[antiwar-van] *DEC 5* 97th Monthly Picket Action to Free All the Cuban 5 Heroes & Report Back from the 9th Colloquium

[Tamara Hansen]

STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS!
STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE!
FREE ALL THE CUBAN 5 NOW!

* The Yellow Ribbon Campaign for the Cuban 5 Continues *

THURSDAY DECEMBER 5, 2013
 
* Day of Action for the Cuban 5 *

>> 97th MONTHLY PICKET ACTION

4pm

U.S. Consulate
1075 W. Pender St. @ Thurlow St.
Downtown Vancouver, BC

>> Cultural Event and Report Back from Vancouver Delegation to the 9th International Colloquium for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 in Holguin, Cuba

7pm
Joe's Café
1150 Commercial Dr. @ William St. 
(In the large North Hall)
Vancouver, BC

Featuring:
- Report back from Vancouver Colloquium participants 
- Videos, photos, stories, and more! 
- Live music

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“The rain of the homeland calls us to its heart! It is the moment! For that, we need a strong and infinite rain of solidarity, of battle, to demand justice until we attain the final victory and can meet and all of us enjoy a new sunset.”

These are the powerful words of Ramón Labañino, one of the Cuban 5 Heroes held in U.S jails. They were part of a message read by Ramon's daughter, Laura, at the 9th International Colloquium for the Freedom of the Cuban Five, held in Holguin, Cuba from November 13th to 17th. More than 300 delegates from 51 countries were present at the Colloquium, among them three organizers from the Free the Cuban 5 Committee – Vancouver. Participants vowed to strengthen their unity and increase their efforts until all 5 Cuban Heroes are released from prison and back in Cuba with their loved ones.

The 97th Picket Action for the freedom of the Cuban 5 Heroes marks 8 years since the first picket organized by the Free the Cuban 5 Committee – Vancouver, in December of 2005. As we raise our signs and our voices in front of the U.S. Consulate this month in Vancouver, we bring with us the voices of participants at the Colloquium, as well as the never-faltering commitment of the Cuban 5 Heroes and their families to this international struggle for dignity and justice. 

Later that evening, at the Cultural Event and Report Back, people in Vancouver will also have the opportunity to hear first-hand accounts of the achievements of this 9th International Colloquium for the Freedom of the Cuban 5, and the planning and strategy for future actions for the Cuban 5 Heroes in Canada and internationally.

Join with us as we demand:
FREE ALL THE 5 CUBAN HEROES NOW!
RELEASE ANTONIO, FERNANDO, RAMÓN & GERARDO FROM U.S. PRISONS NOW!
GRANT A VISA TO ADRIANA PEREZ NOW!

Join the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/389696494467076/
For poster click: http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca/posters/2013/131205-free-the-cuban-5-picket.pdf


*NEWS ON THE CUBAN 5 HEROES*
>>Activists Announce 2014 Cuban Five Int’l Solidarity Mobilization – November 22, 2013
http://www.thecuban5.org/wordpress/2013/11/22/activists-announce-2014-cuban-five-intl-solidarity-mobilization/
>> Call to increase actions to free the Five – November 21, 2013
http://granma.cu/ingles/cuba-i/21nov-five.html
>> New Video in support of the Cuban 5 -  55 voices, one objective: The end of an injustice that has lasted for 15 years – November 16, 2013
http://www.antiterroristas.cu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=700:55-voices-one-objective-the-end-of-an-injustice-that-has-lasted-for-15-years&catid=43:news&Itemid=106
>> 'Miami five' case in unprecedented London hearing – November 6, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/06/miami-five-cuba-legal-hearing-london-espionage

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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 five men who were wrongly accused and convicted in a U.S. Federal Court of “conspiracy to commit espionage” and other fabricated charges, following their arrest and imprisonment in 1998. 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. In April of 2013 René González, one of the Cuban 5, returned permanently to Cuba in a great victory for justice-loving people all over the world. Gerardo, Ramón, Antonio and Fernando remain unjustly in U.S. jails facing sentences up to double-life plus 15 years.
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Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver
604-518-7361|freethe5vancouver at gmail.com
http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca/
Follow us on Twitter:@Freethe5_Van
Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/22825164484/
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