“CUBA is the mother of us all and we are her children, because of her, we must walk united”
Fundamentals
The CUBA FIRST Platform is a collaborative work project between opposition groups, inside and outside Cuba. It encourages the generalization of the democratic struggle, encouraging non-violent individual and group actions motivated by political consciousness.
CUBA FIRST defends the liberal political ideals of José Martí, as well as the humanist thought of true Cuban heroes. The principles it defends are the equal rights of all Cuban citizens, respect for individual thought, freedom of expression, freedom of association, the promotion and growth of private management and the defense of legal security for entrepreneurship. It includes in its program the full restoration of citizenship and its rights to Cubans residing abroad.
CUBA FIRST seeks to strengthen the relationship between opposition groups, projects and development of actions against the regime to extend the democratic programs and ideals of the new Cuba. No ideological conditions will be placed, since diversity of thought is the basic principle of democracy, respect for individual and group criteria.
We must put CUBA FIRST! As the independent Cuban journalist Camila Acosta said: “If you agree with the Dictatorship in something, you have to analyze yourself.”
