[Peace] The Legacy of the 26th of July Movement

[Karen Aram]

WED, JUL 18 AT 7 PM CDT
The Legacy of the 26th of July Movement
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center · Urbana, IL

The PSL-CU branch, “Party for Socialist Liberation," will be reviewing the history of the Cuban revolution, its notable figures and reforms instituted by the 26th of July Movement, and a YouTube video analysis by 2016 PSL Presidential Candidate Gloria La Riva.

A group discussion will follow the presentation.

On July 26, 1953, a group of about 135 rebels led by Fidel Castro attacked the Moncada Barracks during the violent regime of U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. This date was memorialized after working-class Cubans had rallied to implement socialist reforms following their revolutionary victory.

John Vail wrote in his book, “Fidel Castro”, that the guerrillas’ actions received robust loyalty from working-class Cubans.

“The guerrillas had a dramatic impact on the lives of the campesinos. They pressured sugar mill owners to increase wages; those who refused would be given 24 hours in which they could either reconsider or watch their mills burn to the ground. The rebels began to reeducate illiterate campesinos, and their hospital treated not only their own wounded, but peasant families as well.”




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