Hundreds of people gathered this past Saturday at Bayfront Park to call for freedom in Cuba and other South American Nations.
This past Saturday, July 31, hundreds of people rallied in Downtown Miami for freedom and a change in leadership in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Thousands of people gathered at Bayfront Park on Saturday afternoon for a musical event to denounce the communist regime in Cuba and call for further action from the U.S. Government. The outdoors event featured dozens of celebrities and artists including Gente de Zona, Willy Chirino, Albita, Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony, AnaMa and actor Andy García.
The rally is part of ongoing calls for action and intervention in the communist country of Cuba which started earlier in July. From Havana to Santiago, protesters took to the street on Sunday, July 11, in what has been the largest protest yet in the last decade. Here in the States, the Cuban people have already inspired thousands, who also joined in solidarity protests all the way from Little Havana in Miami to Times Square in NYC. [Featured image by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP]
Saturday’s event was hosted by the Bayfront Park Trust and City of Miami Commissioner Joe Carrollo…
and included appearances by Miami Mayor Francis Suárez and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
The overriding message was made very clear: “American needs to act and it needs to act now.”
As long as we have a voice, we’ll use it to call for Libertad for our brothers and sisters in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. As Americans, we have the moral obligation of standing up for democracy and human rights and that’s exactly why we are here today.#PATRIAYVIDA pic.twitter.com/GgCUrPDaG6
— Mayor Francis Suarez (@FrancisSuarez) August 1, 2021
Miami Dade Police Officers were also present at the event ensuring participants’ safety and showing their support for the cause.
Miami Police is present at the #llamadoporlalibertad event happening now at Bayfront park. Keeping our community safe and showing support for Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. Come join us. @ArtAcevedo pic.twitter.com/ANQg7ZHqno
— Miami PD (@MiamiPD) July 31, 2021
City officials were also joined by several artists which included Cuban-American musician Willy Chirino, Gente de Zona and AnaMa who offered free performances to protest freedom in Cuba.
Gente de Zona (@GdZOficial) have arrived to perform #PatriaYVida at freedom rally for Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela in Bayfront Park. #Miami #SOSCuba @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/LeKKKlSOFe
— Ryan Nelson (@RyanNelsonTV) August 1, 2021
Attendees branded the event as “more than just a concert,” calling it a “demonstration for libertad.”
#NEW: #Miami rally with music calling for freedom in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua happening now in #BayfrontPark.
Attendees say it’s not a concert, it’s a demonstration for ‘libertad.’ #SOSCuba #SOSNicaragua #SOSVenezuela @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/AOzgGXYfJL
— Ryan Nelson (@RyanNelsonTV) July 31, 2021
