Communist Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass visited Cuba 15 times since 1973 many with the Cuban “Venceremos Brigade”
Karen Bass visited Cuba with the Venceremos Brigade in 1973. This was during her early 20s. Bass has described the trip as part of her personal and political growth, offering her an opportunity to learn about Cuba’s socialist system and U.S. foreign policy from a different perspective.
Karen Bass’s involvement with the Venceremos Brigade in the 1970s consisted of traveling to Cuba.

Bass has acknowledged her participation in the Brigade and described it as part of her broader political awakening during her youth.