{"id":28163,"date":"2021-07-18T15:45:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T19:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=28163"},"modified":"2021-07-21T16:11:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T20:11:36","slug":"thousands-attend-rally-at-freedom-tower-demand-democracy-in-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/thousands-attend-rally-at-freedom-tower-demand-democracy-in-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Attend Rally At Freedom Tower, Demand Democracy In Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 3,000 people attended a rally on July 17 at the Freedom Tower on Biscayne Boulevard\u2014chanting \u201cPatria y Vida\u201d and \u201cLibertad\u201d as they waved Cuban and American flags\u2014to protest the deteriorating living conditions in Cuba.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28166\" style=\"width: 457px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rally-for-Democracy2-vert_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rally-for-Democracy2-vert_web.jpg 914w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rally-for-Democracy2-vert_web-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rally-for-Democracy2-vert_web-768x840.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">United: A group of people hold up posters demanding freedom for Cuba and other countries ruled by communist governments like Venezuela and Nicaragua. DANNA QUINTERO\/THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat\u2019s what\u2019s going to happen tonight, [we\u2019ll hear] the voices of those who are in Cuba fighting against communism and for their freedom,\u201d Miami Dade College President Madeline Pumariega said in Spanish, as she addressed the crowd at the rally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more than a week, people have called for an end to the 62-year-old communist regime in Cuba, which has caused the deterioration of the country\u2019s economy and left its residents without basic goods and services, medical attention, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuban-American singer and actor Jencarlos Canela, who graduated from the New World School of the Arts, organized the rally. International artists and activists\u2014including Emilio Estefan and Willy Chirino\u2014joined protestors as they marched for hours in the area blocked off by police.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event featured a montage of 150 videos of the island while people sang the lyrics of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/patria-y-vida-calls-for-cubans-everywhere-to-speak-out-against-the-regime\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patria y Vida<\/span><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">, a song that has become an anthem for Cuban freedom<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The rally concluded when the Freedom Tower was illuminated in red, white and blue to represent the Cuban flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the 1960s and 70s, the Freedom Tower, considered by many as the \u201cEllis Island of the South,\u201d served as a processing point in Miami for Cuban refugees who sought political asylum from Fidel Castro\u2019s regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28165\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28165 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rally-for-Democracy3_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rally-for-Democracy3_web.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rally-for-Democracy3_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rally-for-Democracy3_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rally-for-Democracy3_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Rally-for-Democracy3_web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fighting For Freedom: A man holds up a sign that reads &#8220;Patria Y Vida,&#8221; the slogan, which means &#8220;Homeland and Life,&#8221; has become a rallying point for people protesting against the Cuban government. 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