[antiwar-van] Today & Tomorrow: Final events of 'Lift the Blockade on Cuba Tour 2007'! (Vancouver, Canada)

Wed Feb 28 11:31:02 PST 2007

*La versión en español sigue a la versión en inglés*
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Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba Welcomes
you to join us for

== LIFT THE BLOCKADE TOUR 2007: ==
A speaking tour featuring

*JOHN WALLER* 
Coordinator of the Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba

*** ONLY THREE MORE EVENTS TO CATCH THIS EXCELLENT SPEAKER! ***

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JOHN WALLER has been a leading Cuba Solidarity activist in Britain and
the US for 15 years, has visited Cuba 15 times, and is currently the
national coordinator of the US based Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba
– which every year takes humanitarian aid and people from the US and
Canada to Cuba as an open challenge to the blockade. (Scroll for
background info on the blockade) 

Join us to learn more about Cuba!

::: TODAY :::

* WEDNESDAY February 28 *
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Vancouver
Student Union Building (SUB) Room #205
1:00pm

co-organized with: UBC AMS Coalition Against War on the People of Iraq
& Internationally - CAWOPI

::: TOMORROW ::: 

* THURSDAY March 1 *
Capilano College - North Vancouver
Maple Building (Student Union Building)
12:30pm

co-organized with: The Capilano Students' Union (CSU) and Capilano Free
the Cuban 5 Working Group

* THURSDAY March 1 *
== WRAP UP PARTY & FUNDRAISER!==
Dinner, music, dancing
El Rancho Restaurant
112 Kingsway (@ E. Broadway)
7pm

co-organized with: The Free the Cuban Five Committee - Vancouver

*** See Contact information & endorsers below! ***

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Las Comunidades de Vancouver en Solidaridad con Cuba (VCSC) te invita
ha participar en:

== EL TOUR ABAJO EL BLOQUEO 2007: ==

Platicas con la participación especial de 
* JOHN WALLER*  
Coordinador de la Caravana de la Amistad de los Pastores por la Paz a
Cuba.

*** ¡SOLAMENTE 3 EVENTOS MÁS! ***

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John Waller ha sido un activista notable en la solidaridad con Cuba, en
Gran Bretaña y en los EE.UU. por los últimos 15 años, ha visitado a
Cuba 15 veces, y es actualmente coordinador nacional de la Caravana de
la Amistad de los Pastores por la Paz a Cuba -grupo radicado en los
EE.UU. – que cada año lleva ayuda humanitaria y personas de los EE.UU.
y Canadá a Cuba, como un desafío abierto contra el bloqueo. (Recorre la
página para ver más información sobre el bloqueo)

¡Ven con nosotros a aprender más sobre Cuba!

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::: HOY :::

* Miércoles Febrero 28 *
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Vancouver
Student Union Building (SUB) Room #205
1:00pm

Organizado conjuntamente con: UBC AMS Coalition Against War on the
People of Iraq & Internationally - CAWOPI

::: MAÑANA :::

* Jueves Marzo 1º *
Capilano College - North Vancouver
Maple Building (Student Union Building)
12:30pm

Organizado conjuntamente con: The Capilano Students' Union (CSU) and
Capilano Free the Cuban 5 Working Group

* Jueves Marzo 1º *
==¡FIESTA DE FIN DE TOUR Y RECAUDACION DE FONDOS!==
¡Cena, música, y baile!
 Restaurante El Rancho
112 Kingsway (@ E. Broadway)
7pm

Organizado conjuntamente con: The Free the Cuban Five Committee -
Vancouver

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TOUR organized by/ TOUR Organizado por:
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VANCOUVER COMMUNITIES IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA  (VCSC) & FREE THE CUBAN
5 COMMITTEE - VANCOUVER

778-882-5223 | 604-719-6947
WWW.VANCUBASOLIDARITY.COM

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TOUR endorsed by/ TOUR endorsado por:
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Endorsed by:
Co-Development Canada, Hospital Employees Union (HEU), America Latina
al Dia - Coop Radio 102.7 FM, Capilano College Global Stewardship
Program, Capilano College History Department, Capilano Students Union,
Central American Support Cttee - Victoria, CODE PINK Women for Peace,
Cuba Education Tours, DADABASE, Douglas College Anti-War Club, El Bus
de las Siete - Coop Radio 102.7FM, Fire This Time Newspaper, Free the
Cuban 5 Cttee – Vancouver, Free the Cuban 5 Cttee - Courtenay,
FMLN-Victoria, Full Outfit, Indigenous Rights and Action Project
(IRAP), Iranian Cttee Against War, Kla How Yah FM - Coop Radio 102.7FM,
Korean Student Network Against War, La Vanguardia Newspaper, Langara
Students United Against War and Occupation (LSUAWO), Lisa Barrett -
Bowen Island City Councilor, MAWO-SFU Club, Milenio Newspaper,
Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO), Parksville/Qualicum
Beach Kairos, Pastors for Peace, New Democratic Party - Richmond
Riding, ShahrvandBC Newspaper, Social Justice Committee of the
Unitarian Church of Vancouver, Students For Peace – Kwalikum Secondary,
Tim Louis - former Vancouver City Councilor, UBC AMS Coalition Against
War on the People of Iraq & Internationally - CAWOPI, UBC Student
Environment Centre, UVIC Students Against War, Vancouver Island Public
Interest Research Group (VIPIRG), Victoria Goods for Cuba, Victoria
Peace Coalition (VPC), Victoria in Solidarity with Venezuela, Work Less
Party, Working TV, World Community Development Education Society, Youth
Third World Alliance (Y3WA)

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Background info on the blockade... /
Información histórica sobre el bloqueo

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What is the US blockade on Cuba?
48 years ago the Cuban Revolution overthrew
a corrupt US backed dictatorship and started building a society based
on meeting the needs of the workers and peasant farmers of Cuba. The
Cuban government took back the land and resources of Cuba from big
businesses and corporations and put them into the hands of the people
of Cuba. Cuba has fought for real human rights, free and universal
healthcare and education, democracy and environment. Ever since, the
government of the United States has done everything it possibly could
to overthrow the revolution and turn the country back into a US
neo-colony. For 46 years the main strategy of the government of the
U.S. has been an economic blockade of Cuba; an attempt to starve and
grind down the Cuban people. The Cuban nation has paid a high cost, but
the strategy has failed and the Cuban revolution continues to advance.
Today Cuba is a leader in the world, with the lowest infant mortality
rate and illiteracy levels in Latin America and more doctors per person
than even the U.S.

How does the blockade work? What will the last 2 years of George W
Bush’s presidency mean for the blockade? Will the policy change under
the next US president? How will the Cuban government and society change
after President Fidel Castro’s retirement or death? What can people in
Canada do to help bring the blockade to an end? Join us for the events
to discuss these questions & more!

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¿Qué es el bloqueo de los EE.UU. en contra de Cuba?  Hace 48 años la
Revolución Cubana derroco ha una dictadura corrupta apoyada por los
EE.UU. y comenzó a construir una sociedad a base de las
necesidades de los trabajadores y campesinos de Cuba. El gobierno
Cubano retomo la tierra y los recursos de las manos de las grandes
compañías y empresas y las puso en las manos del pueblo cubano. Cuba ha
luchado por verdaderos derechos humanos, acceso gratuito y universal a
la medicina y a la educación, la democracia y la
preservación del medio ambiente. Desde entonces, el gobierno de los
Estados Unidos ha hecho todo lo posible por reversar la revolución y
para convertir al país, de nuevo, en una neo-colonia estadounidense.
Por 46 años la estrategia principal del gobierno de los EE.UU. ha sido
el bloqueo económico de Cuba; intentando agotar al pueblo cubano a
través de la privación. La nación cubana ha pagado un precio alto, pero
la estrategia ha fallado y la Revolución Cubana continua avanzando. Hoy
Cuba es un líder mundial, con los niveles de mortalidad infantil y
analfabetismo más bajos de América Latina y más doctores por capita que
los EE.UU.

¿Cómo funciona el bloqueo? ¿Qué significaran los últimos dos años de la
presidencia de George W. Bush para el bloqueo? ¿Cómo cambira la
política de los EE.UU. bajo el próximo presidente? ¿Cómo cambiara el
gobierno y la sociedad cubana después de la muerte o jubilación del
Presidente Fidel Castro? ¿Qué puede hacer la gente en Canadá para
acabar con el bloqueo? ¡Ven a los eventos para discutir estas preguntas
y más!

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