On Saturday 20 July, the Revolutionary Communist Group/Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! picketed Esso in Mayfair, London to publicise and condemn the decision by ExxonMobil (Esso) to bring lawsuits against Cuban state companies (Corporation Climex SA and Union Cuba-Petrolio).
ExxonMobil hopes to make $280m from the lawsuits, brought before a US federal court ynder Title III of the Helms-Burton Act which was activated by President Trump in May 2019.
The demonstration also drew the links between the struggle against imperialism and the fight against climate change. ExxonMobil spends $41m per year lobbying against policies aimed at tackling climate change.
An attack on Cuba is an attack on the working class everywhere. We will continue to publicly target companies and individuals in Britain that attempt to capitalise on Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.
