See below for information on two exciting Cuba solidarity tours! 17th Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade July 26th to August 16th 2009 Organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba Click Here for Information Contact by Phone: 778-882-5223 Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba July 5 to August 5 2009 Organized by IFCO-Pastors for Peace Click Here for Information Contact by Email: cucaravan@igc.org Phone: 212-926-5757 (New York, NY) REPORT BACK June 13 & 14 2 Day Conference CHE GUEVARA Thinker and Fighter! Are His Ideas Relevant for the 21st Century? * * * * * Conference Report Back HERE * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Conference Blog HERE * * * * * Co-organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba Free the Cuban 5 Committee Vancouver ~Members of the Canadian Network on Cuba~ CUBA SOLIDARITY ACTIVIST BANNED FROM CANADA! Alison Bodine is a U.S. citizen who was until recently a student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Alison is an activist with the Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver. She has been targeted as a political activist after Canadian Border Services Agents found antiwar and Cuba solidarity materials in her car, and has been banned for two years from Canada. Visit her website to find out more about this important case of human and democratic rights! Cuban Embassy (Canada) Government of Cuba Granma International (English edition) Granma Internacional (Spanish) Juventud Rebelde Free The Five Pastors For Peace Canadian Cuban Friendship Association Canadian Network on Cuba Walter Lippman	Welcome to the website of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba ~ VCSC, a Vancouver BC, Canada based organization dedicated to education, promotion and defense of the gains of the Cuban revolution. We organize events and actions in solidarity with Cuba several times a month in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland in BC, Canada. We hope you find our site useful in learning more about Cuba and Cuba solidarity! UPCOMING EVENTS! Don't Miss the Bus! 20th Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba Send-off and Border-Crossing! Send-Off Celebration! Saturday July 4 6:30pm Trout Lake Park 3300 Victoria Dr. Border Crossing! Sunday July 5 12pm Peace Arch Park Call 778-882-5223 to arrange a ride or caravan to the border! Organized by: Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) Monthly Picket Action Free the Cuban 5 Heroes Held in U.S. Jails! Picket Action Thursday July 9 4pm-5pm United States Consulate 1075 W. Pender St Downtown Vancouver Organized by: Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver (FC5C-Van) Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba Statement Against the Coup d’etat in Honduras Approved Unanimously by Participants of the 2nd International Che Guevara Conference Click Here to Read CUBA SOLIDARITY NEWS ! ACN - Cuban News Agency Covers the Story of the Vancouver Picket Action! Read the story on the ACN Website View PDF here News From Cuba Si VANCOUVER CUBA SOLIDARITY EVENT REPORT BACKS! June 26-28 REPORT BACK The Second International Che Guevara Conference! CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS June 13 Photos From El Salvador Changes Expectations & Challenges! CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS June 7 & 8 International Days of Action REPORT BACK Report Back from International Youth Summit on the Cuban Five CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS REPORT BACK Report Back from Picket Action to Free the Cuban Five Heroes CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS May 22 REPORT BACK Monthly Cuba Cultural & Film Nights CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS May 2 Photos From International Worker's Day Celebration CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS April 24 REPORT BACK Ernesto Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade Information Night! CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS April 9 REPORT BACK Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in US Jails! Coordinated Picket Actions in Vancouver and Montreal CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS April 3 REPORT BACK Monthly Cuba Cultural & Film Nights CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS March 12 REPORT BACK Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in US Jails! Coordinated Picket Actions in Vancouver and Montreal CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS March 12 REPORT BACK Monthly Cuba Cultural Night & Hurricane Relief Fundraiser CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS March 7 Photos From International Women's Day Celebration CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS Feburary 6 REPORT BACK "Clandestinos" Monthly Cuba Cultural & Film Nights CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS February 12 REPORT BACK Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in US Jails! Coordinated Picket Actions in Vancouver and Montreal CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS January 5-10 REPORT BACK A week of events to celebrate 50 years of the Cuban Revolution! CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS January 10 SPECIAL REPORT BACK Featuring Cuban Ambassador to Canada Ms. Teresita Vicente! CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS December 31 REPORT BACK New Years Eve Party in Celebration of the 50th year of the Cuban Revolution CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS December 11 REPORT BACK Coordinated Picket Actions in Vancouver and Montreal to Free the Cuban 5 CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS December 07 REPORT BACK Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade Report Back! CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS Defend Cuba! Get Involved! VCSC calls on all individuals and organizations with an interest in defending Cuba to come together in defense of Cuba to build a movement united with Cuba, with each other, and with all oppressed people worldwide against imperialism. We hold bi-weekly meetings open to anyone with an interest in Cuba solidarity work. Call 778 882 5223 for Date & Location Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba 778-882-5223 cubacommunities@yahoo.ca	Contact Us! 778.882.5223 cubacommunities@yahoo.ca Find Out About the Vancouver Free the Cuban 5 Campaign! CLICK HERE Cuba Solidarity Publications Cuban Revolution 101 5 Decades of the Cuban Revolution A Collection of Articles Written by Tamara Hansen, Coordinator of VCSC INCLUDING ARTICLES: ‘We Stand Firmly With Cuban People Against US Criminal Blockade’ – Speech By Tamara Hansen Who is Anti-Cuban Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles? Cuban Revolution: Workers State Defending, Expanding, and Consolidating Workers Rights Since 1959 July 26th 1953: Attack on the Moncada Army Garrison in Cuba Plan Bush: What is the US Government Planning for Cuba? A Tribute to Fidel What Does Sustainability Mean for Cuba? The Cuban Revolution & Women’s Liberation Elections Called in Cuba AND MANY MORE! For PDF version (5.1 MB) click here For info on articles and how to order this booklet click here Visiting Cuba Through the Eyes of a Young Canadian Activist Memoir of a Trip with Adventure, Education and Politics! How I Learned to Love Cuba! For PDF version in English click here For PDF version in Spanish click here To Download the Booklet as it appears in print click here VCSC History Booklet For PDF version click here INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF OCTOBER 6th VANCOUVER PICKET ACTION FOR THE CUBAN 5! PressTV - Iranian International News Agency Covers the Case of the Cuban 5! August 17th, 2007 24HRS Newspaper Advertisement for the 24hr Vigil to Free the Cuban 5 Click Image to see up close! July 13th, 2007 - 24hrs Newspaper Article on the 18th Vancouver Free the Cuban 5 Picket Action! Click Image to read article! September 25th, 2006 - Metro Newspaper Opinion Editorial by VCSC Coordinator Tamara Hansen Click the image to read it! May 19th, 2006 - 24hrs Newspaper Advertisement for May 20th "US Hands Off Cuba & Venezuela!" Day of Action Click the image to see up close! December 13th, 2005 - Metro & 24hrs Newspapers Free the Cuban 5 Committee Picket at US Consulate in Vancouver Click the image to view coverage! Click the image to view coverage! August 17th 2005 - Metro Newspaper VCSC on the front cover on the case of the Cuban 5! Click the image to view the coverage!