[Stopwar-l] Jorge Soberon Visit October 15th

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Dear Friends & Colleagues at Stopwar.ca:

Below and attached is an announcement of the coming meeting for Jorge
Soberon on the Cuban 5.  This is a first venture for several Human Rights &
International Solidarity Committees of member locals of the Federation of
Post-Secondary Educators.  We request you help us make this a big success so
it encourages our teaching colleagues to keep pushing this kind of
educational work amongst their peers and students.  Could you please pass
this notice far & wide to your lists?  Would you be able to come on Saturday
2 to 4 pm at Langara College to hear Mr. Soberon?  Would Stopwar be able to
buy one or two tickets to the fund raising dinner and enjoy an excellent
dinner & informal evening with him?  We look forward to hearing from you,
and thanks for whatever you can contribute to this event.


Charles Boylan

Chair, Human Rights & International Solidarity Committee

ETEA Local 1, FPSE

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*Cuban Consul General of Toronto, Mr. Jorge F. Soberón, speaks in Vancouver
to raise awareness about 5 Cubans unjustly held in United States jails.*



*SATURDAY OCTOBER 15, 2011*

*2:00-4:00pm*

*Langara College, 100 West 49th Ave, Vancouver 
Auditorium A130*



Organized by Human Rights & International Solidarity Committees of the
Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE)



Mr. Jorge Soberón, Cuban Consul General in Toronto, will be visiting British
Columbia October 11 to 15, 2011. Mr. Soberón’s visit to British Columbia
comes at a crucial point in the case of the Cuban 5 as September 12, 2011
marked the 13th year of their unjust imprisonment in United States prisons.
Events across the province are being organized by Human Rights &
International Solidarity Committees of the Federation of Post-Secondary
Educators (FPSE). The Honourable Consul General will have the chance to
visit 5 different BC cities, speaking in Castlegar, Kamloops, Nanaimo,
Courtenay and Vancouver.



Through this tour, Mr. Soberón will explain the case of Gerardo Hernández,
Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and René González, known
as the Cuban 5. These men are currently serving four life sentences and 75
years collectively in United States prisons. They were wrongly accused and
convicted of “conspiracy to commit espionage” and other related charges. The
Cuban 5 were not spies. They were 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.

As well as speaking about the Cuban 5, Mr. Soberón will provide information
about Cuba's heralded Medical Mission in Haiti.



The Langara  College meeting 2-4 pm on October 15th is also endorsed by the
Vancouver & District Labour Council, the Canadian-Cuban Friendship
Association (CCFA), Vancouver Communities in  solidarity with Cuba (VCSC),
the Free the Cuban 5 Committee – Vancouver.

Please note that admission to this important event will be free. Parking at
Langara College is also free on weekends.  Donations will be called for and
an evening fund raising  $25 a plate dinner of salmon & halibut and an
informal discussion with Mr. Soberon has been organized for 6 p.m.  Anyone
interested should call contacts below.  All funds donated above tour
expenses will be sent to the Cuban Medical Mission in Haiti.









Contacts:  Charles Boylan, Education & Training Employees Association (ETEA
Local 1, FPSE Local 21), 778 772 8550<file://localhost/tel/778%2520772%25208550>

Susan Weber – Langara College Faculty Association (FPSE Local 14), 604 876
6917 <file://localhost/tel/604%2520876%25206917>



Please forward widely and encourage your friends and workmates to attend.
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