Sept 13 for the cuban 5
International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five In collaboration with the The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture Presents CINCO ESTRELLAS Y UN CANTO/ FIVE STARS AND ONE SONG Featuring DANNY RIVERA “La Voz de Puerto Rico” Singer-Songwriter VICTOR VICTOR The Dynamic CHUCHITO VALDÉS PUERTO RICAN GOLDEN JAZZ ALL STARS Featuring Eric Figueroa, Endel Dueño, Ramón Vázquez Ritchie Flores and Alfredo De La Fe SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH AT 7:30 PM Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture 450 Grand Concourses at 149th Street, Bronx, New York Admission: $35.00 – VIP $100 (Group, senior and student rates available) Box Office and Information: 718-518-4455 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 WASHINGTON, DC PROTEST 10 YEARS OF INJUSTICE! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! FREE THE CUBAN FIVE! 10 am: Morning Rally, Malcolm X Park 12 noon: March to the White House 2:30 pm: Indoor Rally, Location TBA *The Cuban Five are five Cuban men who are in U.S. prisons serving four life sentences and 75 years collectively after being arrested in September 1998 and wrongly convicted in U.S. federal court in Miami in 2001. They are: Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino, Antonio Guererro, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez. Their visitation rights must be respected! www.thecubanfive.org National Contact Information: (917) 887 8710 (NYC) www.freethefive.org * www.freethecubanfive.com * www.nyfreethefive.org Washington 202 340 5623 Local Contact Information: Contact local organizers for information on transportation to Washington, DC and to volunteer
*They were falsely accused by the U.S. government of committing espionage conspiracy against the United States. and related charges. But the Five pointed out vigorously in their defense that they were fighting terrorism- they were monitoring the actions of CIA-backed Miami-based terrorist groups, in order to prevent attacks on Cuba.
*The Five's actions were never directed at the U.S. government. They never harmed anyone nor ever possessed nor used any weapons while in the United States.
*On 9 separate occasions, the U.S. government has denied entry visas to the Adriana Perez and- Olga Salanueva to visit their imprisoned husbands. It has been almost 10 years since they last embraced.
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