Protests with unique twists highlight another day of demonstrations for Cuban freedom

Tropical Park protest provides safe place for children to learn and participate

MIAMI ā€“ For more than a week, protests in Miami-Dade County have taken over roads and neighborhoods.

On Sunday it was at Tropical Park in Miami, where hundreds of people gathered with flags and lined the streets.

It was a safe environment for children, many getting the opportunity to be a part of history and learning about Cuban history for the first time.

It was also in Little Havana. Thatā€™s where the group Students for a Free Cuba organized a silent protest.

Many held signs with the names and faces of people who disappeared in Cuba. More than 100 people have been arrested or are missing while protesting Cubaā€™s current regime.

Rare protests on the communist-run island have the attention of Cuban-Americans across the world, including in Miami.

Local college students want more young people to become educated on what is happening in Cuba.

ā€œWhat we want to do is bring attention to the fact that people are being beaten on the streets, there are people bleeding out, women, children, youth, that shouldnā€™t be happening anywhere,ā€ said Gabriella Gutierrez with Students for a Free Cuba.

The people marching also decided to wear white to honor those who are currently missing in Cuba.

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Eden Checkol co-anchors Local 10's 10 p.m. weeknight newscast on WSFL and also reports on WPLG newscasts. Sheā€™s a Minnesota native who is thrilled to leave the snow behind and call South Florida home.

Bridgette Matter joined the Local 10 News team as a reporter in July 2021. Before moving to South Florida, she began her career in South Bend, Indiana and spent six years in Jacksonville as a reporter and weekend anchor.