Weekly NYC Protest Vigils: Seized Cuba Aid Aug, 2005

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NYTr Weekly NYC Protest Vigils: Seized Cuba Aid - Aug, 2005

Pastors for Peace - Aug 14, 2005

To New York supporters of the caravan

below is the information about the forthcoming vigils about the seized computers that are being organized. Please spread the word about these vigils - particularly the one this coming wednesday August 17th at 4 till 6pm

AID DESTINED FOR CHILDREN IN CUBA SEIZED BY U.S. CUSTOMS

PROTEST VIGIL Wednesdays 4 - 6pm August 17th August 24th August 31st

Pastors for Peace is organizing a weekly Vigil At the Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza at Duane and Lafayette streets, facing Foley Square, nearest subways ? City Hall on 4,5,6,R,W

Wednesdays in August, 4:00 till 6:00pm

Background: On Thursday July 21st in Hidalgo Texas, US Customs and Border Protection officers, acting on instructions from the US Department of Commerce, seized 43 boxes of computer equipment ? toner, cables, calculators, modems, keyboards, 2 printers, and a dozen computers ? intended for Cuban children with special needs, from the 16th Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan.

A group of caravanistas are currently traveling from Texas to Washington DC in a caravan school bus containing other computers that customs would not let pbutt. They are visiting many cities on route to build additional support for an international campaign to free the computer equipment for delivery to Cuba.

For more information contact IFCO-Pastors for Peace (212) 926-5757 ifco at igc.org

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