The Cuban regime launched a national signature collection campaign this Sunday called "My Signature for the Homeland," presented as a "spontaneous" movement of civil society, but organized and directed by the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC).
Starting today, guestbooks are open in all communities, workplaces and educational institutions across the country to support the Declaration of the Cuban Revolutionary Government titled "Girón is today and always," issued on April 17.
The initiative was announced the day before by Yuniasky Crespo Baquero, head of the Ideological Department of the Central Committee of the PCC, during the closing of the V International Homeland Colloquium.
Crespo Baquero framed the campaign in terms of constitutional obligation. "Defending ourselves is not just a right; it is, as we enshrined in our Constitution, the greatest honor and the supreme duty of every Cuban," he noted.
The official propaganda of the regime, disseminated by the state-run Canal Caribe, urged Cubans to "affirm with our signatures the conviction to defend the homeland," turning the collection of signatures into an explicit act of political loyalty.
The statement that seeks to be supported by the signatures claims that Cuba will never be a trophy, nor a star of the American constellation, making a direct reference to the Trump administration.
This is not the first time the regime has resorted to this maneuver. In September 2025, it carried out a campaign identical from the 24th to the 30th of that month to support former president Nicolás Maduro in response to an alleged threat of military aggression against Venezuela.
On that occasion, the Ministry of Education mobilized students across all provinces and required signatures from children and adolescents under threat of being labeled as "counter-revolutionaries."
The organization Cubalex reported violations of children's rights, including the principle of the best interests of the child and the right to an education free from political pressures.
Critics and analysts point out that these campaigns operate as mechanisms of social control and coercion, as non-participation entails risks of being targeted and facing workplace or academic sanctions.
The campaign is launched at a time of acute tension. On January 3, a U.S. military operation in Venezuela culminated in the capture of Maduro and the death of 32 Cuban soldiers who were part of his personal escort.
On January 29, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14380, which imposed tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba, exacerbating the energy crisis that was already causing widespread blackouts across the island.
On April 16, the leader Miguel Díaz-Canel presided over an event at the corner of 23 and 12 in Vedado to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the proclamation of the socialist nature of the Cuban revolution, where he called on Cubans to be ready to fight.
That event was criticized for its low attendance and for the waste of resources amidst the crisis. The comedian Ulises Toirac described it as a waste of resources, while the announcer Laritza Camacho sarcastically remarked: "Screaming, slogans, and waste. What great character!".
Díaz-Canel himself acknowledged during the event that "there is absolutely no fuel for almost everything," a statement that contrasts with the triumphant rhetoric of the signature campaign launching today across the country.
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