Economic sanctions are often sold as a “peaceful alternative” to war. In reality, they often mean blocked medicine, shortages of food, collapsing public services, and suffering for ordinary people. They do not land on governments alone, they land on families, children, patients, and workers.
Sanctions are especially deadly for children because they:
- Increase water-borne illness and diarrheal disease
- Contribute to low birth weight and infant health complications
- Drive hunger and malnutrition
- Block access to cancer treatment and organ transplants
- Restrict antibiotics, insulin, and other common medicines
- Prevent emergency relief during natural disasters
From Cuba to Gaza and beyond, collective punishment is being normalized while families suffer the consequences.
Join us on Capitol Hill for Sanctions Kill briefing, hosted by the offices of Delia Ramirez and Nydia Velázquez. The briefing will include experts to present extensive research which has found that unilateral economic sanctions cause as many deaths worldwide as armed conflict, and a majority of the dead are small children. They will present details about how the six-decade-long blockade of Cuba, particularly the recent oil blockade, is causing a humanitarian crisis and endangering the lives of children. We will also hear what Cuban Americans think about this policy.
Tentative Schedule
- 9:30 AM – Check-in and prep meeting in Rayburn Cafeteria
- 10:00 AM-11:30 AM – Deliver educational material to Congressional offices
- 11:30 AM – Lunch in Rayburn Cafeteria
- 12:30 PM – Set up in briefing room
- 1:00-2:30 PM – Briefing with Representatives and experts
- 2:30 PM – Possible protest outside of the building
- 3:00 PM – Debrief and next steps
Join Us
If you believe no child should die because medicine was blocked, no patient should suffer because of financial restrictions, and no family should be collectively punished for political goals, join us.
WHEN
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WHERE
Rayburn Cafeteria
45 Independence Ave SW,
Washington, DC , DC 20515,
United States,
CONTACT
Michelle ·