[pr-x] 5 Dynamic Cuba & Venezuela Solidarity Online Events!

[Tamara Hansen]

** Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) recommends the following online events in solidarity with Cuba & Venezuela. **
Cuba & Venezuela Solidarity Calendar of Online Events!(1) JULY 16 - Strengthening US Venezuela Social Movement Solidarity(2) JULY 17 – Virtual Picket Action to Lift the U.S. Blockade on Cuba Now!(3) JULY 18 & 19 – Live Digital Concert from Cuba!(4) JULY 26 – Celebrate Cuba's Moncada Day!(5) AUGUST 20 – Celebrate 60 years of the Cuban Federation of Women!
>> (1) JULY 16 - Strengthening US Venezuela Social Movement Solidarity
THURSDAY JULY 16 11am Pacific Time (Vancouver time)REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qlBT3K5xQPKiB45IrlFl4A Join the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/584490325584782 
This meeting is being organized by the Embassy Protection Collective in the United States and the Committee for International Solidarity in Venezuela with the goal of strengthening our solidarity to act against US imperialism. The meeting will be conducted in English and Spanish with translation.
COORGANIZED BY DOZENS OF GROUPS IN VENEZUELA, THE U.S, CANADA & GERMANY INCLUDING:  Embassy Protection Collective, CODEPINK: Women For Peace, Fire This Time Movement for Social Justice – Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, Mobilization Against War and Occupation - MAWO, Green Party of New Jersey, Pan-African Community Action, Black Alliance for Peace, World Beyond War, Alliance For Global Justice, United National Antiwar Coalition, and Stop the Machine! Create a New World
>> (2) JULY 17 – Virtual Picket Action to Lift the U.S. Blockade on Cuba Now!
FRIDAY JULY 174pm Pacific Time (Vancouver time) REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/5115933234879/WN_bd3Bx1k7S5ucEanHTTiMnw Join the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/724489981457579
>>> Featuring Speakers & Greetings from Across Canada and Around the World including:MEDEA BENJAMIN - CoChair of the Cuba Nobel Prize Committee & Cofounder of peace group CODEPINKLUIS FIDEL ESCALANTE - on behalf of Committee in Solidarity with Cuba - Puerto RicoMARCO PAPACCI - Vice President of the Italy-Cuba Association & leader of the Rome club of the Italy-Cuba AssociationELLY HULM - Secretary of the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society, Western Australian Branch (Live from the U.S. Consulate in Perth, Australia)VINNIE MOLINA - President of the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society, Western Australian Branch (Live from the U.S. Consulate in Perth, Australia)JAEHUN CHOI - Imagination for International Solidarity (antiwar and peace organization) Seoul, South KoreaMARISOL CRUZ - Spokesperson of the Los Angeles US Hands Off Cuba Committee & an elected Lennox school district board memberISAAC SANEY – National Spokesperson & Co-Chair of the Canadian Network on Cuba, Professor at Dalhousie UniversityELIZABETH HILL - Co-Chair of the Canadian Network on Cuba & President of the Canadian Cuban Friendship Association – Toronto*** Plus special greetings from the Ukrainian Committee "Stop the blockade of Cuba" (Kiev, Ukraine) & la Table de concertation et de solidarité Québec – Cuba*** Plus greetings from Canadian Network on Cuba member groups!
Please join the Canadian Network on Cuba and our allies in the Cuba solidarity movement on July 17 for our 3rd virtual protest action. It will be a continuation of coordinated monthly protests against the U.S. blockade which have been taking place in in Vancouver, Ottawa and Montreal, Canada and Kiev, Ukraine on the 17th of each month since 2015. We will be united from across Canada and around the world in demanding: Lift the Blockade on Cuba Now! 
*** Everyone is encouraged to make protest signs, display banners, or wear t-shirts against the blockade. These can be displayed in a group photo at the end of the virtual picket!1)    The program will begin with invited speakers and greetings. 2)    In concluding the virtual picket, those who wish to participate in the photo will be invited by the co-chairs to turn on their cameras to join in! More specific instructions will be given by co-chairs during the virtual picket. 3)    If you are unfamiliar with Zoom or require technical support, please contact: webmaster at canadiannetworkoncuba.ca
ORGANIZED BY: The Canadian Network on Cubahttp://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca 
>> (3) JULY 18 & 19 – Live Digital Concert from Cuba!
Artists and Activists from around the world gather to honor Cuba
SATURDAY JULY 18 & SUNDAY JULY 19 5pm Pacific Time (Vancouver time)REGISTER HERE https://www.eventbrite.com/e/concert-for-cuba-tickets-111083545876 Join the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/3186836428212223 The free two-day festival will be exclusively broadcast LIVE here: http://www.Twitch.tv/HotHouseGlobal   
On Saturday, July 18th and Sunday, July 19th, these renowned and marquee virtuoso performers from the heralded  Afro-Cuban music tradition will join with musicians and presenters from Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, Spain, and other European countries in “A Concert for Cuba.”
Performances by dozens of artists including: Alexander Abreu Y Su Timba All Stars ~ Arturo O’Farrill ~ Aruán Ortiz ~ Barbara Dane with Pablo Menéndez and Mezcla ~ Eliades Ochoa ~ Los Van Van ~ Síntesis ~ Susana Baca ~ Tom Morello ~Dayramir Gonzalez ~ Miguel Zeñon ~Grupo Moncada ~ Nancy Morejon ~ Dionne Warwick & MANY MORE!
SPONSORED BY: the Instituto Cubano de la Música /The Cuban Institute of Music, HotHouse (Chicago, IL), Raul Cuza (Montreal, Canada) and Bill Martinez (San Francisco, CA), the event will be broadcast live on HotHouseGlobal direct to destinations the world over. This unprecedented gathering has already secured the commitment of highly regarded A-list talent from the Americas and Europe.
>> (4) JULY 26 - Celebrate Cuba's Moncada Day!
SUNDAY JULY 26 11am Pacific Time (Vancouver time) REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3115945303193/WN_s8jclR8QQH6toXk97GPDmQ 
>> An online webinar with poetry, Cuban + International speakers & music! <<Let’s Celebrate Cuba’s National Rebellion DayCelebremos el Día de la Rebeldía Nacional de Cuba
ORGANIZED BY: The Canadian Network on Cubahttp://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca 
>> (5) AUGUST 20 – Celebrate 60 years of the Cuban Federation of Women!
THURSDAY AUGUST 20 5pm Pacific Time (Vancouver time) REGISTER FOR ZOOM HERE: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3215947810824/WN_IBWKPrF5RZmzQe88r3aOJA Join the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1020274528388674 
Join Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba along with Cuban guest speakers, multimedia, poetry, and Q&A about the role of women in the Cuban revolution and the leadership of the Federation of Cuban Women.
ORGANIZED BY: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuban (VCSC)http://www.vancubasolidarity.com Member of Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC)www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca 

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