JOIN THE FREE CUBAN 5 COMMITTEE - VANCOUVER GET INVOLVED! WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 2014 GENERAL MEETING 7:00pm Joes Cafe 1150 Commercial Dr. @ William St. Vancouver, Canada Call 604-719-6947 for more information! It has been a very busy and productive month! Join with the Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver at our upcoming General Meeting to review: - The return of Cuban 5 Hero Fernando Gonzalez to Cuba! - Our successful 100th Monthly Picket Action at the US Consulate for the Cuban 5, on March 5th - The accompanying 7 event, US/Canada West Coast tour which featured the Cuban Ambassador to Canada, Julio Garmendía Peña, as well as Stephen Kimber, author of What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban 5” - The March 5th national and international solidarity actions which took place in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Chicago, San Francisco, Hartford, Mexico City and Basel, Switzerland Before the meeting, see vancouver100cuban5protests for event reports and photos! We will also receive an initial report from our two Committee delegates to the “International Commission of Inquiry into the Case of the Cuban 5”, which took place in London, England March 7-8. Finally, we will discuss our upcoming campaign actions to build on the momentum from the last month of activity! Please see below. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE CUBAN 5 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 ))) “Mouth vs. Mic – Episode 17” Fundraiser for the Cuban 5 > TUESDAY, MARCH 25 8:30pm Calabash Bistro 428 Carrall Street Downtown Vancouver, Canada Featured Artists: Fully Faded and Eh Yo will bring an awesome party hip-hop vibe, and Corvid will be doing a mix hip-hop & acoustic set in complete Scottish Gaelic. The amazing Chaplyn, the multi-talented Murry Peeters, the soulful Sophia Danai will all be in the house. Leah Barley will also be on the banjo and so much more! Hosted by: Stephen Gillis, Joose Justis, and the one and only DJ KREC Donations will go to the Free the Cuban 5 Committee Vancouver For more information call 604-779-5589 To join Facebook event: https://facebook/events/256427854527180/ 2 ))) 101st Monthly Picket Action to “Free ALL the Cuban 5 Now!” > SATURDAY, APRIL 5 2:00 – 3:30pm Info Tabling @ Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson St., between Howe St. & Hornby St.) 4:00pm Protest Picket Action @ U.S. Consulate (1075 W. Pender St. @ Thurlow St.) Downtown Vancouver, Canada To view poster: freethe5vancouver.ca/posters/2014/140405-free-the-cuban-5-picket.pdf To join Facebook event: https://facebook/events/289451157878024/ 3 ))) Cuban Legend Gerardo Alfonso Live in Concert – part of the Cross-Canada Cuba Solidarity Tour > SUNDAY, APRIL 6 7pm Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House 800 E. Broadway @ Fraser Street Vancouver, Canada Vancouver concert organized by: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC), the Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association – Vancouver and the Free the Cuban 5 Committee – Vancouver Concert tour organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC) 4 ))) Vote for the Cuban 5 for the “Peoples Choice” Human Rights Award The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 has nominated the Cuban 5 for the 2014s “Peoples Choice Award” at the Global Exchange Human Rights Awards. The Cuban 5 are definitely deserving of all recognition of their incredible commitment and sacrifices for international human rights! Voting is online, and is another great way to spread the word and raise the profile of the Cuban 5 internationally and in the United States. The Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver is encouraging all of our supporters to vote for the Cuban 5, and to encourage your friends to do the same. Voting Closes on March 21st! The process will only take 1 minute! Vote here for the Cuban 5: humanrightsaward.org/2014-peoples-choice/contest/#!/entry/6042488 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver 604-719-6947 freethe5vancouver@gmail freethe5vancouver.ca/ OUR NEW WEBSITE vancouver100cuban5protests Follow us on Twitter: @Freethe5_Van Join us on Facebook: facebook/groups/22825164484/
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 05:30:44 +0000
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