Waving Cuban flags, the Ladies in White marched through Little Havana Sunday as the dissident group plans a larger march Wednesday.
Sunday’s march was held after a news conference with several Cuban dissident groups. Activists talked about the continued fight for democracy in Cuba after the death of Fidel Castro.
Sylvia Iriondo, President of MAR for Cuba, spoke passionately about the unity of the Cuban exile community in South Florida. “Community comprised of the old like us and the young of the men and the woman of the black and the white all united behind an ideal commitment for the freedom of Cuba,” said Iriondo.
The mothers and wives of political prisoners were accompanied by various Cuban exile groups including the American Missile Crisis Veteran Association. “Let the people know that United States and Cuba we are still fighting for the freedom of Cuba,” exclaimed Jorge Ruiz Rodriguez, president of the group.
All of the Cuban exile groups say that the death of Fidel Castro marks the end of a painful history in Cuba but there is still a lot of work to be done for the demise of communism on the island nation.
Frank Carrill, a veteran of the Florida Army National Guard, also took part in Sunday’s march to support the movement and protest for human rights and liberty in Cuba.
Miami Police assisted in the march and say it was peaceful with no incidents as they prepare for this week’s large demonstration. The rally will be held at the Bay of Pigs Monument in Little Havana on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
