Sept. 12th: Picket for the Cuban 5

 
The Popular Education Project to Free the Cuban 5
www.freethecuban5.com
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718-601-4751
 
FREE THE CUBAN 5 MONTH!
 
 
 "Ours may be one of the most ridiculous accusations of espionage in the history of this country"- Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo, The Cuban 5
 
This September 12th, 2012 will mark the 14th year anniversary of the arrest of the Cuban 5; five US held Cuban political prisoners incarcerated for protecting Cuba from U.S. sponsored terrorist actions.
 
In 2006, President Ricardo Alarcon, of the Cuban Parliament, declared Sept. 12th through October 6th to be a period of time to raise awareness on the case of the Cuban 5. The Popular Education Project to Free the Cuban 5 is committed to building an international movement for the Cuban 5’s freedom by extending this period of time to be a full month (Sept. 12th-October 12th) and calling it "Free the Cuban 5 Month." 
During this month we organize a calendar of events to raise awareness about the Cuban 5 and how people can support their release! 
 
Please support the Free the Cuban 5 picket on Sept 12th,  the Vicente Feliu concert on Saturday Sept. 15th at 1199, the special Film screening of "South of the Border" on Sept. 22nd and support the Cuban 5 call in day on Oct. 12th! 
 
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VICENTE FELIU CONCERT,New York City,
Saturday September 15
   

 


     
VICENTE FELIU

A Leading Voice of the Cuban Nueva Trova Movement 
       
The Nueva Trova Movement is a distinct musical tradition that emerged in Cuba in the early 1960's heavily influenced by the events surrounding the Cuban Revolution in 1959. One of these singer songwriters is Vicente Feliu who has performed in more than 20 countries in the Americas, Europe and Africa. He has shared the stage with numerous other Cuban musicians from the same movement including Silvio Rodríguez and Pablo Milanés. He has also performed with Luis Eduardo Aute and Caco Senante (Spain), Isabel Parra and Inti Illimani (Chile), León Gieco and Mercedes Sosa (Argentina), Jackson Browne, Pete Seeger, Holly Near and Little Steven (United States), Daniel Viglietti and Alfredo Zitarrosa (Uruguay), and Luis Enrique and Carlos Mejía Godoy (Nicaragua). Currently he directs the cultural center Canto de Todos that promotes musical gatherings and exchanges between the countries of Latin America.  

 
            
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Enjoy an Evening of Music with a Leading Voice of the Nueva Trova Movement 
from Cuba, VICENTE FELIU, in Concert with Latin Grammy Award Winner 
ALEJANDRO VALDEZ 

Friday, September 14th 
Reception - Casa de las Americas 
182 East 111th St. (between
                           Lexington Ave. & 3rd Ave.) 
Time: 6:30pm 

Saturday, September 15th
Cuban 5 Organizers Conference
                           John Jay College/CityUniversity of New York 
524 West 59 St. (Between 10 & 11 Avenues) 
PROGRAM OF THE DAY 
*Registration
                           8:30 a.m. ($5.00 Donation) 
*Opening Plenary 9:30 a.m. – Guest Speaker, Representative from the Cuban Mission 
*Workshops
                           11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Lunch Break 1:30pm-2:30pm) 
*Plenary/Resolutions 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 
*Closing
                           Remarks 

Saturday, September 15th
Special Cultural Presentation by VIicente & Alejandro in
                           CONCERT 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Labor Center 310 West 43 Street, Manhattan (Between 8th & 9th Ave.) 
Reception:
                           7:00 p.m. 
Light Refreshments 
Time: 8:00 p.m. 

Gerardo
 Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando
                           González, and René González, the Cuban 5, 
were arrested by the F.B.I. on “conspiracy” and other trumped-up 
charges.
                           The real reason for their imprisonment was 
that they infiltrated and gathered information on right-wing 
Cuban-American groups
                           in Miami in order to prevent terrorist 
attacks against Cuba by these groups. The Cuban 5 have been imprisoned 
for more than
                           13 years – for defending the sovereignty of 
their homeland. 

Suggested Donation $10.00 (No One Turned Away For Lack of Funds)