The May Day parade in Las Tunas left stories of common people committed to a more just future.

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Litz Ruz Ramírez arrived at the Major General Vicente García González Revolution Plaza this May Day, sporting her white coat. As a first-degree resident in Orthopedics and Traumatology, she carries the conviction that Cuba is experiencing a historic moment of strength and resilience.

“Being here, squeezing in and out among so many generations of healthcare workers, is a source of pride,” the doctor asserted. “Even more so when an international campaign to discredit Cuban doctors is brewing around the world. We raise our flags to reaffirm that we will follow the same path of humanism, anywhere on the planet."

"Personnel from the Ernesto Guevara Hospital collaborate in more than 31 countries. Our daily challenge is to honor those values and defend quality services, despite the scarcity of resources. Today's occasion is a reminder of how to be better."
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Jaime Rosselló carried his son on his shoulders. He said he was following a tradition he would have loved when he was a child. The little boy, who had a keen eye on everything on this proletarian holiday, also learned that there is a joy beyond in the many who greeted them, amidst flags and balloons.

Jaime is a lineman for the Las Tunas Electric Company. Duty has taken him to Pinar del Río on several occasions, as well as to Guantánamo and Havana. When his duty calls, he must leave his family and work without a schedule to restore power. In distant lands, he has learned the strength of his community and the value of helping others. With her son in his arms, he expressed his pride in belonging to the Vicente García contingent and honoring this status. He speaks little, but has a genuine conviction, a heartbeat of the people.
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Behind the microphone, she inspires the entire telecommunications sector. Bertha Zamora Velis has over 29 years in the union; she knows how it functions like the back of her hand. This May Day, she rekindled her troops and called on them to join their voices in the collective clamor.

"I know what it means to stand by the working class and the immense commitment to fight for our rights in these difficult times of objective economic tensions," she affirmed. "We can never lose sight of the fact that the workers honor the call of the homeland with sacrifice."

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Wearing red caps and sweaters, they arrived at the Plaza de la Revolución. They came from Italy to experience the proletariat march in Las Tunas. They speak Spanish a little, but they appreciate the strength of the people who arrived almost at dawn to organize and represent their workplace, neighborhood, or school.

Roberto Vansulli and Donato Supino are members of the May Day solidarity brigade; both said they have felt an almost vivid warmth here, on the Balcón de Oriente (Cuba's Eastern Balcony). That's why they are coming for the fifth time to march and enjoy the experience.

They said what they liked most was seeing the calm, confident children alongside their families. "That intergenerational ritual in Cuba is gold; it's a beacon for the rest of the world, it's life," Roberto explained.
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Thus, amidst the red, white, blue... and many other tinges, the rendezvous with the soul of the unredeemed Island multiplied in stories of common people who continue striving for a more prosperous and just country.