Rock Around the Blockade

Rock Around the Blockade Rock around the Blockade is a British campaign in defence of socialist Cuba. Since then we have sent 11 brigades to Cuba, providing material aid to Cuban youth.

We campaign actively:
- against the US blockade of Cuba;
- in solidarity with revolutionary movements throughout Latin America.
- against the imperialist occupation and prison at Guantanamo Bay;
- for a boycott of Bacardi, supporter of the Miami mafia

Cuba shows that there is an alternative to poverty, racism and war. We use this example to support working class struggles in Britain and to show t

hat socialism is the only system that can provide for humanity. RATB was founded in 1995 by members and supporters of the Revolutionary Communist Group. In Britain we organise protests, educational meetings, film showings and live music events. We provide a voice for Cuba through our website and our blog, www.ratbnews.blogspot.com. In February/March 2008 we organised a speaking tour across Britain with three Cuban revolutionaries, including Orlando Borrego, comrade of Che Guevara. Around 2,700 people came to meetings to hear about Cuban socialism. In 2010 RATB finished work on a documentary film, Cuba: Defending Socialism, Resisting Imperialism, filmed during the 2009 Rock around the Blockade solidarity brigade to Cuba. The film includes interviews with Cubans from all walks of life and shows Cubans celebrating 50 years of the Revolution on Mayday 2009. Want to be a part of Rock around the Blockade? Then get in touch today and help us build solidarity with Cuba.

On 29 January US President Trump signed an Executive Order imposing a total oil blockade, threatening any country that s...
09/02/2026

On 29 January US President Trump signed an Executive Order imposing a total oil blockade, threatening any country that sells oil to Cuba with punitive tariffs. This is a massive intensification of the 60-year genocidal US blockade of Cuba. Trump has threatened Cuba to ‘make a deal before it is too late’. This dramatic escalation follows the US hijacking of oil tankers bound for Cuba, cutting off 30,000 barrels per day of subsidised oil provided by Venezuela. Cuba is suffering from daily blackouts due to fuel shortages. The aim is clear: to strangle the Cuban Revolution to death.

Supporters of RATB and the Revolutionary Communist Group joined a national day of action in solidarity with Cuba against these attacks.

GO TO bit.ly/defendcuba TO FIND A PICKET NEAR YOU!Supporters of RATB and the Revolutionary Communist Group have called a...
06/02/2026

GO TO bit.ly/defendcuba TO FIND A PICKET NEAR YOU!

Supporters of RATB and the Revolutionary Communist Group have called a day of action in support of socialist Cuba. On 29 January US President Trump signed an Executive Order imposing a total oil blockade, threatening any country that sells oil to Cuba with punitive tariffs. This is a massive intensification of the 60-year genocidal US blockade of Cuba. Trump has threatened Cuba to ‘make a deal before it is too late’. This dramatic escalation follows the US hijacking of oil tankers bound for Cuba, cutting off 30,000 barrels per day of subsidised oil provided by Venezuela. Cuba is suffering from daily blackouts due to fuel shortages. The aim is clear: to strangle the Cuban Revolution to death.

Join us this Saturday (7th Feb) to expose British complicity in imperialist attempt to subjugate revolutionary Cuba. The call is urgent. We must oppose this imperialist aggression and defend the gains of revolutionary Cuba in housing, healthcare and material anti-imperialist solidarity around the world! VIVA CUBA!

GO TO bit.ly/defendcuba TO FIND A PICKET NEAR YOU!Supporters of RATB and the Revolutionary Communist Group have called a...
03/02/2026

GO TO bit.ly/defendcuba TO FIND A PICKET NEAR YOU!

Supporters of RATB and the Revolutionary Communist Group have called a day of action in support of socialist Cuba. On 29 January US President Trump signed an Executive Order imposing a total oil blockade, threatening any country that sells oil to Cuba with punitive tariffs. This is a massive intensification of the 60-year genocidal US blockade of Cuba. Trump has threatened Cuba to ‘make a deal before it is too late’. This dramatic escalation follows the US hijacking of oil tankers bound for Cuba, cutting off 30,000 barrels per day of subsidised oil provided by Venezuela. Cuba is suffering from daily blackouts due to fuel shortages. The aim is clear: to strangle the Cuban Revolution to death.

Join us this Saturday (7th Feb) to expose British complicity in imperialist attempt to subjugate revolutionary Cuba. The call is urgent. We must oppose this imperialist aggression and defend the gains of revolutionary Cuba in housing, healthcare and material anti-imperialist solidarity around the world! VIVA CUBA!

26/01/2026

Watch the videos from our Hands Off Venezuela webinar NOW on YouTube . Link in our bio.

13/01/2026

Join us for this important webinar to hear from two activists in Venezuela reporting on the mass protests and resistance, rejecting the bombings and demanding the return of president Maduro. Don't swallow the lies of the Guardian and BBC, the Bolivarian Revolution is alive and kicking!

We will also hear from activists in Britain about how the British state is complicit in this attack on Venezuelan sovereignty.

You can either join online or go along to one of the many in-person watch parties which are being organised around the country. What's this space and follow us on Instagram as the watch party locations will be announced soon.

To check the list of watch parties go to bit.ly/vzlawatch

To register to join online go to bit.ly/vzlaonline

Join us for this important webinar to hear from two activists in Venezuela reporting on the mass protests and resistance...
07/01/2026

Join us for this important webinar to hear from two activists in Venezuela reporting on the mass protests and resistance, rejecting the bombings and demanding the return of president Maduro. Don't swallow the lies of the Guardian and BBC, the Bolivarian Revolution is alive and kicking!

We will also hear from activists in Britain about how the British state is complicit in this attack on Venezuelan sovereignty.

You can either join online or go along to one of the many in-person watch parties which are being organised around the country. What's this space and follow us on Instagram as the watch party locations will be announced soon.

To check the list of watch parties go to bit.ly/vzlawatch

To register to join online go to bit.ly/vzlaonline

Join us for this important webinar to hear from venezuelans on the ground about what is happening and what will happen f...
06/01/2026

Join us for this important webinar to hear from venezuelans on the ground about what is happening and what will happen following the abduction of their president Nicolas Maduro and the bombing of Caracas by the United States.

We will also hear from activists in Britain about how the British state is complicit in this attack on Venezuelan sovereignty.

You can either join online or go along to one of the many in-person watch parties which are being organised around the country. What's this space and follow us on Instagram as the watch party locations will be announced soon.

To check the list of watch parties go to bit.ly/vzlawatch

To register to join online go to bit.ly/vzlaonline

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01/01/2026

On August 13 2026, the Cuban people will celebrate the 100th birthday of their great revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro. For 365 days leading up to the event, Cubans and followers of Fidel Castro around the world are celebrating his legacy and remembering his immense contribution to socialism.

His legacy survives through the Cuban revolution, which despite constant attack by the imperialist powers, remains committed to upholding the pillars of human dignity that Fidel fought for his entire life.

The Revolutionary Communist Group and Rock Around The Blockade join the millions of people from every corner of the globe who claim Fidel as their own, in this tribute to his life and legacy.

Watch the video on our YouTube channel: ratbcuba (link in bio).

01/01/2026

On August 13 2026, the Cuban people will celebrate the 100th birthday of their great revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro. For 365 days leading up to the event, Cubans and followers of Fidel Castro around the world are celebrating his legacy and remembering his immense contribution to socialism.

His legacy survives through the Cuban revolution, which despite constant attack by the imperialist powers, remains committed to upholding the pillars of human dignity that Fidel fought for his entire life.

The Revolutionary Communist Group and Rock Around The Blockade join the millions of people from every corner of the globe who claim Fidel as their own, in this tribute to his life and legacy.

Watch the full video on our YouTube channel: (link in bio).

Rock Around the Blockade and the Revolutionary Communist Group mobilised with other groups across the country to stand i...
24/12/2025

Rock Around the Blockade and the Revolutionary Communist Group mobilised with other groups across the country to stand in defence of the Venezuelan people against imperialist war. From London, in the belly of the beast, we echoed the demands of the risen Venezuelan people who are taking action to defend their revolution.

The British state has consistently offered its support to the US’s imperialist aggression in the hopes of getting its own share of the spoils. While the US and Britain plot the plunder of the world, Venezuela has offered its support to the people of Palestine and Cuba. We must defend the right of the Venezuelan to self-determination! We say, hands off Venezuela!

HANDS OFF VENEZUELA! Join us on 20th December @ 1pm - Trafalgar Square to protest imperialist war in Venezuela. The Trum...
15/12/2025

HANDS OFF VENEZUELA! Join us on 20th December @ 1pm - Trafalgar Square to protest imperialist war in Venezuela. The Trump administration is constantly threatening an invasion, and has already slaughtered dozens of Venezuelans by bombing non-military boats off the coast. The British state assists in this aggression by continuing to claim that the elected government of Nicolás Maduro is somehow illegitimate, and hoarding gold in the Bank of England worth £1.5bn that belongs to the Venezuelan state.

Throughout all of this Venezuelans have remained strong and have mobilised to defend their right to self determination and their revolution from imperialist savagery. The time is now to defend Venezuela and make our demands clear: HANDS OFF VENEZUELA!!!

11/12/2025

Our comrades are out on the streets of Oslo protesting the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to María Corina Machado, who is actively courting a war in Venezuela against the legitimately elected government of Nicolás Maduro. Hands off Venezuela! 🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪

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