Havana, Cuba_ La Colina was taken by assault this Monday night by children, adolescents and young people, who did not let a single open space in the anti-blockade swarm of the Plaza Cadenas at the University of Havana, Granma newspaper reported.
Above the heads in the crowd you could see colorful characters such as stilt walkers, teetering between people, juggling on their feet stick or distributing red flyers with the slogan I Vote against the Blockade, in white.
On the steps, sitting close together or jumping near the Alma Mater, many people looked for the perfect angle where the beautiful sculptures remain in the frame for the selfies to be published in Facebook. Never a free Wi-Fi connection had a wider social use in a few square meters.
On the right, the artists of the Art Instructors School were painting an alligator between walls. In the center, the company Paso a Paso mixed with students in a flashmob and put everybody to move to the tune of the denounce.
Ixchel Hernandez, young Cuban dancer said enthusiastically "I had never enjoyed this much for a just cause, the blockade must over." Meanwhile, cybernetics student Julian Martos Fariñas said: "This day is moved, with a lot of joy."
Nearby, at the university stadium, Cuban sport glories joined the day. Javier Sotomayor, world record holder in the high jump, said "Sport is one of the most affected sectors of the country, and yet we have more than 200 Olympic and world medals. Nevertheless, we are here with young people. I also say NO to the blockade. "
After, the music ceased for an exact hour and under a fine drizzle, Josefina Vidal, General Director for the United States at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke with young people, sitting on a stool.
"President Obama will complete its mandate within three months, he leaves, but the blockade remains," Vidal said.
She spoke calmly, persuasively, stopping in detailed explanations of complex issues, which for the first time many understood.
"I knew of the existence of the blockade before coming to study in Cuba, but I was not aware of how it affects his people," lamented Tylor Norris, American student of Spanish at the University of Havana.
"I liked being part of this complaint and of the joy, music and dancing," she added smiling.
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