[pr-x] Cuba Solidarity in June: Petition + International Week Against Blockade + More!

Sat Jun 12 21:02:24 PDT 2021

** CUBA SOLIDARITY EVENT CALENDAR **Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba is co-organizing and endorsing some important upcoming Cuba solidarity webinars and events. We encourage our supporters and organizers to attend and support these events. 
((1)) SIGN THE PARLIAMENTARY PETITION((2)) SUN June 13: Webinar on “The Life & Legacy of Ernesto Che Guevara”>> June 17-23: International Week of Actions Against the U.S. Blockade on Cuba! <<((3)) THUR June 17: Webinar with the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)((4)) SUN June 20: International Car Caravans for Cuba((5)) SUN June 20: Documentary premiere "Sacha, A Child of Chernobyl"((6)) TUES June 22 – WED June 23: 24hour Virtual Picket Against the U.S. Blockade on Cuba
-----((1)) SIGN THE PARLIAMENTARY PETITION
The Canadian Network on Cuba and Member of Parliament Niki Ashton have launched a parliamentary petition, demanding that the U.S. government end their cruel blockade on Cuba! 
We need your support to gather thousands of signatures for this important petition: https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-3456
Please consider signing and passing it on through social media and directly to friends and family!
-----((2)) Webinar on “The Life & Legacy of Ernesto Che Guevara”
Online WebinarSUNDAY JUNE 134pm Vancouver time (7pm ET)
REGISTER at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nQySLzpaQRaNDpqcsYgyog Join the Facebook event at: https://www.facebook.com/events/479268226677802 
The evening will feature:>> DR. ALEIDA GUEVARA – Video greetings from Cuban revolutionary leader, pediatrician, prominent author of the book, “Chavez, Venezuela and the New Latin America” and daughter of the legendary Ernesto Che Guevara.>> HELEN YAFFE - Lecturer in Economic and Social History (Latin American & Cuban development) at University of Glasgow, and author of: Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution; We Are Cuba! How a revolutionary people survived in post-Soviet world; Cuba’s Contribution to Combating COVID-19>> DAVID ALDAMA PANDO – Third Secretary, Cuban Embassy in Ottawa, Canada>> AZZA ROJBI - Former Che Brigade brigadista, and coordinator of Friends of Cuba Against the U.S. Blockade - Vancouver>> JANINE SOLANKI – National Coordinator of the Che Guevara Brigade
With music from:>> GERARDO ALFONSO – Legendary Cuban musician, singer and songwriter>> AUGUSTO ENRIQUEZ - World renowned Cuban singer and composer, and formerly lead singer with the popular Cuban group Moncada. Augusto Enriquez continues to perform worldwide and has performed alongside artists such as Pavarotti, Sting and James Brown.
Revolutionary leader Che Guevara once said, “volunteer work is a school for building consciousness”. These words have inspired Cubans and people around the world, and in this spirit the Che Guevara Brigade is named for him. As a visionary thinker, revolutionary leader and tireless fighter against injustice until the end of his life, there is much to learn from Che Guevara's life and ideas.
Join the webinar to hear speakers from Cuba, Canada and the UK, discussing Che Guevara's ideas and his legacy today! This will also be an opportunity to find out how you can travel to Cuba on the 27th Che Guevara Brigade!
Want to join the Che Guevara Brigade? The 27th Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade plans to return to Cuba later in 2021 – for updates and more information contact Che Brigade coordinator Janine Solanki at chevolbrigade at gmail.com or 778-881-6156. You can also learn more at http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/brigade or on Facebook and Twitter @CheVolBrigade or on Instagram @cdnntwrkoncuba
Organized by the Che Guevara Brigade Committee of the Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC)The Che Guevara Brigade is a project of the Canadian Network on Cuba, a network of Cuba solidarity organizations across Canada promoting friendship and solidarity with Cuba and the Cuban people.http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca 
------->> June 17-23: International Week of Actions Against the U.S. Blockade on Cuba! <<((3)) Webinar with the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)
Virtual event: Solidarity Vs. The Blockade
THURSDAY JUNE 176am Vancouver time (9am ET)No need to register, watch live at: http://www.facebook.com/siempreconcuba  
FEATURING: >> KARIMA OLIVIA BAILO - PHD in Psychological Sciences>> HELEN YAFFE - British Academic, Professor, University of Glasgow>> JOHANA TABLADA - Ambassador Deputy Director General Division of U.S. at Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs>> FERNANDO GONZALEZ - President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and one of our 5 Cuban heroes imprisoned in the U.S. for over 15 years. 
Organized by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP)http://www.icap.cu
------->> June 17-23: International Week of Actions Against the U.S. Blockade on Cuba! <<((4)) CAR CARAVAN Against the U.S. Blockade on Cuba in Vancouver & Internationally
VANCOUVER CAR CARAVANSUNDAY JUNE 2012:00pm Vancouver (times and locations vary in other cities)For location information please email:nobloqueovancouver at gmail.com 
Vancouver will once again be joining with cities across the U.S., Canada, and around the world for the monthly car caravan against the U.S. blockade on Cuba. Since November 2020, a group in the United States, “Puentes de Amor” (Bridges of Love) led by the Cuban-American community, has been promoting monthly “Car Caravans” against the U.S. blockade on Cuba in cities across the U.S. and Canada. This inspiring movement against the inhuman U.S. blockade has been a collaboration organized by the local Cuban community and the Cuba solidarity movement. 
We look forward to building participation in Vancouver on Sunday June 20 meeting at 12:00pm. For location please email: NoBloqueoVancouver at gmail.com
Join the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/336592594699894Check out the event poster: http://vancubavsblockade.org/index.php/2021/06/10/lift-the-u-s-blockade-on-cuba-vancouver-car-caravan/
For more information on other cities please visit: http://canadiannetworkoncuba.ca  https://puentesdeamor.com  http://nnoc.info  
Organized by: Friends of Cuba Against the U.S. Blockade - Vancouver  http://vancubavsblockade.org  Endorsed by: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba, Yemeni Community Association of Canada, Vancouver Communist Party of Canada Marxist-Leninist, Supporters of the Communist League in Vancouver, Fire This Time Movement for Social Justice-Vancouver, and Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)- Vancouver
------->> June 17-23: International Week of Actions Against the U.S. Blockade on Cuba! <<((5)) SUN June 20: Documentary premiere "Sacha, A Child of Chernobyl"
DOCUMENTARY PREMIERSUNDAY JUNE 20, 20215:00 pm Vancouver time (8pm ET)
No registration required for this free premier event, visit: https://www.twitch.tv/HotHouseGlobal 
International premier of the new documentary film: "Sacha, A Child of Chernobyl", directed by Cuban film-makers Roberto Chile and Maribel Acosta Damas and produced by Resumen Latinoamericano.
Event hosted by: HotHouse Globalhttps://hothouse.net/hothouseglobal 
------->> June 17-23: International Week of Actions Against the U.S. Blockade on Cuba! <<((6)) 24 HOUR VIRTUAL PICKET AGAINST THE U.S. BLOCKADE ON Cuba!
24-HOUR GLOBAL VIRTUAL PICKET Against the US Blockade on Cuba!June 22, 8:00pm to June 23, 8:00pm (Havana time)Special Celebration & Wrap-up: June 23, 8:00pm (Havana time)
REGISTER NOW: https://tinyurl.com/24hr4Cuba Join the event on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/yYDFvmDF  
At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting on June 23, Cuba will bring its annual resolution on the necessity to end the United States blockade against Cuba. For 28 consecutive votes, the UNGA has overwhelmingly voted in favor of ending this criminal and unjust U.S. policy towards Cuba. People around the world will be mobilizing at this important time - we invite you to unite your voice with people around the world at a 24-hour global virtual picket featuring speakers, cultural performances, live-streaming of UN debate and vote, and more! 
To conclude the 24-hour picket action, there will also be a victory celebration international webinar featuring speakers, distinguished diplomats, and musicians from Cuba and around the world!
** HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED? **1) Make sure to register: www.tinyurl.com/24hr4Cuba2) Send your own 1-3 minute solidarity video messages speaking out against the blockade. These could be in any language. These can be sent over WhatsApp to +1-778-882-5223 or over email to webmaster at canadiannetworkoncuba.ca(with Wetransfer or other file transfer services).
Organized by: the Canadian Network on Cuba http://canadiannetworkoncuba.ca  Endorsed by: Instituto Cubano de Amistad con los Pueblos (ICAP-Cuba), El Movimiento Colombiano de Solidaridad con Cuba (MCSC-Colombia), Australia-Cuba Friendship Society WA, The U.S.-Cuba Normalization Conference Organizing Committee (U.S.), Table de concertation et de solidarité Québec – Cuba & The National Network on Cuba (NNOC) – U.S. 
-----------------------------VANCOUVER COMMUNITIES IN SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA (VCSC)(Member of the Canadian Network on Cuba-CNC)Web: http://www.vancubasolidarity.com Email: vancubasolidarity at gmail.com Phone: 778-882-5223Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/vancubasolidarity  Twitter: @VanCuba_VCSCFlickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vancuba Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vancubasolidarity 

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