San Isidro Movement Protest at Meridian Hill Park and Cuban Embassy in Washington DC

Meridian Hill Park protest site in Washington DC on June 5, 2021

GardaWorld, Montreal, Canada based privately owned security services company, reported on the June 5th protest at Meridian Hill Park and outside Embassy of Cuba in Washington, DC and warned of possible "localized disruptions" by "activists affiliated with the San Isidro Movement (Movimiento San Isidro) and other civil society groups."

Activists and artists preparing for march to the Cuban Embassy

Thankfully, GardaWorld's concerns did not materialize and the protest as advertised remained nonviolent and orderly. 

Frente a la @EmbaCubaEEUU ahora mismo se escucha el grito de “@DiazCanelB singao”. pic.twitter.com/nSiUKMqQM7

— Norges Rodríguez (@norges14) June 6, 2021

Between 3pm and 7pm artists, activists and friends from Miami, New Jersey, New York, and the Washington DC area gathered around a stage. 

Photo: ADN Cuba

Stations were set up to make protest posters, banners, and taking pictures behind a mock up of a Cuban prison that said that "I am also a political prisoner."

The protest that began at Meridian Hill Park continued down the street to the Cuban Embassy at 7:00pm and continued through 9:00pm.

Photo: ADN Cuba

Activists gathered across the street from the Cuban embassy with banners of political prisoners, and played Cuban songs of freedom.

Cubanos frente a la embajada castrista en Washington. Foto: Captura

Images of political prisoners were projected on the side of the Embassy along with short videos of Cuban artists. One of them, Paquito D'Rivera said: "I cannot be there physically, but my heart is next to you. Supporting those people who are fighting hard because one day we can finally achieve freedom for our country."

El músico @PaquitoDRivera no puedo estar en Washington D.C. para protestar pero mandó un video que se proyectó en la fachada de la @EmbaCubaEEUU. pic.twitter.com/8rF3mKRqQy

— Norges Rodríguez (@norges14) June 6, 2021