[antiwar-van] May 5: 90th Monthly Protest & Day of Action to Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Now!

[Tamara Hansen]

*14 YEARS UNJUSTLY IN U.S. PRISONS!
*THE CUBAN 5 HEROES MUST BE FREE!

On Sunday May 5th, the Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver invites you to join us for a Day of Action, marking 90 consecutive months of protest in front of the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver for the freedom of the Cuban 5. Since the 5 Cuban heroes were first arrested in 1998, they have stood strong for justice and the dignity of oppressed people everywhere fighting against U.S.-backed terrorism. For peace-loving people in Canada, they are our example in the struggle for a better world. 

As we mark the 90th protest action in the campaign to free the Cuban 5 here in Vancouver with a vigil, a march to the U.S. Consulate and a picket action, we will follow the lead of Gerardo, Ramón, Antonio, Fernando and René:

*90th MONTHLY PROTEST ACTION IN VANCOUVER, CANADA!
*VIGIL ~ MARCH to U.S. Consulate ~ PICKET ACTION ~ FORUM

Join us at the U.S. Consulate as we demand:
>>> FREE THE 5 CUBAN HEROES NOW!
>>> RELEASE ANTONIO, FERNANDO, RAMON & GERARDO FROM U.S. PRISONS NOW!
>>> LET RENÉ GONZÁLEZ RETURN TO CUBA NOW!
>>> GRANT VISAS TO OLGA SALANUEVA & ADRIANA PEREZ NOW!

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SUNDAY May 5, 2013

1)) VIGIL                                 2:30pm
Vancouver Art Gallery
2)) MARCH to U.S. Consulate            3:30pm
3)) PICKETING                                 4:00pm
U.S. Consulate (Downtown, Vancouver)
1075 W. Pender St. @ Thurlow
4)) FORUM                                        7:30pm
Joe's Cafe - Large North Hall
1150 Commercial Dr @ William St

To see the poster for the protest action please visit:
http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca/posters/2013/130505-free-the-cuban-5-picket.pdf
To join the event on Facebook please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/407424149355381
NEW! Newsletter of the Free the Cuban 5 Committee – Vancouver Spring 2013 Edition 
http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca/materials/newsletters/2013/FC5C-NewsletterSpring-2013.pdf
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WHO ARE THE 5 CUBAN HEROES?

Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and René González, also known as the Cuban 5, are currently serving outrageously long sentences, including even a double-life sentence plus fifteen years, in the United States. They were wrongly accused and convicted in a U.S. Federal Court of “conspiracy to commit espionage” and other fabricated charges. The 5 were actually unarmed men involved in monitoring Miami-based terrorist organizations, which since 1959 have been responsible for the deaths of over 3,400 people in Cuba, including one resident of Canada, Fabio di Celmo, in 1997. Through their important work, these 5 men were able to prevent further deaths in Cuba.
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Organized by:
Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver
604-518-7361 | freethe5vancouver at gmail.com
http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Freethe5_Van
Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/22825164484/?fref=ts
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For more information:
http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca/
http://www.antiterroristas.cu/
http://www.freethefive.org/
http://www.thecuban5.org/