Updated 7/29: Free the Cuban 5 Month Calendar

ENDORSE THE FREE THE CUBAN 5 MONTH!

Initial Endorsers:

• The Popular Education Project to free the Cuban 5
• EL Frente Socialista-Comite de NYC
• International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5
• Al-Awda Right to Return
• The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
• Brigada Vilma Guillois Espin
• The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign
• New York Anarchist Black Cross Federation
• The Philadelphia Cuba Solidarity Coalition
• Nicaragua Solidarity Committee Chicago
• The Cuba Solidarity Committee in Houston
• Puerto Rican Alliance Of Los Angeles
• Radical Women
• Freedom Socialist Party
• The Venceremos Brigade
• December 12^th Movement
• The Orange County KPFK Support Group
• International Action Center
• Troops Out Now Coalition
• Worker’s World Party
• MarVellAlliance
• Fuerza de la Revolucion
• NYC Jericho Movement
• Cuba Solidarity New York
• Peace and Freedom Party

To organizations and Individuals who believe in the Freedom of the Cuban 5,

In 2006, Ricardo Alarcon, President of the Cuban National Assembly, declared the period of time between September 12-October 8 to be a time to raise awareness around the Cuban 5. Here in NYC The Popular Education Project to Free the Cuban 5 extends this time to October 12; in order for it to be a full month of events and to include a commemoration of the assassination of Ernest “Che” Guevara. We refer to this period of time as the “Free the Cuban 5 Month!”

September 12^th is the tenth anniversary of the arrest of the Cuban 5 and the Project wants to create a calendar full of events throughout the city, nationally and internationally! Motivated by the negative and unjust decision of the 11^th Circuit Appeals, the Project feels it is time to double our efforts to educate about the case of the Cuban 5 and to garner more support on their behalf.

The Project would like to organize Cuban 5 events in NYC communities that have not had them before. We want to broaden this movement and build Solidarity for the Cuban 5 in as many communities as possible.

The Project is asking organizations and individuals to organize forums, letter writing nights, film screenings, conversations, or fund-raisers for the Cuban 5. The Project will help by providing speakers, films, literature and promotion!

If you are interested in endorsing the Free the Cuban 5 Month AND ORGANIZING AN EVENT, please email us at freethecuban5@gmail.com

So far this is the Calendar events:

Sat. September 13-All out to Washington DC! 10^th anniversary of the arrest of the Cuban 5! Demonstration for the Cuban 5! More information will be published soon!

Tues. Sept. 16^th-LETTER WRITING NIGHT IN BROOKLYN with the New York Anarchist Black Cross Federation, details TBA…

Fri. Sept. 26-El Barrio for the Cuban 5 event at Cemi Underground

Sun. Sept. 28^th-Poetry/cultural Event at Sista’s Place with the December 12^th Movement TBA

Fri. Oct 3-Venceremos Brigade Report back from Cuba TBA

Wed. Oct. 8-Concert for the Cuban 5 in Durham, NC 119 West St. Durham, NC at 9pm

Fri. October 10- 10^th Anniversary Jericho March in NYC for all Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in New York City!! Check the Jericho Website: www.jerichony.org

Sat. Nov. 1^st-Cuban 5 event with the Radical Women at Freedom Hall in Harlem

For more information on FREE THE CUBAN 5 MONTH consult The Popular Education Project to Free the Cuban 5 website: www.freethecuban5.com