The People's Forum Joint Initiative Writes Open Letter to President Biden to End Cuba Sanctions After Deadly Fire
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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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In response, The People's Forum an educational space and movement incubator for grassroots organizations and allied groups wrote an urgent and public appeal to President Biden.
Key Points:
- In response, The People's Forum an educational space and movement incubator for grassroots organizations and allied groups wrote an urgent and public appeal to President Biden.
- The letter was drafted because of the urgency of the situation and the immediate need to lift U.S. sanctions to allow international aid into the country.
- This fire, the largest in Cuban history, comes when Cuba is undergoing an energy crisis due to soaring global fuel costs and aging infrastructure.
- Due to the sanctions, there are long, complex processes to get licenses to send aid, usually taking months for approval.