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SUPPORTED, ENDORSED & SPONSORED EVENTS 79th Monthly Picket Action Free the Cuban 5! 5th of the Month for the Cuban 5! Release Antonio, Fernando, Ramón & Gerardo From U.S. Prisons! Let René González Return to Cuba Permanently! Tuesday June 5, 2012 4pm U.S. Consulate 1075 West Pender Street Vancouver, Canada Organized by: Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver http://www.freethe5vancouver.ca Statement Against U.S. Backed Terrorism Against Cuba 35 years ago today the US-backed criminal Luis Posada Carriles directed the bombing of Air Cubana Flight #455 shortly after take-off from Barbados. All 73 innocent passengers on board perished in this, the first terrorist attack on a civilian airliner in the Western Hemisphere. Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba condemns this attack and those that planned it, the US government and their henchmen, Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch. For Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba, and all peace and human loving people in Vancouver, Canada, Oct 6th, 2011 marks a day of deep sadness and strong feelings of solidarity with all of our brothers and sisters around the world fighting for self-determination and peace, and especially with the people of Cuba and the families of the victims of U.S.-backed terrorist attacks against Cuba. Since the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959 the U.S. has waged a constant criminal war against the people of Cuba, using any means to take away the great gains for humanity made by the Cuban Revolution and the people of Cuba. The bombing of Flight #455 in 1976 is part of these attacks that have killed 3, 478 people and wounded thousands more. It is for preventing attacks such as these that the 5 Cuban Heroes have been unjustly held in US jails for the last 13years. Today we remember the lives lost on Oct 6th, 2011 with a commitment to continue the fight for a better world alongside the Cuban people and the Cuban Revolution. United we must struggle with renewed fervor against the genocidal US blockade against Cuba and demand an end to these criminal attacks. We will win! END THE CRIMINAL U.S. BLOCKADE AGAINST CUBA NOW! JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS OF ALL ANTI-CUBAN TERRORISM NOW! Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) October 6, 2011 Long Live the Memory of Compañera Sara González! (July 13, 1951 - February 1, 2012) Click Here to Read about the Life of Sara González ¡Leonard Weinglass, Presente! (August 27, 1933 – March 23, 2011) Yesterday the world lost a great lawyer and fighter for social justice, Leonard Weinglass. Along with this small note, we wish to send our sincere condolences to his family and relatives. It is only by reading through the list of people that this tremendous lawyer represented in court that you truly understand the scope of his dedication to social justice and building a better world. From the Pentagon Papers defendants, to Angela Davis, to Jane Fonda, to Mumia Abu Jamal, and the Cuban 5, Leonard Weinglass was a evidently a strong defense lawyer and civil rights activist. However, it was his ongoing advocacy outside the courtroom that showed his true dedication and commitment. Leonard was a well-known face representing the case of Cuban 5. He wrote articles, travelled around the world to speak at events and appeared in numerous TV interviews and documentary films to represent and defend the Cuban 5. He represented them with dignity, using his sharp and direct answers to complicated questions and humble smile. While he was in a great deal of pain from his battle with pancreatic cancer, Weinglass continued his work for the Cuban 5, recently submitting the final documents for the habeas corpus in favour of Gerardo Hernandez and Antonio Guerrero, two of the Cuban 5. Organizers and supporters of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) and the Free the Cuban 5 Committee – Vancouver wish to take a moment to reflect on the great accomplishments of a great human being. It is also a time strengthen our commitment to Leonard's final case, that of freeing our 5 Cuban brothers held unjustly in U.S. prisons, which together we will win. ¡Leonard Weinglass, Presente! Ahora y siempre Tamara Hansen, Coordinator of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba (VCSC) Noah Fine, Coordinator of the Free the Cuban 5 Committee - Vancouver March 24, 2011 Long Live the Memory of Reverend Lucius Walker! (August 3, 1930 - September 7, 2010) Remembering Rev. Walker If you wish to send your condolences to Rev. Walker's family and friends you may do so by following the link below: Guest book for Rev. Lucius Walker Long Live the Memory of Compañero Juan Almeida Bosque! (February 17, 1927 - September 12, 2009) Click Here to Read 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 Fidel's Reflection on Coup d'etat in Honduras Click Here to Read VANCOUVER CUBA SOLIDARITY EVENT REPORT BACKS! Do You Want to Travel to Cuba? Join the Ernesto Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade! March 4, 2012 CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS! Cuban Film & Cultural Night February 10, 2012 CLICK HERE FOR REPORT! Do You Want to Travel to Cuba? Join the Ernesto Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade! January 14, 2012 CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS! NEW YEARS EVE PARTY! 53 Years of the Cuban Revolution! December 31, 2011-2012 REPORT COMING SOON! 4th Annual Vancouver International Che Guevara Conference Cuba Today! The Gains and Challenges With Special Guest: Dr. Aleida Guevara Cuban Leader,Prominent Author and Daughter of Legendary Revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara November 11-13, 2011 CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS Do You Want to Travel to Cuba? Join the Ernesto Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade! Featured Special Guest: Esperanza Luzbert Director of the Canada & North American Desk of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) September 3 2011 CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS Celebrate the July 26 Movement & the Gains of the Cuban Revolution July 26 2011 REPORT COMING SOON! REPORT BACK FROM PASTORS FOR PEACE CARAVAN TO CUBA SEND-OFF EVENTS! July 2 & 3 2011 REPORT COMING SOON! Celebrate the 83rd Birthday of Revolutionary Hero Ernesto Che Guevara & Report Back from the 2011 Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba June 16 2011 REPORT COMING SOON! Special Speaker: Cuban Ambassador to Canada Her Excellency Teresita Vicente Sotolongo Cuba Today: The Gains and Challenges May 28 2011 CLICK HERE FOR REPORT! CLICK HERE FOR 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 vancubasolidarity@gmail.com	See below for information on two exciting Cuba solidarity tours! Che Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade Organized by the Canadian Network on Cuba Click Here for Information Contact by Phone: 778-882-5223 Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba Organized by IFCO-Pastors for Peace Click Here for Information Contact by Email: cucaravan@igc.org Phone: 212-926-5757 (New York, NY) To get involved in the Caravan in British Columbia http://www.bcanc.net Group of Activists from Canada, U.S. & Germany after they crossed successfully from BC, Canada into the U.S. with aid bound for Cuba in spite of U.S. guards blocking them from entering into the U.S. for 7 hours on Sunday July 3rd, 2011 Read More... * ACN- Cuban News Agency REPORT BACK 4th International Che Guevara Conference With Special Guest: Dr. Aleida Guevara Cuban Leader, Prominent Author and Daughter of Legendary Revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara 2011 CUBA TODAY: The Gains & Challenges * * * * * November 11-13 CONFERENCE REPORT BACK CLICK HERE FOR REPORT & PHOTOS * * * * * Organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba REPORT BACK June 26 & 27 2 DAY CONFERENCE 2010 3rd International Che Guevara Conference CUBA! & Revolutionary Internationalism * * * * * CONFERENCE REPORT BACK CLICK HERE * * * * * Organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba REPORT BACK June 26, 27 & 28 3 DAY CONFERENCE 2009 2nd International Che Guevara Conference 50 years of Dynamism of the Cuban Revolution * * * * * CONFERENCE REPORT BACK CLICK HERE * * * * * Organized by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba LINKS Anti-terroristas The Cuban 5 Free The Five Cuban Embassy (Canada) Government of Cuba Granma International (English Edition) Granma Internacional (Spanish Edition) Juventud Rebelde Cuba-L Commentary Pastors For Peace Canadian Cuban Friendship Association Canadian Network on Cuba Walter Lippman Find Out About the Vancouver Free the Cuban 5 Campaign! CLICK HERE Cuba Solidarity Publications Cuba's Health Care System Where Humanity Comes First For information on how to buy this book click here 5 Decades of the Cuban Revolution The Challenges of an Unwavering Leadership For information on how to buy this book click here 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 MEDIA International Media Coverage Of October 6th Vancouver Picket Action for the Cuban 5! ACN - Cuban News Agency Covers the Story of the Vancouver Picket Action on October 6, 2007! To View the article Click Here 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 coverage!