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Autumn 2010: One United Family against Terrorism and for Justice

Media Advisory

Toronto Forum on Cuba

September 12, 11am

12 years of injustice Free the Cuban Five

Oise Auditorium

252 Bloor St. W (St George Subway Station)

Join us welcoming Rafael Cancel Miranda

Jorge F. Sober�n

Organized by Toronto Forum on Cuba

Windhoek, Namibia

Sept. 9, 2010, 12:30pm

Handing of a Petition to the American embassy

Location: Starting from Kudu, Independence avenue to US Embassy

The Namibia/Cuba Friendship Association will hand in a petition to the American Embassy regarding the unjust imprisonment of the Cuban Five, demanding their immediate release.

�Sponsor: Namibia/Cuba Friendship Association
Contact: [email protected]

Lima, Peru,

Septiembre 9, 2010

Jornada Mundial de Solidaridad con Los Cinco

Hora: 12:00 pm
Lugar: Ante la embajada USA en Lima

Sponsor: Comit� Peruano de Solidaridad con Los Cinco

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sept. 10, 2010, 7pm

Jornada Mundial de Solidaridad con Los Cinco
Lugar: UTPBA, Av. de Mayo 1209, piso 1� A, Ciudad Aut�noma, Buenos Aires

La Embajada de la Rep�blica de Cuba y el Comit� Argentino por la Libertad de Los Cinco convocan al lanzamiento del libro: "Los h�roes prohibidos: la historia no contada de los Cinco" de Ricardo Alarc�n de Quesada

Panel integrado por: Stella Calloni, escritora y periodista; Juan Carlos Cama�o, presidente de la Federaci�n Latinoamericana de Periodistas (FELAP); Lidia Donnini, miembro del Comit� Argentino por la Libertad de los Cinco; Vladimir Mirabal, segundo jefe de la Misi�n Diplom�tica de Cuba en Argentina; Movimiento Cultural "Acerc�ndonos"

Sponsor: Comit� Argentino por la Libertad de Los Cinco

Montevideo, Uruguay

Sept. 10, 2010, 7pm

Marcha por los Cinco

Lugar: Desde la Explanada de la Municipalidad de Montevideo, por la Avenida 18 de Julio hasta la Plaza Libertad

Sponsor: la Coordinaci�n Uruguay por la Libertad de los 5 Cubanos presos en EE.UU.
Endorsers: ACRU Asociaci�n de Cubanos residentes en Uruguay - Casa de la Cultura Amistad Uruguay Cuba. - COJUPE Coordinadora de Jubilados y Pensionistas ˆ Comisi�n Cord�n Norte - Comit� de Los Cinco de Paysand� - Comit� Uruguayo Pro-Liberaci�n de Los Cinco Patriotas Cubanos Presos en EE.UU. - CONFABUC Familiares de Becados uruguayos en Cuba. - Coordinaci�n Hasta la Victoria. - Coordinadora de Apoyo a la Revoluci�n Cubana. - Coordinadora Continental Bolivariana (Uruguay) ˆ CRYSOL Asociaci�n de ex Presos Pol�ticos de Uruguay ˆ FEUU Federaci�n de Estudiantes Universitarios del Uruguay ˆ FUCVAM Federaci�n Uruguaya de Cooperativas de Vivienda por Ayuda Mutua - Grupo de trabajo Plaza CHE ˆ ONAJPU Organizaci�n Nacional de Asociaciones de Jubilados y Pensionistas de Uruguay ˆ PIT-CNT Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores, Convenci�n Nacional de Trabajadores ˆ UMU Uni�n de Mujeres Uruguayas.
Contacto: [email protected]

Luxemburg

Sept. 10, 2010, 9am

Delegaci�n a la embajada EE.UU.

Lugar: Embajada de Estados Unidos

Una delegaci�n ira a la embajada de Estados Unidos para entregar una carta destinada al Presidente Obama, pidi�ndole de cumplir con su palabra y de la liberar a los Cinco. La embajada nos ha informado que es el c�nsul que nos recibir�

Sponsor: Comit� "Libert� pour les Cinq" - Luxemburgo
Endorsers: Amistad Luxemburgo Cuba, Juventud comunista luxemburguesa, Partido comunista luxemburgues

Wellington, NZ

Sept. 10, 2010 5:30pm

Music, speeches, leaflets

Place: Cubita Cafe, Cnr Taranaki Street and Courtenay Place, Wellington

Sponsor: Wellington Cuba Friendship Society
Endorsers: Latin American Solidarity Committee
Contact: Gillian, +64 4 803 1190

Auckland, NZ

Sept. 10, 2010, 5pm

Picket of the US Consulate

Place: US Consulate, Customs Street, Auckland

Information picket of the US Consulate to demand the freedom of the Five

Sponsor: Auckland Cuba Friendship Society
Endorsers: NZ Latin American Solidarity Committee (LAC)
Contact: Mike Treen, +64 9 9741735

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Septiembre 11-12, 2010

Reuni�n regional por la Libertad de los Cinco

Lugar: Buenos Aires, Argentina

S�bado 11 de septiembre, por la ma�ana: Llegada de los delegados extranjeros y traslado a sus lugares de alojamiento.
S�bado 11 de septiembre, por la tarde: - 15 hs: Concentraci�n en Plaza Italia; - 16 hs: Marcha hacia la Embajada Yanky; - 16: 30 hs: Actividad frente a la Embajada
S�bado 11 de septiembre 21 hs: Actividad cultural para agasajar a los delegados extranjeros.
Domingo 12 de septiembre 10 hs.: Desarrollo del Encuentro Regional en el Anfiteatro de ATE en Buenos Aires.
Domingo 12 de septiembre 14 hs. Almuerzo
Domingo 12 de septiembre por la tarde: Regreso de los delegados extranjeros a sus respectivos pa�ses

Lunes 13 de septiembre, a las 11:00 AM: Conferencia de Prensa con Mirtha Rodr�guez, madre de Antonio Guerrero h�roe cubano y Nuris Pi�ero, abogada de los familiares de los Cinco Cubanos presos en EE.UU.
Lugar: Embajada de la Rep�blica de Cuba, Virrey del Pino 1810 Ciudad Aut�noma de Buenos Aires
Tel�fono para confirmar asistencia: 4782 9049, int. 102

Sponsor: Comit� Argentino
Contact: [email protected]

Lima, Peru

Sept. 11, 2010, 3pm

Jornada Mundial de Solidaridad con Los Cinco

Lugar: Desde La Plaza Dos de Mayo hasta el Parque Washington

Sponsor: Comit� Peruano de Solidaridad con Los Cinco

Austin, TX

Sept. 11, 2010, 7pm

Mission Against Terror film screening

Location: Monkeywrench Books 110 E. North Loop

Sponsor: ANSWER Coalition Austin
Contact: 512-577-4749, [email protected]

Ottawa, ONT, Canada

Sept. 11, 2010, 3pm

Film and speakers

Location: St. Aidan's Anglican Church, 955 Wingate Drive, Ottawa (Parking at the back of church on Hamlet street)

Presentaci�n de un pel�cula sobre los Cinco, oraciones y m�sica

Sponsors: La asociaci�n Qu�bec-Cuba
Contact: 613-733-5993 (general office)

London, UK

Sept. 11, 2010, 12-3pm

Street protest: London says 'Free the Cuban 5!'

Location: Trafalgar Square, North Pavement (in front of the National Gallery)

Street protest with petitions, leaflets and street theatre. Open Microphone for all those in solidarity with Cuba

Sponsors: Rock Around The Blockade
Contact: [email protected]

Manchester, UK

Sept. 11, 2010, 12-3pm

Information stall, leaflets and petitions

Location: Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester

Sponsors: Rock Around The Blockade, Manchester branch
Endorsers: Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! Manchester branch
Contact: [email protected], 07519427093

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Sept. 11, 2010, 12-2pm

Street protest

Location: Grey's Monument, Grainger street. Newcastle upon Tyne

Street protest with petitions, leaflets and street theatre. Open Microphone for all those in solidarity with Cuba

Sponsors: Rock Around The Blockade, Newcastle branch, Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! Newcastle branch
Contact: [email protected], [email protected]

Vienna, Austria

Sept. 11, 2010, 2-4pm

Mahnwache (Vigil) - FREE the FIVE

Location: Stephansplatz

Sponsors: Komitee-Austria "FREE THE FIVE"
Contact: Brigitte Oftner, [email protected]

Valencia, Spain

Sept. 11, 2010, 18:30pm

Concentraci�n-Manifestaci�n

Lugar: Frente al Consulado de EEUU en C/ Dr Romagosa, 1, Valencia

Sponsors: Comit� Per L'alliberament Dels Cinc Cubans Presos Als Eeuu Del Pa�s Valenci�
Contact: www.uv.es/pla/10911man.htm

Miami, FL, Sept. 12, 2010, 2:30pm

Conference to demand the Cuban Five's freedom

Location: Embassy Suites (near airport), 3974 NW South River Dr, Miami

Sponsor: Alianza Martiana
Contact: 305-757-3113

Seattle, WA

Sept. 12, 2010, 2pm

Leafleting and collecing petition signatures

Location: Near Pike Place market, (First and Pine), Seattle

Sponsor: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
Contact: [email protected]

Seattle, WA

Sept. 12, 2010, 2pm

Leafleting and collecting petition signatures

Location: Near Pike Place market, (First and Pine), Seattle

Sponsor: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
Contact: [email protected]

Long Beach, CA, Sept. 12, 2010, 12 noon

Leafleting and collecing petition signatures

Location: Long Beach City College, Pacific Coast Campus, (Cross streets Orange & PCH)

Endorers: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
Contact: 213-251-1025

Berlin, Germany

Sept. 12, 2010, 12 to 2pm

Public education

Location: In front of the "Brandenburger Tor", near US Embassy, Berlin

Educating passing by people we will have transparent, Cuban flags, a stand with flyers, brochures, leaflets etc.; music, microphones, sound output transformer

Sponsor: German Committee to free the Cuban Five �Basta ya!
Endorsers: Cuba S�, Berlin and Cuba Friendship Association, Berlin
Contact: www.miami5.de, [email protected]

Toronto, ONT, Canada

Sept. 12, 2010, 11am

12 Years of Injustice - Free the Cuban Five

Location: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Main Auditorium, 252 Bloor St. W., Toronto (St. George subway station)
Admission free

Program featuring: Relatives of the Cuban Five, Puerto Rican independence leader Rafael Cancel Miranda, Cuban Five attorney Leonard Weinglass, and cultural performances by Poetic Voices/Voces Po�ticas and Zuviri

Sponsor: Toronto Forum on Cuba
Endorers: Latin America Solidarity Network (LASN)
Contact: [email protected], www.torontoforumoncuba.wordpress.com

Madrid, Spain

Sept. 12, 2010, 12 noon

Concentraci�n por los Cinco

Location: Embajada de los EEUU (C/ Serrano,75)

Sponsor: Comit� de Madrid por la liberaci�n de los Cinco cubanos presos en EEUU por luchar contra el terrorismo
Contact: [email protected]

Perth, Australia

Sept. 12, 2010, 12:30pm

Picket Action

Location: Wesley Church grounds, cny Hay and William Street Perth

The Australia Cuba Friendship Society in Western Australia will have a picket on the 12th September to mark the unjust incarceration and for the freedom of the Five and to distribute fliers to raise awareness of the case.

Sponsor: Australia Cuba Friendship Society, Perth Branch
Contact: Vinnie on 0419812872 or Elizabeth 0421113343

Christchurch, NZ

Sept. 12, 2010, 12:30pm

Protest Rally

Location: Victoria Square

Peaceful protest rally calling for the Five's freedom

Sponsor: Christchurch Cuba Friendship Society
Endorsers: NZ Latin American Solidarity Committee (LAC)
Contact: Warren: [email protected]

Beirut, Lebanon

Sept. 12, 2010, 12 noon

March and Protest

Location: Frente a la Embajada de Estados Unidos al Este de Beirut

Sponsor: Comit� Liban�s de Solidaridad por la Liberaci�n de los Cinco H�roes Cubanos
Contact: www.lebanese4cuban5.com

Brussels, Belgium

Sept. 12, 2010, 11am to 6pm

Concert for the Five and U.S. Embassy Protest

Location: Poelaertplaats, in front of the Palace of Justice

Between 11h and 16h, 10 personalities of the unions, politics and culture will be locked up simbolically in prison to attract the attention of the public opinion. Their slogan is: 'The Five are as innocent as we are". Between 14h and 16h seven wel-known Belgian singers will join them with an open air concert in solidarity with the Cuban Five. After that we will go to the US embassy to organize a protest there and hand over a letter with our demands, directed to President Obama.

Sponsor: The Belgian Free-the-Five-committee. The action is supported by 60 organizations and personalities
Contact: [email protected]

San Francisco, CA

Sept. 13, 2010, 5pm

Demonstration

Location: Powell and Market Sts., San Francisco

Sponsor: National Committee to Free the Cuban Five
Endorers: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, FMLN Bay Area, Marin Task Force on the Americas
Contact: 415-821-6545, [email protected]

New York, NY

Sept. 13, 2010, 5pm

Demonstration

Location: One Federal Plaza, New York City

Sponsor: ANSWER Coalition and July 26 Coalition
Contact: 212-694-8720

Vancouver, BC, CANADA

Sept. 13, 2010, 8am to 6pm

Vigil, Press Conference, and Protest

11am-12pm: Press Conference
5pm-6pm: Protest Action
Location: U.S. Consulate, 1075 W. Pender Street (Downtown Vancouver, Canada)

The Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver invites you to participate in a daylong vigil on Monday, September 13th, in front of the U.S. Consulate. Throughout the vigil there will be live music, poetry, art exhibits, information table, protest and much more to honor the 5 and demand: FREE THE 5 CUBAN HEROES NOW!

Sponsor: Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver
Contact: 604-719-6947, [email protected], www.freethe5vancouver.ca

Washington, DC

Sept. 13, 2010, 5pm

Picket

Location: Broadcasting Board of Governors HQ, 330 Independence Ave SW (between 3rd and 4th Sts.) Metro to Federal Center SW (blue/orange)

Sponsor: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, National Committee to Free the Cuban Five
Contact: 202-265-0333, [email protected]

Los Angeles, CA

Sept. 13, 2010, 5pm

Demonstration

Location: MacArthur Park (corner of Wilshire & Alvarado), Los Angeles (at the Metro Red Line stop)

Sponsor: National Committee to Free the Cuban Five
Endorers: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition

Contact: 213-251-1025

Chicago, IL

Sept. 13, 2010, 4:30pm

Picket and Mass Leafletting

Location: Federal Plaza (Adams & Dearborn), Chicago

Sponsor: ANSWER Chicago

Contact: 773-463-0311

Minneapolis, MN

Sept. 13, 2010, 5pm

Picket and Mass Leafletting

Location: Downtown Minneapolis (details to come)

Sponsor: Minnesota Cuba Committee
Contact: 612-354-7463

Albuquerque, NM

Sept. 13, 2010, 5pm

Demonstration

Location: In front of University of New Mexico, Central and Harvard Sts.

Sponsor: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
Contact: 505-268-2488, [email protected]

Philadelphia, PA

Sept. 13, 2010, 5pm

Leafleting and collecting petition signatures

Location: 15th & Market, across from City Hall at SEPTA entrance

Sponsor: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
Contact: [email protected], 267-275-8008

Boston, MA

Sept. 13, 2010,

Street Action

Sponsor: A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
Contact: 857-334-5084, [email protected]

Sri Lanka

Sept. 13, 2010,

Newspaper Ad

Details: On the occasion of the 12th Anniversary of the five heroes, a full-page advertisement will be published in the - "Daily News" - the most widely circulated daily news paper in Sri Lanka

Sponsor: Sri Lanka - Cuba Friendship Society, Sri Lanka National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba, Sri Lanka Lawyers for Solidarity with Cuba, Association of the Parents of the Students Studying in Cuba, Communist Party of Sri Lanka, Peoples' United Front, National Freedom Front,Peoples' Liberation Front, Lanka Sama Samaja Party ( Socialist Party)

Milwaukee, WI

Sept. 14, 2010, 7pm

Program: Who are political prisoners?

Location: Central United Methodist Church, 639 N. 25th St., Milwaukee
Price: Free and open to the public

A showing of "The Day Diplomacy Died," a Cuban/Irish documentary on the U.S. government's involvement with dissidents in Cuba, including "political prisoners" being released by the Cuban government based on discussions with the Catholic Church. The screening will be accompanied by an open discussion on "political prisoners" in different contexts. The program will feature an update on the Cuban Five.

Sponsor: Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba
Contact: www.wicuba.org, 273-1040, ext. 12

Beirut, Lebanon

Oct. 1, 2010, 3:00pm

Foro de Solidaridad con la Revoluci�n Cubana

Foro de Solidaridad con la Revoluci�n Cubana bajo el lema: "Libertad inmediata para los Cinco Antiterroristas Cubanos de las c�rceles de Estados Unidos". Participar� en el Foro una delegaci�n cubana en representaci�n de los familiares de los Cinco H�roes, y entre los temas abordados en los debates del evento figurar�n: 1) El vinculo existente entre el Bloqueo y la Causa de los Cinco. 2) El arresto arbitrario y la detenci�n ilegal de los Cinco, venganza expresa contra el pueblo cubano porque se ha aferrado a su soberan�a. 3) El accionar del Movimiento Internacional por la Liberaci�n de los Cinco. 4) Razones de la vigencia del ejemplo victorioso de la Revoluci�n Cubana y la actitud de la juventud hacia causas nacionales como la causa de los Cinco. A las 6.30 PM se efectuar� en la plaza del Palacio de la UNESCO en Beirut, el "Concierto Juvenil por la Libertad de los Cinco", que estar� a cargo de grupos art�sticos cubanos, libaneses y palestinos.

Sponsor: Comit� Liban�s de Solidaridad por la Liberaci�n de los Cinco H�roes Cubanos
Contact: www.lebanese4cuban5.com

Rome, Italy

Oct. 17, 2010, 7pm

Program: Los Cinco: una injusticia ignorata

Date: Sunday, Oct. 17
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Auditorium, Rome
Admission: Free

List of Speakers:
Ken Loach (Director; G.B) mensaje.
Frei Betto (teologo y escritor; Brasil)
GianniVattimo (filosofo; Italia)
Wayne Smith ex diplomatico USA a La Habana.
Gianni Min� periodista
Rosa Aurora Freijanes Coca esposa de Fernando
Mariana Chirino Saavedra Asesora del presidente Alarcon
Proiection de Video mensaje de Alarcon y del Comite Norteamericano por la liberacion de los Cinco.
Omenaje musical de la trovadora cubana Renata Mezenov y del pianista cubano Marcos Madrigal y de la soprana Ileana Jimenez.
Saludos a todos los que han partecipado a la campa�a “ Yo estoy con los Cinco y tu? “
Conducci�n de la iniciativa: Gianni Min�

Est� adem�s prevista la participaci�n de algunos testimonial de la campa�a de sensibilizaci�n sobre el caso de los Cinco promovida por el Circulo de Roma de la Asociaci�n Italia Cuba, “Yo con los Cinco, y tu?”. Dario Fo, Franca Rame, Salim Lamrani, entre otros.

Est� garantizada la presencia de traductores simultaneos para la conferencia

Sponsor: Italia-Cuba circulo de Roma
Contact: [email protected]