"5 Days for the Cuban 5 " are About to Start in Washington DC
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Committee for the Freedom of the Cuba 5 |
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THE "5 DAYS FOR THE CUBAN 5" ARE ABOUT TO START IN
WASHINGTON DC
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March 31, 2012
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Starting this weekend, solidarity friends from different U.S.
cities, Canada and Europe will gather in the capital of the United States to
denounce the colossal injustice committed against the Cuban 5 and to demand
that President Obama immediately release these men whose only crime was
to defend their people from the scourge of terrorism. Until the Cuban 5
return to their homeland the solidarity movement will continue to demand that
the U.S. government grant regular visas to all the family members of the
Five.
The activist converging in DC will be making their voices heard
in a variety of ways: visiting members of Congress and Senators, distributing
information to the public, showing documentaries, protesting at the White
House, participating in cultural and political events and bringing together
known personalities such as Dolores Huerta, Cindy Sheehan, Danny Glover, Wayne
Smith and others.
Already appearing in the streets of Washington, D.C. are large
posters with the graphic of the campaign "Obama Give me Five" along
with information about the events. This effort is being carried out by teams of
local DC supporters of the Cuban 5.
Today a full page ad announcing the activities of the 5 days
came out in the popular Washington City Paper that has a circulation
of 73,000 in the area.
This grassroots effort now taking place in Washington DC is a way to
counter the more than 13 years of silence by the corporate media around the
case of the Cuban 5.
FROM WASHINGTON DC AND FROM ALL THE CORNERS OF THE
PLANET, FROM APRIL 17 TO THE 21, LET'S RAISE OUR VOICES FOR GERARDO, RAMON,
ANTONIO, FERNANDO and RENE.
IT IS TIME THAT THE FIVE RETURN TO CUBA TO THEIR LOVED
ONES
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COMPLETE SCHEDULE APRIL 17-21
Tuesday, April 17
All day of lobbying on Capitol Hill (To participate in lobby's activities
call 510-219-0092 or 415-269-7917)
Wednesday, April 18
Lobby activities continue with distribution of information to
elected officials.
2pm-4:30pm: Discussion of the Flawed Trial of
the Cuban Five as Described in Stephen Kimbers's Book, What Lies Across the
Water at the University of California Washington Center 1608 Rhode Island Ave.
NW, Washington, D.C. (See information)
7pm: Screening of the documentary "Will
the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up, Nyumburu Cultural Center at University of
Maryland, College Park, MD 20740 ( See Information)
Thursday April 19
Morning: setting up outreach tables in strategic points around
Washington D.C.
6:00 pm: Community Event to launch a new
committee in Takoma Park in support of the Cuban 5. Address: 102 Park
Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912. ( See Information)
7pm: Screening of the documentary "Will
the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up," Blackburn Center Auditorium, Howard
University, 2400 Sixth Street, NW featuring Professor Piero Gleijeses, author
of Conflicting Mission: Havana, Washington and Cuba 1959-1976. ( See information)
Friday, April 20
6 pm: Evening of Solidarity with Cuba and the
Cuban 5, "OBAMA GIVE ME FIVE"
Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Road, NW.Speakers will address
the obstacles to normalize relations with Cuba. Program: Art Exhibit
"Humor from my Pen", political cartoons by Gerardo Hernandez, one of
the Cuban Five. Special Guest: Danny Glover, Keynote
Speaker: Dolores Huerta, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation and co-founder of
United Farm Workers. ( See information) Saturday 21 April
10 am: Meeting with leaders of different
religious denominations, with Special Guest: Rev. Dora Arce-Valentín,
Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba. Cuban Theologian and professor of
the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Matanzas.
1 pm: Picket/rally at the White House, people
will be coming from DC and cities all over the country including buses from New
York. ( See information)
4 pm: Closing Event, Bolivarian Salon of the Embassy of the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 2443 Massachusetts Ave, N.W., Keynote Speaker
Cindy Sheehan. Presentations by DC children's theater group: "The
greatest weapon of Cuba, a tribute to Cuban doctors", directed by Obi
Egbuna Jr. and Hemingway's HOT Havana: Brian Gordon Sinclair, Artistic
Director. ( See information)
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