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In the face of this urgent and worsening situation, our material solidarity is imperative. We are speaking with our friends in Cuba who are hopeful they will overcome this situation, and are grateful for all of the solidarity shown across the world. Let’s grow our solidarity for the Cuban people as they face US imperial attacks on their country. Let Cuba live!
The Assata Shakur Brigade is going to Cuba this summer! It will be a 9 day Brigade, 6th-15th August, for a total cost of £995. We will take part in a 4-day conference about Fidel Castro’s life and legacy, visit hospitals, educational institutions, museums, and take part in voluntary agricultural work, all while delivering critical supplies in solidarity with the revolution.
Apply now! More details and application form here.
To donate, please go to our fundrazr page.
If you would like to help us to organise a fundraiser locally to you, please get in touch at assatashakurbrigade@gmail.com.
If you would like to donate items directly, please look at the list of needed supplies:
Only got a minute? Here’s what you can do
- Order us iron tablets, folic acid tablets, and multi-vitamins
- Got any old devices lying around? Wipe them and send them to us, along with any spare cables or USB sticks
- Buy some cheap medicine everytime you go to the shop, bring it to our next event
- Spare garden equipment, tools, or DIY bits? If it’s in good condition, we can take it
High Priority
- Iron tablets
- Pads, tampons, menstrual cups, reusable/washable pads, period underwear
- Vitamins, especially pregnancy multivitamins, folic acid, omega-3, and liquid-form vitamins
- Condoms, birth control pills, dental dams, spermicide, pregnancy tests, and other sexual health supplies
- Agricultural tools (trowels, small shovels, clippers/shears, dibbers, grafting tape and ties) and clothing (gardening gloves)
- Solar panels and solar batteries
- Cables (any type, USB-C and specialist best; no British plugs)
- Devices: laptops, phones, tablets, projectors
- Rechargable and hand-crank torches
- Solar, rechargable, and hand-crank fans
- Solar lights
- Child-specific medicine (chewable vitamins/medicine, liquid-form medicine)
- Prescription and specialist medicine (any, as long as unexpired)
- Medical supplies: gauze, bandages, plasters, catheters/tubing, syringes/needles, etc
- Medial devices: blood pressure cuffs, oximeters, glucose strips, inhalers, glass thermometers (non-electric), hearing aids
- Topical treatments: steroid ointment/cream, antibiotic cream, deep freeze, deep heat, antiseptic cream/liquid, bedsore cream
- All common medicine (painkillers, aspirin, statins, etc)
- Tools and DIY items: hammers, scissors, pliers, duct tape, superglue, fuses, drills and drill bits, spare parts, wire, rope, zip ties, sewing kits, etc
- Power banks
- Toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss (especially children’s toothpaste)
Medium Priority
- Children’s shoes
- Musical instruments (small enough to fit in a suitcase)
- Whole milk powder (unopened)
- Polarised sunglasses; reading glasses (with strength labelled)
- Electronics: keyboards, computer mice, USB drives, wired headphones
- Electrolytes and rehydration powder
- Walking aids
- Suncream
- Compression socks
- Hot water bottles (new)
- Nappies (children’s and adults)
- Gender affirming care (binders, packers, testosterone gel)
- School supplies: whiteboards, pens, pencils, paper (packed, not loose), notebooks, paint (unopened), brushes, crayons, stationary, gluesticks, markers, tape, rubbers, stickers, staplers, sticky tac)
- Children’s items (small items, non-battery powered, such as stickers, building blocks, numeracy and educational games, school-relevent items, craft kits)
- Other general toiletaries (nail clippers, combs)
- PPE: N95 masks, surgical gowns
- Soap bars
Low Priority
- Children’s clothes (smaller, hot weather items)
- Liquid soap, shower gel, shampoo, general shower items
- Insect repellent sprays
- Candles (small)
- Children’s toys (very small items such as toy cars, card games, puzzles, colouring books)
- Packaged food (hard sweets, energy bars, canned tuna, Kendal mint cake / emergency rations)
- Spices (in small, unopened bags)
- Hand sanitiser
- Household items: food bag clips, handheld makeup mirrors
No thanks
- Small batteries (we can’t bring many on flights)
- Adult clothes
- Big toys and stuffed animals
- English langage media (Spanish children’s books welcome)
- British plugs
- Expired medicine
- Broken or heavily worn items
- Opened food
- Fresh food
- Drinks