[antiwar-van] CUBA & LATIN AMERICA SOLIDARITY - Upcoming Events Calendar!

Fri Apr 11 16:20:30 PDT 2008

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CUBA & LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY CALENDAR 
- Upcoming Vancouver Events Organized or Endorsed by
Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba! -
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- Events Organized by VCSC:
1) * Date Changed *  Fri April 25 - Forum: "US INVASION OF THE BAY OF
PIGS, CUBA" 
2) New Monthly Cuba Solidarity film nights!
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- Events Endorsed by VCSC:
3) Fri April 11 - Celebration: "El Salvador - A people with a big
heart"
4) Sun April 13 - Forum: "Marking the 6th anniversary of the attempted
coup d'etat against Chavez in Venezuela"
5) Tues April 22 - Monthly Picket Action: "Free the Cuban 5 Held in
U.S. Jails!"
5) Tues April 22 - Forum: "Participatory Democracy in Cuba 
The 2007-08 Elections - A presentation by Arnold August"
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Forum and Discussion

US INVASION OF THE BAY OF PIGS, CUBA 
The first major defeat of US imperialism in Latin America  

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Friday April 25th
Collingwood Neighbourhood House
5288 Joyce Street 
(one block south of the Joyce Skytrain)
7pm 
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47 years ago on April 15th 1961 the exiled Cuban counter 
revolutionaries with the backing of the US government and 
the CIA invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. The US and 
reactionary Cubans suffered a huge blow in their attempt 
to crush the powerful Cuban Revolution. The US failed to 
overthrow the government of Cuba and Fidel Castro in the 
US’s first major defeat in Latin America. This victory of 
revolutionary Cuba brought hope and inspiration to other 
Latin American people. It elevated the confidence of Latin 
Americans that resulted in many mass revolutionary 
movements in the continent to confront and defeat US 
imperialist domination.

Join us at this forum as we discuss: 

- What we learn from the invasion of the Bay of Pigs and 
why the people of Cuba and the Revolutionary Armed Forces 
of Cuba rapidly defeated this brutal aggression? 
- How this victory at the Bay of Pigs is important for us 
and all people world wide today? 

Event by donation
More Info: 778-882-5223 or http://www.vancubasolidarity.com

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New Monthly Cuba Solidarity Film Showings
PRESENTED BY VANCOUVER COMMUNITIES IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA (VCSC)

- Friday May 2 -
Films: "Bloqueo" & "The Little Yellow School Bus"
A special evening to raise awareness about the Pastors for Peace
Caravan to Cuba!

Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House
800 E. Broadway (1 block east of Fraser & Broadway)
7pm
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- Friday June 6 -
Films: "Che: Love, Politics & Rebellion" & Volunteer Work Brigade! A
special evening to raise awareness about the legacy of Che Guevara and
the Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade!
7pm
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- Friday July 4 -
Films: "Septembers and more" & "Mission Against Terror" 
Join us on US Independence Day to highlight the United States sponsored
terrorism and aggression against Cuba.
7pm
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- Friday August 1 - 
Films: "Hillside of the Himalayas" 
Join us for an evening of films about the great advances made in Cuba's
healthcare system, both in Cuba and internationally  
7pm
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The first Friday of every month VCSC will present a film about the
gains made by the Cuban revolution. Snacks and beverages will be
served. Film Showings by donation! 

More Info: 778-882-5223 or http://www.vancubasolidarity.com

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"El Salvador - A people with a big heart"
- This is El Salvador - 

Dancing, Music and Food
Friday April 11th 
Chilean Housing Coop 
(3390 School Ave. - near Kingsway & Tyne behind Safeway) 
7:30pm 

For more info visit: http://elsalvadorcomite.blogspot.com/
Organized by: El Salvador Committee - Vancouver

Endorsed by: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC)

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Film & Forum 
"Marking the 6th Anniversary of the Attempted Coup d'Etat against
Chavez in Venezuela"

Sunday April 13th 
Collingwood Neighbourhood House
5288 Joyce St.
(One block South of Joyce Skytrain Stn.)

Organized by: the Solidarity Coalition for a United Latin America & The
Internationalist Bolivarian Circle "Bob Everton" 

Endorsed by: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC)

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- Monthly Picket Action -
FREE THE 5IVE CUBAN HEROES HELD IN U.S. JAILS NOW!

TUESDAY
April 22
4PM-5PM
U.S. Consulate (1075 W. Pender St.)

WHO ARE THE CUBAN 5IVE?

Between 1994 and 1995, Cuba sent five unarmed men,
Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino,
Fernando González and René González on a mission to
infiltrate and expose Miami-based terrorist groups
such as Alpha 66, Omega 7, Brothers to the Rescue and
the Cuban American National Foundation. These groups
are responsible for hundreds of terrorist attacks
which have taken the lives of thousands of Cubans.

The list of atrocities committed by these groups is
long. It includes the bombing of hotels in Cuba,
assassinations, spreading of diseases, sabotage and
attacks against Cuba’s supporters in the U.S. such as
the bombing of the Lincoln Centre in 1978 after a
Cuban ballet performance. One of the most horrendous
attacks was the bombing of a Cuban airliner, which
took the lives of 73 people in 1976. The 5ive Cuban
Heroes were valiantly struggling against this terror,
putting themselves and their loved ones in mortal
danger throughout the process. 

After gathering evidence to expose the terrorists,
Cuba released all the information that the 5ive had
collected to the FBI. On September 12th, 1998 the FBI
arrested the Cuban 5 and threw them in solitary
confinement for 17 months. It was not until 2001 that
these innocent men were tried and convicted. After a
seven-month show trial (one of the longest in U.S.
history), the Cuban 5ive were sentenced to between 15
years and two life sentences. The U.S. has also denied
Visas to family members of the 5ive, effectively
barring them from visiting their loved ones in prison.

Join us in the battle to free the 5ive Cuban Heroes
held in U.S. jails! 

Organized by: Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver (FC5C) 
cuban5_van at yahoo.com
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com/freethefivevan.html

Endorsed by: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC)

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Participatory Democracy in Cuba 
The 2007-08 Elections
A presentation by Arnold August

Arnold August, author of Democracy in Cuba and the 1997-98 Elections,
has spent considerable time in Cuba observing its unique electoral
system. He returned to Cuba last fall and beginning of this year to
witness the full process again and to prepare material for his upcoming
book, Cuba: Participatory Democracy and Elections in the 21st Century.

Tuesday April 22, 7:30 pm
Room C400, UBC Robson Square
800 Robson Street, Vancouver
(between Hornby and Howe Street)

Sponsored by:
Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association
www.ccfavancouver.ca
604-254-1350

Endorsed by:
Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC)

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All Events Organized or Endorsed by:
VANCOUVER COMMUNITIES IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA (VCSC)
cubacommunities at yahoo.ca | 778-882-5223
http://www.vancubasolidarity.com

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