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Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (Spanish: Comités de Defensa de la Revolución), or CDR, is a network of committees across Cuba. The organizations are designed to put medical, educational or other campaigns into national effect, and to report "counter-revolutionary" activity.
History
The CDR system was formed on September 28, 1960, following the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista during the Cuban Revolution. The slogan of the CDR is, "¡En cada barrio, Revolución!" ("In every neighborhood, Revolution!") It claims a membership of 7.6 million.
Work
The CDR officials have the duty to monitor the activities of each person in their respective blocks. There is an individual file kept on each block resident, some of which reveal the internal dynamics of households. According to Maida Donate-Armada of the Cuban American National council, "Citizens must be careful of their actions and of what they say, as they are being constantly monitored."
Other responsibilities include arranging festivals, administrating voluntary community projects and organizing mass rallies. The CDRs are organized on a geographical basis and act as a center for many who do not work in farms or factories, hence the committees have a large proportion of female membership.
References
- Hugh Thomas : Cuba, the pursuit of freedom p.996
- http://info.lanic.utexas.edu/project/asce/about/history/annex2.pdf
External links
- Official CDR site, in Spanish
- CDR site in the Communist Party page, in Spanish
- Newsfeed about the CDR
- Photo of a CDR meeting point in Havana
- Role and structure of the CDR in Cuba