[pr-x] Wed Feb 17: Virtual Picket Action to End the U.S. Blockade on Cuba!

[Tamara Hansen]

>> LIFT THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON CUBA!
>> U.S. REMOVE CUBA FROM THE SO-CALLED "STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM" LIST!>> AWARD CUBA’S INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL BRIGADE THE NOBEL PRIZE!#Cubavsbloqueo #UnBlockCuba #SanctionsKill #Nobel4CubanDoctors #NobelCuba
Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC)Online Virtual Picket Action!~ Participate in English, French or Spanish! ~~ Participez en anglais, français ou espagnol! ~ ~ ¡Participa en inglés, francés o español! ~
Virtual PicketWEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 174pm Pacific Time / 7pm Eastern Time / 8pm Atlantic TimeRegister online at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZZ_td6IwQuefkt9sfyCeVw
>>> Featuring Speakers & Greetings from Across Canada and Around the World including:* NOBERTO CHAMPA GALIOTI – Coordinator of the Multisectoral Solidarity with Cuba in Argentina, and member of the coordination committee of the Continental Latin American and Caribbean Movement in Solidarity with Cuba* MILAGROS RIVERA - Leader of the Puerto Rican "Juan Ríus Rivera" Brigade to Cuba and of the Comité de Solidaridad con Cuba - Puerto Rico* GUSTAVO ROJAS - University professor and founding member of the Colombian Movement in Solidarity with Cuba (MCSC)* PLUS VIDEOS FROM: Dominic O’Hara supporter of Rock Around the Blockade (RATB), Sacramento Action for Latin America (SALA) - California, Australia-Cuba Friendship Society, Ottawa Cuba Connections & la Table de concertation et de solidarité Québec – Cuba and more! * Along with Greetings from CNC member groups! 
>>> Event Co-Chairs: * TAMARA HANSEN - Executive member of the Canadian Network on Cuba, Coordinator of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) & Author of “5 Decades of the Cuban Revolution: The Challenges of an Unwavering Leadership.”* JULIO FONSECA - Executive member of the Canadian Network on Cuba, President of the Juan Gualberto Gomez Association of Cuban Residents in Toronto.
*** 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
*** Everyone is also encouraged to share photos with their signs, t-shirts and banners on social media #Cubavsbloqueo #UnBlockCuba2021 #SanctionsKill
On January 11, the Trump administration outrageously added Cuba back on its list of so-called “state sponsors of terrorism.” According to an L.A. Times article by journalist Tracy Wilkinson, “Nine days before leaving office, Trump Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo created extra obstacles that would trip up the Biden administration in its efforts to return to rapprochement with Cuba. Pompeo and Trump put Cuba on the list of state “sponsors of terrorism” with only three other countries: Iran, North Korea and Syria. Most experts say the label is purely political. Normally the designation comes after an extensive review by the State Department and then consultation with Congress. That did not happen."
On February 17, the Canadian Network on Cuba and our allies in the Cuba solidarity movement will unite to demand that Cuba be immediately removed from this list during our monthly virtual picket. Remember: Cuba saves lives and Cuba condemns terrorism! 
We also know that the new Biden administration is looking at ways that it can loosen some of the Trump administration’s tightening of the U.S. blockade over the last 4 years, but this is not enough! We demand an immediate end to this cruel and inhuman U.S. government policy, which has been attempting to strangle Cuba for over 60 years. 
Despite these ongoing attacks by the United States, Cuba continues to lead the way in the world-wide struggle against the Covid-19 pandemic, both on the island and with medical professionals in 39 countries around the world! 
We must redouble our efforts to end the U.S. blockade on Cuba in 2021, #UnBlockCuba2021Please join the Canadian Network on Cuba and our allies in the Cuba solidarity movement on February 17 for our 10th monthly virtual protest action. These actions are a continuation of coordinated monthly protests against the U.S. blockade which have been taking place in Vancouver, Ottawa and Montreal, Canada and Kiev, Ukraine on the 17th of each month since 2015. 
REGISTER ONLINE HERE: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZZ_td6IwQuefkt9sfyCeVw
** Please circulate this information to your friends and contacts. **
Organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC), a network of Cuba solidarity organizations across Canada promoting friendship and solidarity with Cuba and the Cuban people.http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca 

-----------------------------VANCOUVER COMMUNITIES IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA (VCSC)(Member of the Canadian Network on Cuba-CNC)Web: http://www.vancubasolidarity.comEmail: vancubasolidarity@gmail.comPhone: 778-882-5223Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/vancubasolidarity Twitter: @VanCuba_VCSCFlickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vancubaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vancouver-Communities-in-Solidarity-with-Cuba-VCSC/228094570576786




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