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إعلان هافانا الأول والثاني
Nowhere are the questions of revolutionary strategy that today confront men and women on the front lines of struggles in the Americas addressed with greater truthfulness and clarity than in these two documents, adopted by million-strong assemblies of the Cuban people in 1960 and 1962. These uncompromising indictments of imperialist plunder and "the exploitation of man by man" continue to stand as manifestos of revolutionary struggle by working people the world over.
"A new preface, a special twelve-page section of black and white photographic plates, glossary, chronology, and index . . . . Remains as sharply focused a call to revolutionary struggle today as it was forty-five years ago. A valuable contribution to Cuban history and political rhetoric shelves."-Wisconsin Bookwatch
Preface by Mary-Alice Waters, 12-page photo section, chronology, glossary, index.
119 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2007
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About the author
Mary-Alice Waters
78 books16 followersSocialist feminist, journalist and activist in the United States.
Waters became involved in Trotskyist politics at a young age, and joined the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in the 1960s. She became the editor of their youth paper, Young Socialist, and the national secretary of the Young Socialist Alliance.
In the early 1980s, Waters, along with Jack Barnes and others in the SWP leadership, began to reject the label of "Trotskyism" and the theory of Permanent Revolution, in favour of building links with the Cuban Communist Party and Sandinista National Liberation Front.
Today, Waters is the President of the Pathfinder Press and the editor of New International magazine. She has written a number of books on political topics.
Waters became involved in Trotskyist politics at a young age, and joined the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in the 1960s. She became the editor of their youth paper, Young Socialist, and the national secretary of the Young Socialist Alliance.
In the early 1980s, Waters, along with Jack Barnes and others in the SWP leadership, began to reject the label of "Trotskyism" and the theory of Permanent Revolution, in favour of building links with the Cuban Communist Party and Sandinista National Liberation Front.
Today, Waters is the President of the Pathfinder Press and the editor of New International magazine. She has written a number of books on political topics.
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January 16, 2024
good intro, incredible documents, and a great option for your first political book in spanish (it's short). make sure to listen to the audio recording of fidel delivering the segunda declaracion as well)
January 26, 2021
Καταπληκτικό! Τα θέματα που διαπραγματεύονται στην Πρώτη και Δεύτερη διακήρυξη της Αβάνας είναι ακόμα και σήμερα επίκαιρα. Τρομερό το παράδειγμα της Κούβας.
Viva la revolución
Viva la revolución
November 4, 2025
From the very beginning the Cuban Revolution was internationalist! They hoped to encourage and assist revolutions throughout Latin America, where they had the most influence.
(As anyone who has read a bit of Trotsky and Russian history knows, "world revolution" was associated with Lenin and Trotsky; "socialism in one country" was the slogan of Stalin. The Communist International became simply an instrument of Soviet foreign policy, until Stalin dissolved it as a war-time favor to Roosevelt. The "Communists" were not trying to take over the world by fomenting revolution everywhere. They were trying to have "peaceful existence" with US and other imperialism, thinking that "buffer zones" would protect them in the age of missiles. They were trying to prevent socialist revolutions but were not always successful at doing so. There's a lot of history to read before you will fully understand this. Don't take my word, or anyone else's for it).
These are two manifestos of revolutionary struggle on a continental scale. Both were written by the central leadership of the revolution, which still consisted of three groups, in the process of unification. They were then read by Fidel Castro to enormous crowds voicing approval. The first was September of 1960; the second in February of 1962. These were printed in many languages and spread across Lattin America and beyond. These posed a direct challenge to the viewpoint of the pro-Moscow Stalinist parties in Latin America and around the world. The preface by Mary-Alice Waters gives the international context, which is key for the documents, including what was happening in the Black struggle in the US at the time. A chronology elaborates on this, covering events from 1952 to 1967.
I also recommend: To Speak the Truth: Why Washington's 'cold War' Against Cuba Doesn't End, Dynamics of the Cuban Revolution: A Marxist Appreciation. ...
(As anyone who has read a bit of Trotsky and Russian history knows, "world revolution" was associated with Lenin and Trotsky; "socialism in one country" was the slogan of Stalin. The Communist International became simply an instrument of Soviet foreign policy, until Stalin dissolved it as a war-time favor to Roosevelt. The "Communists" were not trying to take over the world by fomenting revolution everywhere. They were trying to have "peaceful existence" with US and other imperialism, thinking that "buffer zones" would protect them in the age of missiles. They were trying to prevent socialist revolutions but were not always successful at doing so. There's a lot of history to read before you will fully understand this. Don't take my word, or anyone else's for it).
These are two manifestos of revolutionary struggle on a continental scale. Both were written by the central leadership of the revolution, which still consisted of three groups, in the process of unification. They were then read by Fidel Castro to enormous crowds voicing approval. The first was September of 1960; the second in February of 1962. These were printed in many languages and spread across Lattin America and beyond. These posed a direct challenge to the viewpoint of the pro-Moscow Stalinist parties in Latin America and around the world. The preface by Mary-Alice Waters gives the international context, which is key for the documents, including what was happening in the Black struggle in the US at the time. A chronology elaborates on this, covering events from 1952 to 1967.
I also recommend: To Speak the Truth: Why Washington's 'cold War' Against Cuba Doesn't End, Dynamics of the Cuban Revolution: A Marxist Appreciation. ...
August 23, 2015
FIVE STARS! Should be required reading for all High School classrooms: see what the 60's were really like. The vast oversimplifications presented in US history does not hold a ligh to the actual text of those we attacked.
September 4, 2015
I read this in English. I hope that it will find its way to an Arabic audience, especially after Egypt of Jan 25.
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