Nuestra América flotilla becomes global convoy, to converge in Havana March 21

Organisers representing an international coalition of progressive movements, trade unions and solidarity groups announced in mid-February 2026 that the Nuestra América mission has expanded from a maritime flotilla into a global convoy that will converge on Havana’s Malecón on 21 March 2026. The organisers’ website says the convoy will mobilize by air, land, and sea and instructs participants to “meet us on the Malecón where the convoy will converge on 21 March in an act of solidarity with the Cuban people.”

The mission’s stated aim is to deliver food, medicine and other critical supplies to “homes, hospitals, schools, and families in need,” and organisers are soliciting funds to “purchase the food and medicine that we will bring to the Cuban people.” Organiser messaging repeats the slogan, “Together, we can break the siege, save lives, and stand up for the cause of Cuban self‑determination.” James Schneider, identified as communications director for Progressive International and former public relations adviser to Jeremy Corbyn, said UN experts warn intensive care units and emergency rooms are compromised and accused the Trump administration of fostering a humanitarian crisis.

Logistics posted on the convoy FAQ specify that participants should “aim to arrive before” 21 March 2026 to prepare aid deliveries and participation in the mobilization. On 21 March participants are to drop humanitarian aid at a designated collection point; organisers say exact coordinates will be announced in the coming days. The site also issues a legal advisory for US citizens and those traveling through the United States to consult OFAC regulations on travel to Cuba and participation in authorized humanitarian projects under § 515.575.

Groups named in planning and promotion include NACC, Progressive International, and CodePink, and organisers say several members of the Global Sumud Flotilla are involved. Latinamericareports cites endorsements from Jeremy Corbyn, Greta Thunberg, Democratic Socialists of America co‑chairs Megan Romer and Ashik Siddique, and Ada Colau, former mayor of Barcelona. Commondreams frames the Cuba mission as inspired by Global Sumud Flotilla campaigns and reports participating groups planning maritime departures “from across the Caribbean Sea.”

Public materials and secondary sources provide wider context: Latinamericareports notes Cuba’s international solidarity record, including more than 24,000 Cuban doctors working in 56 countries and Cuba’s development and export of a domestic Covid‑19 vaccine. Organisers and allied outlets frame the convoy as a response to what they describe as escalating US pressure on the island.

Not all reported details align. An English Wikipedia entry lists a first convoy departure from Barcelona on 29 March 2026 and asserts earlier Mediterranean flotilla operations involving over 50 vessels and incidents in August and September 2025, including a fire on 9 September 2025 in northern Tunisia. Those timelines would conflict with the organisers’ March 21 convergence and appear to conflate prior Mediterranean/Gaza flotilla activity with the Cuba mission; organisers’ schedules, vessel manifests, the exact collection coordinates in Havana, endorsement confirmations and any Cuban government agreements remain to be verified.

Organisers say they will announce collection‑point coordinates and further operational details; until then the Convoy’s call for arrivals before 21 March and the OFAC advisory are the clearest, actionable items available to prospective participants and partners.