{"id":5497,"date":"2021-11-18T10:57:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=5497"},"modified":"2021-11-18T10:57:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:57:56","slug":"walking-for-cuba-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/walking-for-cuba-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking For Cuba event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4382.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4382.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4382.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Sunday, November 21st, and will feature volunteers undertaking a 14km circular walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walkers meet at the Galway Atlantaquaria, sea point promenade at 2pm. From there they will take the coastal path towards South Park, along Claddagh quay and continue following the Eglinton canal towards the university. After crossing the salmon weir bridge, we will stop for refreshments, from there, we head to Spanish arch alone the river Corrib, Returning by the Claddagh back to the starting point<br>This walk is open to anyone who wishes to join in. Whether it be for a few hundred metres or a few kilometres, we welcome all support!<br>The people of Cuba are being hit particularly bad with Covid-19 cases at the moment. Despite the best efforts of the Cuban government and medics to manufacture vaccines and distribute them to the population as quickly as possible, the task has proved to be extremely difficult under the restrictions imposed by the all-encompassing US blockade on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuba needs international assistance to source raw materials necessary to make its vaccines. Cuba also needs assistance to purchase medicines to treat patients, both Covid and non-Covid, and this is where solidarity actions come in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019d like to take part in this walk, raise sponsorship or donate to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicuba-europa.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.medicuba-europa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mediCuba-Europa<\/a> Fund please get in touch today or click on this link<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/CSGI-Donate?fbclid=IwAR25SOHas5IFCQHPLNPWrJN2Z6j9ijCRPnH7U-zkRE9jbkzR287oTojzWcw\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/CSGI-Donate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday, November 21st, and will feature volunteers undertaking a 14km circular walk. Walkers meet at the Galway Atlantaquaria, sea point promenade at 2pm. From<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/walking-for-cuba-event\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101011,"featured_media":5498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7715,"url":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/cubas-foreign-minister-us-hostility-towards-cuba-hurts-both-countries\/","url_meta":{"origin":5497,"position":0},"title":"Cuba\u2019s Foreign Minister: US Hostility Towards Cuba Hurts Both Countries","author":"Editorial Team","date":"October 6, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Cuba\u2019s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez sat down with BT\u2019s Rania Khalek following the UN General Assembly to discuss why so many countries oppose the U.S. blockade, how U.S. official hostility towards Cuba hurts both countries and his own personal history volunteering in the liberation struggle of Angola against racist apartheid.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/category\/news\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2022-10-05-at-23.03.20.png?fit=741%2C414&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2022-10-05-at-23.03.20.png?fit=741%2C414&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2022-10-05-at-23.03.20.png?fit=741%2C414&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2022-10-05-at-23.03.20.png?fit=741%2C414&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2806,"url":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/walking-for-cuba\/","url_meta":{"origin":5497,"position":1},"title":"Walking for Cuba","author":"Editorial Team","date":"September 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"UPDATE! 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