[pr-x] REGISTER NOW! International Online Cuba Concert & Conference!

Wed Nov 11 20:13:28 PST 2020

** Virtual Concert & Conference for full normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations and an end to the U.S. Blockade **                                Facebook bans event page for conference featuring ambassadors, doctors, scholars, elected officials, labor and religious figures. What is Facebook afraid of?
REGISTER NOW:Friday November 13 Virtual Concert - http://www.us-cubanormalization.org/viva-cuba/international-concert-against-the-blockade/Saturday & Sunday November 14 & 15 Virtual Conference - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AvQ5VDNyQ1aC_23zZmWqnA
Even in the time of a COVID pandemic when Cuba has been recognized for its leading humanitarian role, apparently in some circles discussion of U.S.-Cuba relations is unacceptable. Unfortunately Facebook joined a politically motivated disinformation campaign when it  removed the National Network on Cuba’s event page for the Nov. 14-15 Conference.                    November 13-15 2020, hundreds from across the U.S., Canada, and around the world will join together for a virtual concert and conference for the full normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations. Under President Trump the embargo against Cuba has been tightened, leading to many day-to-day challenges for the Cuban people. Trump has also restricted American travel to Cuba, undermining the ability of Americans to see Cuba with their own eyes.  
“We know that whether the next President of the United States is Donald Trump or Joe Biden, we will need to strengthen our campaign to push Washington to end the over 60 years of cruel embargo against Cuba,” explains conference spokesperson Cheryl LaBash. “This dynamic 3-day event combining arts, culture, speakers, and discussion will remind us that while the U.S. economic blockade has reached unprecedented levels, never has the possibility of ending it been closer.”
The weekend will kick off with a colorful and vibrant concert, on Friday November 13 at 8pm eastern time. “We will bring together artists of all ages and backgrounds from Cuba, the U.S. & Canada,” explains conference spokesperson Tamara Hansen. “We are honoured to be featuring the talents of two-time Grammy winners, El Septeto Santiaguero and the U.S.- Cuba collaboration of jazz, afro, rock and salsa of Pablo Menendez and Mezcla.”
On Saturday November 14, the first session at 2pm eastern time, will feature José Ramón Cabañas, Cuba’s Ambassador to the United States and Josefina Vidal, Cuba’s Ambassador to Canada. They will speak alongside politicians from the U.S. and Canada to discuss the importance of the full normalization of U.S.-Cuba relations.
The second session, at 7 pm eastern time, will discuss Cuba's leading role in combatting the global Covid-19 pandemic both within Cuba and internationally with the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade. It will feature Dr. Andy Coates, a physician in Albany NY on the frontline of treating COVID-19 patients and Dr. Samira Addrey, a graduate of Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine, along with other prominent panelists.  
The final session on Sunday, November 15, at 2 pm eastern, will be dedicated to planning and building a campaign to effectively end the U.S. embargo against Cuba in 2021. This will feature a variety of speakers from across the U.S. and Canada, including Cuban-Americans and speakers from Puerto Rico and Quebec.  This campaign is a united effort between the U.S. based National Network on Cuba, Table de concertation et de solidarité Québec – Cuba, and the Canadian Network on Cuba. Find registration and full conference details on our website:http://www.us-cubanormalization.org
Media contacts for interviews or more information:• Cheryl LaBash (US) +1 313-999-1376• Tamara Hansen (Canada) +1 778-882-5223• Sean O’Donoghue (Quebec/French) +1 514-721-4527• Email: info at us-cubanormalization.org Additional supporters of US-Cuba NormalizationAlison Bodine, Fire This Time, Movement for Social Justice, VancouverAlicia Jrapko, Co-chair of the Cuba Nobel Prize CommitteeBob Schwartz, Vice President, Global Health PartnersCatherine Murphy, Founder The Literacy ProjectCheryl LaBash, Co-Chair, National Network on Cuba Chuck Kaufman, Alliance for Global JusticeCindy Domingo, Chair, US Women and Cuba CollaborationClever Banganayi, Friends of Cuba Society (South Africa)Danny Glover, Actor and ActivistDiane Stradling Delegation Coordinator, Witness for PeaceDon Rojas Director of Communications and International Relations Institute of the Black WorldErin Feely-Nahem, LMSW, Domestic Violence AdvocateFrank Velgara, Call to Action on Puerto RicoGail Walker, Executive Director, IFCO/Pastors for Peace  Ike Nahem, Organizer, US-Cuba International, and 2nd National Cuba ConferencesIsaac Saney, Canadian Network on CubaJames Early, Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service Smithsonian Institution RetiredJoe Lombardo Co-coordinator, United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC)Rev. Jim Winkler, President and General Secretary, National Council of ChurchesJoan P Gibbs, Attorney at Law NY-NJ CubaSiJocelyn Velazquez, Jornada, Se Acabaron Las Promesas, Puerto RicoJohn Waller, Seattle Cuba Friendship CommitteeJon Flanders, Railroad Workers UnitedMichelle Ellner, Latin America Campaign Coordinator, CODEPINK Medea Benjamin, Co-chair of the Cuba Nobel Prize CommitteeMalcolm Sacks, Venceremos BrigadeMargaret Gilpin, LCSW,US-Cuba Health Exchange (former President), Producer, Cuba In Focus, WBAI RadioMark Friedman, Organizer, US Delegation to MarCuba, Cubambiente International Environmental ConferencesMilagros Rivera, Presidenta, Comité de Solidaridad con Cuba en Puerto RicoNatasha Lycia Ora Bannan, Former President, National Lawyers GuildRobert Miller, Cuba Solidarity Campaign UKDr. Rosemari Mealy, Author, Fidel, and Malcolm X: Memories of a MeetingSharon Wrobel, Board President, ProximityCubaShepard McDaniel, Executive Director of Universal Zulu Nation - World Department Of Community AffairsTamara Hansen, Coordinator, Vancouver Communities in Solidarity With CubaRev. Tom Warren, United Church of Christ, North CarolinaWayne Smith, Former Chief, US Interests Section in Havana
Plus solidarity and US-Cuba Normalization Coalitions in:Albany, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Halifax, Hartford, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minnesota, Montreal, New York-New Jersey, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Washington, DC, Wisconsin, Vancouver

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