The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) issued a statement condemning the deployment of United States military forces in the Caribbean Sea and described this action as a “redundant, unscrupulous act.”

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In a statement circulated last Friday on its social media networks, the organization denounced that the U.S. government is using “unfounded pretexts” to “threaten the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.”

The statement emphasizes that the Latin American Patria Grande, dreamed of by the heroes of independence, continues to be haunted by the “spirit of the Monroe Doctrine,” applied since the beginning of the 19th century, and which has been the foundation of “imperial interference” in the continent.

In this regard, Uneac recalled the warnings of José Martí in his 1891 essay, Our America, where he warned about the great dangers that persisted in the region.

Martí warned about the expansionism of the “seven-league giant”, referring to the US empire and its attempt at domination in America. He called on the unity of the American peoples to resist this threat, urging them to defend their identity and avoid being subjugated by foreign influence.

Faced with the escalation of aggression against Venezuela, UNEAC offered its solidarity to the sister Venezuelan nation, stressing that this is a “crucial time for the stability of the region”.

In the statement, Cuban writers and artists urged to work for “peace and independence of nations” and to face the threat of the current US government “from art and literature, with the bulwark of creation and culture.”

Likewise, the U.S. was urged to “prevent the undermining of the tenets of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace,” a text signed by the 33 member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in January 2014.

The organization urged to “endorse that memorable text and march together to forever banish the use and the threat of the use of force from our region,” as well as to “observe the principles of national sovereignty, equal rights, and the free determination of peoples.”

Organizations, political parties and social movements from various countries united in a World Day of Solidarity with Venezuela and for Peace in Latin America and the Caribbean under the slogan “Venezuela is not a threat, Venezuela is a hope”.

This day was held in response to the actions and threats of the US Government against Venezuela, including the deployment of military vessels and the increase of a reward for information about the country, actions perceived as an excuse for intervention and destabilization.

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