On 6 May 2011, I had the privilege of speaking alongside the Cuban ambassador to London, Esther Armenteros, First Secretary of the Venezuelan embassy in London, Henry Suarez, Professor Tony Kapcia, director of the Cuban Research Forum and Alex Von Tunzelmann, author of Red Heat: Conspiracy, Murder and the Cold War in the Caribbean, at a Rock Around the Blockade event to celebrate the 50 anniversary of the victory at Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs) and the declaration of the socialist character of the Cuban Revolution.

An edited video of the event appears below and a full report of the event can be seen here: