Resolutions (updated March 7, 2023)

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The following U.S. City Councils, County Boards, State Legislatures, School Boards, Labor Councils, Unions, Workers Organizations, and other organizations have passed 76 resolutions which have addressed:

Supporting ending the U.S. embargo/blockade on Cuba, and
Saving Lives through scientific collaboration with Cuba regarding the Covid-19 Pandemic, and
Urging that Cuba be removed from the U.S. List of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT)

Some levels of these governmental units or labor unions have passed more than one resolution regarding Ending the Embargo, Saving Lives, and/or Removing Cuba from SSOT list. This is indicated next to the name of each with the name(s) of one or more resolutions. Units of government are now also sending letters individually signed by elected officials to the President and Congressional delegations.

These units of government and labor organizations together represent over 44 million people as part of their populations.

City Councils

Baltimore, Maryland (End the Embargo)

Berkeley, California (3 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives, Remove Cuba from SSOT list)

Boston, Massachusetts (End the Embargo)

Bloomington, Indiana (Remove from SSOT List and End the Embargo)

Brookline, Massachusetts (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2 resolutions: Saving Lives, End the Embargo)

Chicago, Illinois (End the Embargo)

Cleveland, Ohio (End the Embargo)

Detroit Michigan (End the Embargo)

Hartford, Connecticut (End the Embargo)

Helena, Montana (End the Embargo)

Madison, Wisconsin (End the Embargo)

Meridian Township, Michigan (End the Embargo)

Minneapolis, Minnesota (2 resolutions: Saving Lives, End the Embargo, Council letter on Removing Cuba from SSOT list)

New Haven, Connecticut (End the Embargo)

Oakland, California (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)

Richmond, California (3 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives & Remove Cuba from SSOT list)

Sacramento, California (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives)

St. Paul, Minnesota (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Welcoming Cuban diplomats and End the Embargo)

San Francisco, California (Saving Lives)

Santa Cruz, California (Saving Lives)

Seattle, Washington (2 resolutions: End the Embargo, Saving Lives

Somerville, Massachusetts (End the Blockade & Remove Cuba from SSOT list)

Windham and Willimantic, Connecticut (End the Blockade)

County Boards

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (End the Embargo)

Washtenaw County, Michigan (End the Blockade and Remove Cuba from SSOT list)

Wayne County, Michigan (End the Embargo)

State Legislatures

State of Alabama Senate (End the Embargo)

State of Illinois House of Representatives (End the Embargo)

State of Michigan Senate (End the Embargo)

State of Minnesota legislature (2 resolutions: End the Embargo passed in Senate and House, Saving Lives resolution introduced in Senate and House both in 2020 and 2021 sessions)

School Boards

Lennox Public Schools (Los Angeles)

Milwaukee Public Schools

Labor Councils, Unions and Workers Organizations

AFSCME 3800, Minnesota

AFT Local 2334 CUNY, Professional Staff Congress

Alameda Central Labor Council, California (Remove Cuba from SSOT List)

ATU Local 1005, Minnesota

Albany, New York, Labor Council

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)

California Federation of Labor (End the Blockade)

Coalition of Labor Union Women