THE "5 DAYS FOR THE CUBAN 5" ARE ABOUT TO START IN WASHINGTON DC

International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuba 5

March 31, 2012

Starting this weekend, solidarity friends from
different U.S. cities, Canada and Europe will
gather in the capital of the United States to
denounce the colossal injustice committed against
the Cuban 5 and to demand that President
Obama immediately release these men whose only
crime was to defend their people from the scourge
of terrorism. Until the Cuban 5 return to their
homeland the solidarity movement will continue to
demand that the U.S. government grant regular
visas to all the family members of the Five.

The activist converging in DC will be making
their voices heard in a variety of ways: visiting
members of Congress and Senators, distributing
information to the public, showing documentaries,
protesting at the White House, participating in
cultural and political events and bringing
together known personalities such as Dolores
Huerta, Cindy Sheehan, Danny Glover, Wayne Smith and others.

Already appearing in the streets of Washington,
D.C. are large posters with the graphic of the
campaign "Obama Give me Five" along with
information about the events. This effort is
being carried out by teams of local DC supporters of the Cuban 5.

Today a full page ad announcing the activities of
the 5 days came out in the popular
Washington

City Paper that has a circulation of 73,000 in the area.

This grassroots effort now taking place in
Washington DC is a way to counter the more than
13 years of silence by the corporate media around the case of the Cuban 5.

FROM WASHINGTON DC AND FROM ALL THE CORNERS OF
THE PLANET, FROM APRIL 17 TO THE 21, LET'S RAISE
OUR VOICES FOR GERARDO, RAMON, ANTONIO, FERNANDO and RENE.

IT IS TIME THAT THE FIVE RETURN TO CUBA TO THEIR LOVED ONES

COMPLETE SCHEDULE APRIL 17-21

Tuesday, April 17

All day of lobbying on Capitol Hill (To
participate in lobby's activities call 510-219-0092 or 415-269-7917)

Wednesday, April 18

Lobby activities continue with distribution of
information to elected officials.
2pm-4:30pm: Discussion of the Flawed Trial of the
Cuban Five as Described in Stephen Kimbers's
Book, What Lies Across the Water at the
University of California Washington Center 1608
Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.

7pm: Screening of the documentary "Will the Real
Terrorist Please Stand Up, Nyumburu Cultural
Center at University of Maryland, College Park,
MD 20740

Thursday April 19

Morning: setting up outreach tables in strategic
points around Washington D.C.
6:00 pm: Community Event to launch a new
committee in Takoma Park in support of the Cuban
5. Address: 102 Park Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912.

7pm: Screening of the documentary "Will the Real
Terrorist Please Stand Up," Blackburn Center
Auditorium, Howard University, 2400 Sixth Street,
NW featuring Professor Piero Gleijeses, author of
Conflicting Mission: Havana, Washington and Cuba
1959-1976.

Friday, April 20

6 pm: Evening of Solidarity with Cuba and the Cuban 5, "OBAMA GIVE ME FIVE"
Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Road, NW.Speakers
will address the obstacles to normalize relations
with Cuba. Program: Art Exhibit "Humor from my
Pen", political cartoons by Gerardo Hernandez,
one of the Cuban Five. Special Guest: Danny
Glover, Keynote Speaker: Dolores Huerta,
President, Dolores Huerta Foundation and
co-founder of United Farm
Workers.

Saturday 21 April

10 am: Meeting with leaders of different
religious denominations, with Special Guest: Rev.
Dora Arce-Valentín, Presbyterian Reformed Church
in Cuba. Cuban Theologian and professor of the
Evangelical Theological Seminary of Matanzas.
1 pm: Picket/rally at the White House, people
will be coming from DC and cities all over the
country including buses from New York.

4 pm: Closing Event, Bolivarian Salon of the
Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,
2443 Massachusetts Ave, N.W., Keynote Speaker
Cindy Sheehan. Presentations by DC children's
theater group: "The greatest weapon of Cuba, a
tribute to Cuban doctors", directed by Obi Egbuna
Jr. and Hemingway's HOT Havana: Brian Gordon
Sinclair, Artistic Director.