Cuba resolution 260545

A rank-and-file Teamster urged an end to the 'multi-generational assault' on Cuban working people.

A surgical breast oncologist and leader of Philadelphia for Cuba described the humanitarian crisis under the embargo and urged adoption.

A Kensington-area property owner opposed the resolution, asking why Council debates Cuba while Kensington faces drug markets and disinvestment.

A retired School District employee from Germantown called the sanctions immoral and urged support.

An East Oak Lane resident with family in Havana described daily hardships under sanctions and urged support.

A Cuban-born Philadelphian said the embargo punishes the Cuban people, not the government, and urged engagement over isolation.

A Flip Philly Red member opposed the resolution, criticizing the Cuban government's record and Council's priorities.

Described a recent trip to Cuba, blackouts, and the strength of Cuban maternal and school health systems; urged support.

A Brewerytown resident who recently visited Cuba urged an end to the 'economic isolation and energy starvation' of Cuba.

The Socialist Workers Party candidate for lieutenant governor condemned the oil blockade and urged defense of the Cuban Revolution.

A Cuban American Philadelphian described the blockade's medical impacts and noted 117 similar resolutions passed nationwide.

Urged support, saying Cuba is not a threat and has much to teach on health care.