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The comedian Ulises Toirac requested to avoid holding the march on October 28 in Cuba in honor of Commander Camilo Cienfuegos and called for measures to address the healthcare crisis, the chaos in assistance services, and the emergency the country is facing due to Storm Melissa.
"On the 28th, a mobilization that does not involve taking measures against the epidemic will be counterproductive, Melissa, and all the turmoil that is happening in this town," she wrote on her Facebook profile.
Toirac requested that if there is a march, it should be in solidarity with the people of Cuba, “and that it should not be about banners and congas, but about actions. It’s time, for God's sake,” he added.
His words generated a wave of support on social media. “They (the government) live in another reality and are not willing to lose power for the Cuban people,” commented a user.
Others reported a shortage of medicines, water, food, and electricity, while the leadership of the Communist Party organized political events. “This country is in a state of emergency of all kinds,” wrote an internet user from Baracoa.
The official call anticipates that more than 100,000 residents of Havana will participate in the march "against the blockade" and in honor of Camilo Cienfuegos, as part of the Camilo-Che Ideological Day.
However, the event comes at one of the most critical moments of the year, with hospitals overwhelmed by outbreaks of arbovirosis, blackouts of up to 18 hours, and the looming threat of Hurricane Melissa, which could affect eastern Cuba starting next Wednesday with torrential rains and destructive winds.
So far, the government has not announced specific preventive measures in response to the cyclone's approach.
A week ago, Toirac criticized the government's invitation to hold events in support of international causes—such as Venezuela or Palestine—while severe shortages continue within the country, emphasizing that the priority should be to address the multisystemic crisis that is suffocating Cuba.
He then emphasized that the internal situation seems to provide "the opportunity to mobilize demonstrations in support of... whatever is being supported outside of Cuba," even during working hours, when "the problems [...] are not so pressing (especially the economic ones) as to prevent spending and organizing."
Likewise, the actor Luis Alberto García expressed his rejection of the official marches and tribunes of the regime, in the current situation.
“Honestly, I don't think this national policrisis is the right context for continuing to create parades and platforms. The country is falling apart. Are those who breathe in that ‘other’ dimension they inhabit not aware? Do they know and still go ahead with their agendas?” he wrote on his Facebook profile.
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