in the article, April 2025, is likely a typographical error as it is in the future.