Cuba Hurricane Relief & Reconstruction Campaign

In just over two weeks time, Cuba sustained damage from hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike. This left the country and people with the largest destruction seen on the island in over 40 years.



Click Here to Read More & For How You Can Help By Sending Donations


Pastors for Peace
Emergency Reconstruction Caravan to Cuba



Help Cuba Rebuild!

Click Here for How You Can Get Involved!


IMPORTANT NEWS!
500,000-Strong Student Movement in Canada Demands:
Free the Cuban 5 NOW!



Read the Canadian Federation of Students statement here


REPORT BACK
June 13 & 14


2 Day Conference



CHE GUEVARA
Thinker and Fighter!
Are His Ideas Relevant for the 21st Century?

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Conference Report Back
HERE
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Visit the Conference Blog
HERE
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Co-organized by
Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba
Free the Cuban 5 Committee Vancouver
~Members of the Canadian Network on Cuba~




VCSC Statement:
WE STAND WITH FIDEL’S DECISION

February 19, 2008
Today in his latest “Reflections of the Commander in Chief” Fidel Castro made an important decision...(continue reading)





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!



Support
the Five Heroes
Freedom Fund!


The National Committee to Free the Five in the US has called for a massive fundraising campaign to raise $250 000 for mass public awareness about the case of the Cuban 5!

Click Here for more info and to donate!



See below for information on two exciting Cuba solidarity tours!

17th Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade
Summer 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
Summer 2009


Organized by IFCO-Pastors for Peace
Click Here for Information

Contact by Email:
cucaravan@igc.org
Phone:
212-926-5757 (New York, NY)



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!




★ MONDAY JANUARY 5 ★
"Dynamism of the Cuban Revolution"
FILM & FORUM
6:30pm
Britannia Community Centre
1661 Napier St at Commercial Dr




★TUESDAY JANUARY 6 ★
"Women & the Cuban Revolution"
POETRY, LIVE MUSIC,
SPEAKERS & DISCUSSION

6:30pm
Chilean Housing Coop
2390 School Ave (behind the Safeway at Kingsway and Tyne)




★WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7 ★
"Cuba in Defence of Self-Determination from
Guantanamo to Palestine"

MULTIMEDIA & SPEAKER
6:30pm
Britannia Community Centre
1661 Napier St at Commercial Dr

Event organized by
Mobilization Against War & Occupation (MAWO)




★THURSDAY JANUARY 8 ★
"Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in U.S. Jails"
PICKET ACTION
4:00pm
United States Consulate
1075 W. Pender St
Downtown Vancouver


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"Free the 5 Cuban Heroes Held in U.S. Jails"
FILM SHOWING
7:00pm
Joe’s Cafe
1150 Commercial Dr at William St




★FRIDAY JANUARY 9 ★
"Fidel in the Battle of Ideas"
FILM & FORUM
6:30pm
Chilean Housing Coop
2390 School Ave
(behind the Safeway at Kingsway and Tyne)




★SATURDAY JANUARY 10 ★
"Cuba: A Revolution in Motion"
FILM & DISCUSSION
7:00pm
Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House
800 E. Broadway Ave
(two blocks east of Fraser St)



Organized by:
Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba
In Coordination with:
Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver & Solidarity Coaltion For a United Latin America




Picket Action & Film Showing
to Free the
5 Cuban Heroes!




Thursday January 8
4pm
United States Consulate
1075 W. Pender St
Downtown Vancouver



FILM SHOWING
7:00pm
Joe’s Cafe
1150 Commercial Dr at William St



Organized by:
Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver



CUBA SOLIDARITY NEWS !



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!



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 RSS to JavaScript


VANCOUVER CUBA SOLIDARITY EVENT REPORT BACKS!

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



November 22




PHOTOS FROM
CELEBRACIÓN CULTURAL LATINO
AMERICANO





CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS



November 13



REPORT BACK

Coordinated Picket Actions in Vancouver and Montreal to
Free the Cuban 5



CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS


November 7




REPORT BACK
"Lucia"

Monthly Cuba Cultural & Film Nights




CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS



October 26




PHOTOS HERE

RADIOTHON '08
"Today for Cuba, Tomorrow for You"

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS


October 10




REPORT BACK
Commemoration of the 41st Anniversary
of the Assassination
of Ernesto Che Guevara


CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS



October 6




REPORT BACK
Part of the International Month of Action to
Free the Cuban 5


CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS


September 12




REPORT BACK

International Day of Action
Free the Cuban 5


CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS






REPORT BACK
First Poetry Night
for the Cuban 5


CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS


CLICK HERE TO VIEW CUBAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE SEPTEMBER 12 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION IN VANCOUVER


August 30




REPORT BACK
Cross Canada Day of Action
Free the Cuban 5


CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS





August 1




REPORT BACK
"Hillside of the Himalayas"

Monthly Cuba Cultural & Film Nights


CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS










July 26




REPORT BACK
Cross Canada Day of Action
Free the Cuban 5


CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS




July 25



REPORT BACK
July 26 Movement Celebration


CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS


July 4




REPORT BACK
"Septembers & More" & "Mission Against Terror"

Monthly Cuba Cultural & Film Nights


CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS






June 15



REPORT BACK
Pastors for Peace 19th Friendshipment Caravan
Peace Arch Border Crossing



CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS


Organized by Victoria Goods for Cuba, Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) and other Cuba solidarity groups


June 13-14




REPORT BACK
Che Guevara: Thinker & Fighter - Are His Ideas Relevant for the 21st Century?
In honor of Che's 80th Birthday



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


About Us Past events Petitions Canada-Cuba
Solidarity

Contact Us!
778.882.5223
cubacommunities@yahoo.ca



Find Out About the Vancouver Free the Cuban 5 Campaign!
Free The Five 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




    Links

    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



    Media

    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!