Cuba's Anniversary & Free the Five Event Jul 29 NYC

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Cuba's Anniversary & Free the Five Event - Jul 29 - NYC

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SAVE THE DATE!!! SAVE THE DATE!!! SAVE THE DATE!!!

JULY 29 JULY 29 JULY 29 .JULY 29 .JULY 29

FREE THE CUBAN FIVE! SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA! STOP THE US ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WAR! FREEDOM TO TRAVEL TO CUBA!

On July 26, 1953 a small group of young revolutionary fighters, led by Fidel Castro, attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago, Cuba, a garrison of the US-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Although defeated on that day, history has registered that the Moncada buttault soon became a determined guerrilla army and a mighty mbutt movement that culminated in the triumph of the Cuban Revolution on January 1, 1959. Over the past 47 years it is also clear the Cuban Revolution has become one of the most historic, inspiring, and powerful political events of modern times. For these reasons, the island and its revolutionary leadership has been targeted for destruction by successive Republican and Democratic Administrations in Washington to this day. More than ever, as a new wave of popular resistance and struggle against imperialist domination for the rights of workers, peasants, and indigenous people sweeps the Americas, the example of Cuba is unacceptable and intolerable to the powers that be in Washington, DC. We say, in response, that Washington's economic and political war against Cuba is unacceptable to us and we will fight it by any means necessary and possible.

July 26 is a national holiday in Cuba. Every year in New York City, defenders of the Cuban Revolution come together to celebrate the origin, continued example and resonance of the Revolution on or around July 26th. This year's celebration will be on Saturday, July 29. We are currently in the process of securing a location that is convenient and large enough for the many hundreds of people that are attracted to this event. The July 26 Coalition has been established for the past four years to organize this annual event. We will be meeting every Wednesday until the event at the 1199-SEIU Building, 310 West 43rd Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues (Times Square Subway Stop) in Manhattan, New York City at 6:30 PM. We urge you or your organization to endorse the July 29 event and attend these meetings.

The celebration this year will have as a central theme, the solidarity of Cuba with Latin America and the solidarity of Latin America with Cuba. In particular, the growing alliance of revolutionary Cuba with Bolivarian Venezuela, and now Bolivia since the stunning election of Evo Morales as President in December 2005, and the start of vital social, economic, and political transformations in those Latin American states. The July 29 event will feature addresses by top diplomatic representatives from Venezuela and Bolivia and a keynote speech by an ambbuttador of Cuba to the United Nations. In addition, there will be a speaker that ties the exploding movement for immigrant workers rights in the United States and other growing labor and other progressive battles here with the Cuban Revolution and the people's struggles sweeping the Americas. There will also be musical and other cultural performances, a catered meal, and a guaranteed enlightening, inspiring, good time for all.

Save July 29th on your calendar! Details on venue, time, and program will be forthcoming soon.

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